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==Digital Archives==
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*[http://dloc.com Digital Library of the Caribbean] (dLOC) includes scanned maps, histories, and records of Montserrat
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*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.
*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
== Archives ==
== Archives ==
[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP769 '''Archival records from Montserrat in written records and photographs: preserving the archive for the nation and the Montserrat diaspora (EAP769''')] Montserrat Records in the British Library.<br>
The records copied by this project have been catalogued as:
*EAP769/1 Records Financial Services Commission, Montserrat [1894-2014]
*EAP769/2 Historical Documents [1946-1960]
*EAP769/3 Montserrat National Trust archives [1857-1993]
*EAP769/4 Montserrat Public Library archives [1790-1904]
*EAP769/5 Records [1841-1930]
*EAP769 survey report
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[http://montserratnationaltrust.ms/about-us/ '''Montserrat National Trust''']<br>
Telephone: 664 491 3086<br>
Fax: 664 491 3046<br>
Email: info@montserratnationaltrust.ms<br>
[https://www.facebook.com/MontserratNationalTrust Facebook]
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[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3AMontserrat '''Endangered Archives: Montserrat''']
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== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
*[http://montserratnationaltrust.ms/library-monsterrat/ Montserrat National Trust Library]
*[http://dloc.com Digital Library of the Caribbean] (dLOC) includes scanned maps, histories, and records of Montserrat


== Museums ==
== Museums ==
'''The Montserrat National Museum''' might be the best source for local history.<br>
'''The Montserrat National Museum'''<br>
''Telephone:'' +1 664 -415 – 3720<br>
Little Bay (off Robert Griffith Drive), Montserrat<br>
''Website:'' [http://montserratnationaltrust.ms/museum-exhibition/ Montserrat National Museum]
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Telephone: 1-664-491-3086<br>
Email: info@montserratnationaltrust.ms<br>
[http://montserratnationaltrust.ms/national-museum/ Website]


== Record Offices ==
== Record Offices ==
[https://www.gov.ms/government/judiciary-branch/registry/ '''Supreme Court/Registry]'''<br>
High Court of Justice<br>
Government Headquarters<br>
Brades<br>
P.O. Box 22<br>
MSR 1110<br>
Montserrat<br>
Telephone: (1) 664-491-2129/2128<br>
Email: [mailto:courtregmail@gov.ms courtregmail@gov.ms]
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Digital Archives

Archives

Archival records from Montserrat in written records and photographs: preserving the archive for the nation and the Montserrat diaspora (EAP769) Montserrat Records in the British Library.
The records copied by this project have been catalogued as:

  • EAP769/1 Records Financial Services Commission, Montserrat [1894-2014]
  • EAP769/2 Historical Documents [1946-1960]
  • EAP769/3 Montserrat National Trust archives [1857-1993]
  • EAP769/4 Montserrat Public Library archives [1790-1904]
  • EAP769/5 Records [1841-1930]
  • EAP769 survey report

Montserrat National Trust
Telephone: 664 491 3086
Fax: 664 491 3046
Email: info@montserratnationaltrust.ms
Facebook


Endangered Archives: Montserrat


Libraries

Museums

The Montserrat National Museum
Little Bay (off Robert Griffith Drive), Montserrat

Telephone: 1-664-491-3086
Email: info@montserratnationaltrust.ms
Website

Record Offices

Supreme Court/Registry
High Court of Justice
Government Headquarters
Brades
P.O. Box 22
MSR 1110
Montserrat

Telephone: (1) 664-491-2129/2128
Email: courtregmail@gov.ms