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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 '''Family History Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | |||
== Archives == | |||
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[https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br> | |||
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062<br> | |||
13182 Aix-en-Provence<br> | |||
CEDEX 5 France<br> | |||
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Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br> | |||
E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr <br> | |||
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=GUADELOUPE '''Overseas National Archives, Guadeloupe Online'''] | |||
For a demonstration of navigating archives websites, watch the video, [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/france-research-with-the-wiki-part-4-of-8-using-france-department-archives-online '''Using France Department Archives Online.'''] | |||
== Libraries == | |||
==Museums== | ==Museums== | ||
'''Musee d'Histoire et d'Ethnographie' | '''Musee d'Histoire et d'Ethnographie''' <br> | ||
10 Boulevard du Général de Gaulle<br> | 10 Boulevard du Général de Gaulle<br> | ||
97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique<br> | 97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique<br> | ||
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''Telephone:'' +05 96 72 81 87<br> | ''Telephone:'' +05 96 72 81 87<br> | ||
[https://www.martinique.org/node/24376/PCUMAR972V5000OO/detail/fort-de-france/musee-regional-d-histoire-et-d-ethnographie Website] | |||
== Record Offices == | |||
===Writing for Records=== | |||
Online records tend to cover only the time before 100 years, due to privacy laws. You can write to civil registration offices and local churches who might honor requests for more recent records of close family members for the purpose of genealogy. <br> | |||
For a civil registration office, address your request to:<br> | |||
Monsieur l'officier de l'état-civil <br>Mairie de (Town) <br>(Postal code) (Town) <br> | |||
For a parish church:<br> | |||
Monsieur le Curé<br> | |||
(Church --see [http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=show_country&country=FR The Catholic Directory] for church name and address)<br> | |||
(Town) (Postal Code) France<br> | |||
For help writing your request in French, use [[French Letter Writing Guide|'''French Letter Writing Guide.''']] | |||
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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 Family History Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
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
E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr
For a demonstration of navigating archives websites, watch the video, Using France Department Archives Online.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Musee d'Histoire et d'Ethnographie
10 Boulevard du Général de Gaulle
97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique
Telephone: +05 96 72 81 87
Website
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
Writing for Records[edit | edit source]
Online records tend to cover only the time before 100 years, due to privacy laws. You can write to civil registration offices and local churches who might honor requests for more recent records of close family members for the purpose of genealogy.
For a civil registration office, address your request to:
Monsieur l'officier de l'état-civil
Mairie de (Town)
(Postal code) (Town)
For a parish church:
Monsieur le Curé
(Church --see The Catholic Directory for church name and address)
(Town) (Postal Code) France
For help writing your request in French, use French Letter Writing Guide.