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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.
==Digital Archives==
*'''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.
*[http://dloc.com Digital Library of the Caribbean] (dLOC) includes scanned maps, histories, and records of Montserrat
*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 ==
[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP769 '''Archival records from Montserrat in written records and photographs: preserving the archive for the nation and the Montserrat diaspora (EAP769''')] Montserrat Records in the British Library.<br>
[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP769 '''Archival records from Montserrat in written records and photographs: preserving the archive for the nation and the Montserrat diaspora (EAP769''')] Montserrat Records in the British Library.<br>