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Archives and Libraries

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 FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Saint Helena Government Archives
Castle Court Yard, Jamestown
Saint Helena

Phone: +290 22470 Ext 242
Email: karen.henry@sainthelena.gov.sh
Website

Services provided by the Archives include dealing with requests for research, which can be undertaken for residents and non-residents for a fee. Research requests can vary from a customer enquiring about a copy of a birth certificate, preparation of a family tree or general research about the island’s history.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Public Library Service
Jamestown
St Helena

Telephone: + (00290) 22580
Email: publiclibrary@helanta.co.sh
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

Museum of Saint Helena
Jamestown
Saint Helena

Telephone: +290 22485
Email: enquiries@museumofsainthelena.org
Website
Saint Helena Heritage Society

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Civil registration, 1852-1936. St. Helena. Registrar General's Office

To view these images do one of the following:

Access the site at a FamilySearch center.

Access the site at a FamilySearch affiliate library.

Saint Helena Government
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Website

Registrar:
Mrs. Karen Yon
Post Office Building
Jamestown
Saint Helena

Telephone: +290 22008 or 22629
Email: karen.yon@sainthelena.gov.sh

Deputy Registrar:
Mr. Alan Bennett
Post Office Building
Jamestown
Saint Helena

Telephone: +290 22008 or 22629
Email: alan.bennett@sainthelena.gov.sh

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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 ==
+'''Saint Helena Government Archives'''<br>
+Castle Court Yard, Jamestown<br>
+Saint Helena<br>
+<br>
+Phone: +290 22470 Ext 242<br>
+Email: karen.henry@sainthelena.gov.sh<br>
+[https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/public-services/archives/ Website]
+{{Block indent|Services provided by the Archives include dealing with requests for research, which can be undertaken for residents and non-residents for a fee.  Research requests can vary from a customer enquiring about a copy of a birth certificate, preparation of a family tree or general research about the island’s history.}}
+----
+*[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3ASaint%20Helena '''Endangered Archives: Saint Helena''']
+*[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3ATristan%20da%20Cunha '''Endangered Archives: Tristan da Cunha''']
+----
 == Libraries ==
+'''Public Library Service'''<br>
+Jamestown<br>
+St Helena<br>
+<br>
+Telephone: + (00290) 22580<br>
+Email: publiclibrary@helanta.co.sh<br>
+[https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/public-services/library/ Website]
 == Museums ==
+'''Museum of Saint Helena'''<br>
+Jamestown<br>
+Saint Helena<br>
+<br>
+Telephone: +290 22485<br>
+Email: enquiries@museumofsainthelena.org<br>
+[https://www.museumofsainthelena.org/ Website]<br>
+[https://www.museumofsainthelena.org/the-heritage-society/ Saint Helena Heritage Society]
 == Record Offices ==
+*{{FSC|324768|item|disp='''Civil registration, 1852-1936. St. Helena. Registrar General's Office'''}}
+{{Block indent|To view these images do one of the following:|2}}
+{{Block indent|Access the site at a FamilySearch center.|3}}
+{{Block indent|Access the site at a FamilySearch affiliate library.|3}}
+-----
+'''Saint Helena Government'''<br>
+'''Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages'''<br>
+[https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/public-services/registry-of-births-deaths-and-marriages/ Website]
+{|
+|-
+|style="padding-right:100px"|
+Registrar:  <br>
+Mrs. Karen Yon <br>
+Post Office Building<br>
+Jamestown<br>
+Saint Helena<br>
+<br>
+Telephone: +290 22008 or 22629<br>
+Email: karen.yon@sainthelena.gov.sh<br>
+|
+Deputy Registrar: <br>
+Mr. Alan Bennett<br>
+Post Office Building<br>
+Jamestown<br>
+Saint Helena<br>
+<br>
+Telephone: +290 22008 or 22629<br>
+Email: alan.bennett@sainthelena.gov.sh<br>
+|}
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