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=== Archives ===
== Archives ==
'''National Archives of Guyana'''<br>D'Urban Park Homestretch Avenue<br>Georgetown, Demerara<br>Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592-227-7687/592-226-3852/592-226-3852<br>Email: narchivesguyana@yahoo.com<br>
{{Block indent|The National Archives of Guyana principally contain archival material from the nineteenth century colonial government of British Guiana and material when the provinces of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demerara were Dutch colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. }}
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'''National Archives of Guyana (Dutch)'''<br>
Address: 
PO Box
Postbus 15648
1001 NC Amsterdam<br>
Email: post@dutchculture.nl <br>
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[https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br>
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062<br>
13182 Aix-en-Provence<br>
CEDEX 5 France<br>
<br>
Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br>
Email: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr <br>
*'''1677 to 1907''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=GUYANE '''Overseas National Archives, Guyana''']<br>
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'''[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The British National Archives]'''<br>
The National Archives<br>
Bessant Dr, Richmond TW9 4DU<br>
United Kingdom<br>


'''National Archives of Guyana''' (Walter Rodney Archives)<br>D'Urban Park Homestretch Avenue<br>Georgetown, Demerara<br>
== Libraries ==
Telephone: 592-227-7687/592-226-3852/592-226-3852<br>Email: [mailto:narchivesguyana@yahooo.com narchivesguyana@yahooo.com]<br>
Website: [https://dutchculture.nl/en/location/national-archives-guyana National Archives of Guyana]<br>
Website #2: [http://www.migan.org/index.php/national-archives-of-guyana;isdiah National Archives of Guyana]<br>
Website #3: [https://worldhistoryarchives.wordpress.com/2016/10/18/walter-rodney-national-archives-of-guyana-georgetown-guyana/ Walter Rodney National Archives of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana]<br>
Website #4: [https://motp.gov.gy/index.php/2015-07-20-19-04-02/2569-public-access-to-historical-records-now-more-accessible-as-national-archives-continues-digitisation-process Public access to historical records now more accessible -as National Archives continues digitisation process]<br>
Website #5: [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/rescue_project_for_dutch_archives_in_guyana/ Rescue project for Dutch archives in Guyana]<br>Website #6: [https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00021092/00001 The Importance of Guyana's Archives]


:The National Archives of Guyana principally contain archival material from the nineteenth century colonial government of British Guiana and material when the provinces of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demerara were Dutch colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.  
'''The National Library'''<br>76/77 Church and Main Streets<br>Georgetown, Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592 226 2690/227 4053<br>Email: natlib@sdnp.org.gy<br>
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'''University of Guyana Library'''<br>Turkeyen Campus<br>Georgetown, Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592 642-7003/222-5401/222-4931<br>Email: gwyneth.george@uog.edu.gy<br>
[https://uog.edu.gy/university-guyana-library Website]<br>


=== Libraries ===
== Museums ==
'''Guyana National Museum'''<br>Company Path<br>Georgetown 413741 Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592 225 7191<br>Email: guyananationalmuseum@gmail.com<br>
{{Block indent|The Guyana National Museum is located on North Road in a building complex which opened in 1951. The Museum’s collections were housed previously in the Carnegie Building. The Guyana National Museum in Georgetown has a collection of flora and fauna, precious stones found in our land formation, archaeological findings, and examples of Amerindian arts and crafts. This museum is the largest and house most of our general artifacts.}}


'''The National Library'''<br>76/77 Church and Main Streets<br>Georgetown<br>
==Record Offices==
Telephone: 592 226 2690/227 4053<br>Email: [mailto:natlib@sdnp.org.gy natlib@sdnp.org.gy]<br>
The Registrar General<ref>Guyana High Commission, [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Birth-Death-Marriage-and-Adoption-CertificatesrevisedII.pdf Birth, Death, Marriage & Adoption Certificates], (accessed 22 December 2020).</ref><br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/NationalLibraryofGuyana/ National Library of Guyana]<br>
General Register Office<br>
Website #2: [https://dpi.gov.gy/national-library-observes-110-years/ National Library observes 110 years]<br>
GPO Building<br>
Website #3: [http://guyanachronicle.com/2009/09/06/the-national-library-1909-2009 The National Library 1909 – 2009]<br>
Robb Street<br>
Website #4: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/44195/National-Library-of-Guyana National Library of Guyana]
Georgetown, Guyana<br>


