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*'''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== | ||
===National Archives of Singapore=== | ===National Archives of Singapore=== | ||
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Singapore 179868<br> | Singapore 179868<br> | ||
Email: nas@nlb.gov.sg<br> | |||
[https://corporate.nas.gov.sg/ Website]<br> | [https://corporate.nas.gov.sg/ Website]<br> | ||
[https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/ NAS online]<br> | [https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/ NAS online]<br> | ||
{{Block indent|It should be noted that most records relating to Singapore were damaged or lost during the Japanese occupation, but the country has done a marvelous job of preserving what records could be recovered.<ref>National Archives of Singapore, "History", http://www.nas.gov.sg/About-Us/History, accessed 2 August 2019.</ref>}} | |||
==Libraries== | ==Libraries== | ||
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In other languages: - 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
National Archives of Singapore
National Archives of Singapore
1 Canning Rise
Singapore 179868
Email: nas@nlb.gov.sg
Website
NAS online
Libraries
National Library of Singapore
National Library of Singapore
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
Website
- The National Library of Singapore houses a wide variety of different books and records. Some of these are available digitally on their Digital sources.
- NewspaperSG is an online resource of current and historic Singapore and Malaya newspapers. Search digital archive of newspapers published between 1831-2009, or find information on over 200 newspaper titles in the National Library’s microfilm collection. Full-text is only available for issues up to 1989. t
- The term "National Library" could be said to apply to the original institution and all its affiliates.
- Wiki page listing available resources
National University of Singapore Library
National University of Singapore Central Library
12 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 119275
- The National University of Singapore (NUS) is one of the three largest public and autonomous universities in Singapore.
Museums
National Museum of Singapore
93, Stamford Road
Singapore 178897
Tel: (+65) 6332 3659 / (+65) 6332 5642
Website
Records Offices
Apply for an Extract of a Birth or Death Record Birth and Death Extracts Application System (eXtracts)
References
- ↑ National Archives of Singapore, "History", http://www.nas.gov.sg/About-Us/History, accessed 2 August 2019.