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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.  
*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.  
*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.  
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One difficulty in Estonian research is the dispersal of sources among various archives. Records can be found in the:
'''One difficulty in Estonian research is the dispersal of sources among various archives. Records can be found in the:'''
*Estonian National Archives
*'''Estonian National Archives'''
*National Archives of Sweden
*'''National Archives of Sweden'''
*Russian State Archives
*'''Russian State Archives'''
*Latvian State Historical Archives
*'''Latvian State Historical Archives'''
 
== Archives and Libraries ==
=== Estonian American National Council, Inc. ===
The purpose of the [http://www.estosite.org/archival-resources/ Estonian American National Council] is: "Collecting of Estonian-American materials began before the establishment of the Estonian Archives in the U.S. This included valuable materials from more than a century ago. The overwhelming abundance of preserved, collected and deposited materials has come from Estonians who immigrated to America from the Displaced Persons Camps in Germany, 1945-1950. As a result of a formal appeal in 1965 for additional material about that the DP period a substantial collection was in place and archived. This was initially housed for safe keeping in numerous Estonian American homes."
 
The Estonian Archives of the United States can be found: [http://eausa.balther.net/?lang=en Estonian Archives in the U.S., Inc. (EAUS)].


==Archives ==
==Archives ==
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=== Shefayim Archives ===
=== Shefayim Archives ===
[https://lat-est.org.il/ The Association of Latvian and Estonian Jews] holds records at Kibbutz Shefayim. Thier website is in Hebrew, but you can use Google Translate to help you navigate the site. To see an online inventory of records available, see the J[https://latvia.jewishgen.org/research/archival-resources/shefayim-archives ewishGen Latvia and Estonia Research Devision Shefayim Archives] page.  
[https://lat-est.org.il/ The Association of Latvian and Estonian Jews] holds records at Kibbutz Shefayim. Thier website is in Hebrew, but you can use Google Translate to help you navigate the site. To see an online inventory of records available, see the J[https://latvia.jewishgen.org/research/archival-resources/shefayim-archives ewishGen Latvia and Estonia Research Devision Shefayim Archives] page.  
=== Estonian American National Council, Inc. ===
The purpose of the [http://www.estosite.org/archival-resources/ Estonian American National Council] is: "Collecting of Estonian-American materials began before the establishment of the Estonian Archives in the U.S. This included valuable materials from more than a century ago. The overwhelming abundance of preserved, collected and deposited materials has come from Estonians who immigrated to America from the Displaced Persons Camps in Germany, 1945-1950. As a result of a formal appeal in 1965 for additional material about that the DP period a substantial collection was in place and archived. This was initially housed for safe keeping in numerous Estonian American homes."
The Estonian Archives of the United States can be found: [http://eausa.balther.net/?lang=en Estonian Archives in the U.S., Inc. (EAUS)].


=== Archives Portal Europe ===
*[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/topics Archives Portal Europe] provides access to information on archival material from Belgium as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.


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