'''University of Guyana Library'''<br>Turkeyen Campus<br>Georgetown<br>
Telephone: +592 225 7561<br>
Telephone: 592 642-7003/222-5401/222-4931<br>Email: [mailto:gwyneth.george@uog.edu.gy gwyneth.george@uog.edu.gy]<br>
{{Block indent|+592 226 4575<br>|4}}
Website: [http://library.uog.edu.gy/portal/ University of Guyana Library]<br>
Fax: +592 227 6861<br>
Website #2: [https://uog.edu.gy/university-guyana-library The University of Guyana Library]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/108921/University-of-Guyana-Library University of Guyana Library]


=== Museums ===
Email: [mailto:groguyana@gmail.com groguyana@gmail.com]


'''Guyana National Museum'''<br>Company Path<br>Georgetown 413741<br>
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Birth Certificate Application Form]<br>
Telephone: 592 225 7191<br>Email: [mailto:guyananationalmuseum@gmail.com guyananationalmuseum@gmail.com]<br>
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Marriage Certificate Application Form]<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Museum/Guyana-National-Museum-316994461751623/ Guyana National Museum]<br>
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]<br>
Website #2: [https://exploreguyana.org/guyana-museums/ The Guyana National Museum]
 
:The Guyana National Museum is located on North Road in a building complex which opened in 1951. The Museum’s collections were housed previously in the Carnegie Building. The Guyana National Museum in Georgetown has a collection of flora and fauna, precious stones found in our land formation, archaeological findings, and examples of Amerindian arts and crafts. This museum is the largest and house most of our general artifacts.
 
'''Registrar-General'''<br>
 
Registrar General's Office<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98</ref>
 
G.P.O. Building, Robb Street<br>Georgetown<br>


==References==
==References==

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Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Guyana
D'Urban Park Homestretch Avenue
Georgetown, Demerara
Guyana
Telephone: 592-227-7687/592-226-3852/592-226-3852
Email: narchivesguyana@yahoo.com

The National Archives of Guyana principally contain archival material from the nineteenth century colonial government of British Guiana and material when the provinces of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demerara were Dutch colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.

National Archives of Guyana (Dutch)
Address: PO Box Postbus 15648 1001 NC Amsterdam
Email: post@dutchculture.nl


National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062
13182 Aix-en-Provence
CEDEX 5 France

Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50
Email: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr


The British National Archives
The National Archives
Bessant Dr, Richmond TW9 4DU
United Kingdom

Libraries[edit | edit source]

The National Library
76/77 Church and Main Streets
Georgetown, Guyana
Telephone: 592 226 2690/227 4053
Email: natlib@sdnp.org.gy


University of Guyana Library
Turkeyen Campus
Georgetown, Guyana
Telephone: 592 642-7003/222-5401/222-4931
Email: gwyneth.george@uog.edu.gy
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

Guyana National Museum
Company Path
Georgetown 413741 Guyana
Telephone: 592 225 7191
Email: guyananationalmuseum@gmail.com

The Guyana National Museum is located on North Road in a building complex which opened in 1951. The Museum’s collections were housed previously in the Carnegie Building. The Guyana National Museum in Georgetown has a collection of flora and fauna, precious stones found in our land formation, archaeological findings, and examples of Amerindian arts and crafts. This museum is the largest and house most of our general artifacts.

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

The Registrar General[1]
General Register Office
GPO Building
Robb Street
Georgetown, Guyana

Telephone: +592 225 7561

+592 226 4575

Fax: +592 227 6861

Email: groguyana@gmail.com

Birth Certificate Application Form
Marriage Certificate Application Form
Death Certificate Application Form

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Guyana High Commission, Birth, Death, Marriage & Adoption Certificates, (accessed 22 December 2020).