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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. | *'''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. | *'''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. | *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 == | ||
'''Service Territorial des Affaires Culturelles de Wallis et Futuna'''<br> | |||
Postal address: BP 131 – Mata'utu – 98600 WALLIS<br> | |||
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Phone: (00.681) 72 00 90<br> | |||
Email: chef.stac@mail.wf<br> | |||
[https://culture.malo.wf/ Website]<br> | |||
[https://culture.malo.wf/?page_id=304 Genealogical Research]<br> | |||
[https://culture.malo.wf/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Formulaire-dinscription-Demande-de-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogie.pdf Genealogy Request Form] | |||
===French Colonial Archives=== | ===French Colonial Archives=== | ||
[https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br> | [https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br> | ||
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Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br> | Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br> | ||
Email: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr <br> | |||
*'''1894 to 1907''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA '''Overseas National Archives, Wallis and Futuna'''] | *'''1894 to 1907''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA '''Overseas National Archives, Wallis and Futuna'''] | ||
== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
[https://natlib.govt.nz/collections/a-z/alexander-turnbull-library-collections '''Alexander Turnbull Library''']<br> | |||
[https://natlib.govt.nz/ National Library of New Zealand]<br> | |||
70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon<br> | |||
Wellington 6011, New Zealand <br> | |||
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Mailing address: PO Box 12349, Wellington 6140 New Zealand<br> | |||
Telephone: +64 4 474 3000<br> | |||
Fax: +64 4 474 3063<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:information@natlib.govt.nz information@natlib.govt.nz]<br> | |||
[https://natlib.govt.nz/ Website]<br> | |||
*The Alexander Turnbull Library has the following:<br> | |||
{{Block indent|*[https://natlib.govt.nz/researchers/guides/pacific-islands-family-history#wallis-and-futuna Wallis and Futuna — Pacific Manuscripts Bureau]<br>}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*[https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.77474 Catholic Mission, Wallis island - Genealogies of Wallisian and Futunian families], compiled by Father Joseph Henquel — Consists of genealogies of all Wallisian families (from A-F) compiled from oral tradition, baptismal and matrimonial registers dating from 1824, and from regular parish censuses. There are also some Futunian genealogies (not alphabetical).<br>|2=1}} | |||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
== Record Offices == | == Record Offices == | ||
'''Birth Certificates:''' Available by mail from the Court of the First Instance at the place of birth. <br> | |||
'''Death Certificates:''' Death certificates can be requested from the Court of the First Instance in Mata-Utu.<br> | |||
'''Marriage Certificates:''' Available at the Court of the First Instance in the town where the marriage took place.<br> | |||
'''Divorce Records:''' Available at the Court of the First Instance in the town where the divorce was granted. <br> | |||
Usually marriages and divorces are noted on the birth certificate.<ref>U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Travel.State.Gov, [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/WallisandFutuna.html Wallis and Futuna], (accessed 25 October 2021).</ref><br> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Wallis and Futuna]] | [[Category:Wallis and Futuna]] | ||
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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 FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Service Territorial des Affaires Culturelles de Wallis et Futuna
Postal address: BP 131 – Mata'utu – 98600 WALLIS
Phone: (00.681) 72 00 90
Email: chef.stac@mail.wf
Website
Genealogical Research
Genealogy Request Form
French Colonial Archives[edit | edit source]
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
- 1894 to 1907 - Overseas National Archives, Wallis and Futuna
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Alexander Turnbull Library
National Library of New Zealand
70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon
Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Mailing address: PO Box 12349, Wellington 6140 New Zealand
Telephone: +64 4 474 3000
Fax: +64 4 474 3063
Email: information@natlib.govt.nz
Website
- The Alexander Turnbull Library has the following:
Museums[edit | edit source]
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
Birth Certificates: Available by mail from the Court of the First Instance at the place of birth.
Death Certificates: Death certificates can be requested from the Court of the First Instance in Mata-Utu.
Marriage Certificates: Available at the Court of the First Instance in the town where the marriage took place.
Divorce Records: Available at the Court of the First Instance in the town where the divorce was granted.
Usually marriages and divorces are noted on the birth certificate.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Travel.State.Gov, Wallis and Futuna, (accessed 25 October 2021).