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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 ==
'''Namibia National Archives'''<br>
1-3 Eugene Morais Street<br>
c/o Robert Mugabe Avenue<br>
Windhoek<br>
Namibia<br>
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Tel: +264 61 293 5211/ +264 61 293 5221 <br>
Fax: +264 61 293 5217<br>
E-mail: National.Archives@nlas.gov.na<br>
[https://nan.gov.na/ Website]
== Libraries ==


== Museums ==


Information about the Namibia Archives and research methods can be found on the [http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com/2013/06/on-recent-trip-to-namibia-we-did-some.html Genealogy Notes and News].
== Record Offices ==
 
==References==
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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]

Namibia National Archives
1-3 Eugene Morais Street
c/o Robert Mugabe Avenue
Windhoek
Namibia

Tel: +264 61 293 5211/ +264 61 293 5221
Fax: +264 61 293 5217
E-mail: National.Archives@nlas.gov.na
Website

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]