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==What Archives Are== | ==What Archives Are== | ||
*'''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. | ||
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==What Libraries Are== | ==What Libraries Are== | ||
*Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. | *Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. | ||
==Before You Visit an Archive or Library== | |||
==Before You Visit== | |||
*'''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 '''FamilySearch 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 '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | ||
==Archives and Libraries by Country== | |||
*[[:Category:Archives and Libraries by Country|Archives and Libraries Wiki pages By Country]] | |||
*[[:Category:Archives and Libraries|Additional Archives and Libraries Wiki articles]] | |||
==How to Find Archives and Libraries== | |||
[[Category:Archives and Libraries]] | [[Category:Archives and Libraries]] | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 22 May 2024
What Archives Are[edit | edit source]
- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
What Libraries Are[edit | edit source]
- Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
Before You Visit an Archive or Library[edit | edit source]
- 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.