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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.  

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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]

New Zealand Archives[edit | edit source]

New Zealand Archives Search Engine Enter "Nauru".

Museums[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia: Nauru Museum
Due to a legacy of colonial exploitation, much Nauru's photographic archive and material culture is held in foreign institutions, some of which include:

  • the British Museum;
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa;
  • the Metropolitan Museum of Art;
  • Israel Museum.
  • The National Museum of Australia has collected object relating to Nauru's refugee crisis.[1]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Government of the Republic of Nauru
Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM)

Telephone: +674 557 3133 ext. 307
Online contact: Contact Us

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Nauru Museum", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru_Museum, accessed 30 January 2023.