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<br>French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls.
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French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands:
*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.  
:the Society Islands archipelago, comprising the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands. Includes Tahiti.
*'''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.
:the Tuamotu Archipelago
*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.  
:the Gambier Islands
== Archives ==
:the Marquesas Islands
 
:the Austral Islands.
== Libraries ==
Among its 121 islands and atolls, 75 were inhabited at the 2017 census. Tahiti, which is in the Society Islands group, is the most populous island, being home to nearly 69% of the population of French Polynesia as of 2017. Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007.<br>"French Polynesia", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia, accessed 19 January 2023.</ref>
 
== Museums ==
 
== Record Offices ==


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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]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

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