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==Digital Archives==
*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.
*[http://dloc.com Digital Library of the Caribbean] (dLOC) includes scanned maps, histories, and records of Montserrat
*'''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>
[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>
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== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
[http://montserratnationaltrust.ms/library-monsterrat/ Montserrat National Trust Lobrary]
*[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 ==

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Digital Archives[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

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  • EAP769/2 Historical Documents [1946-1960]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
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Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

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

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

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

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