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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 '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | |||
== Archives == | |||
'''Department of Botswana National Archives & Records Service'''<br> | |||
State Drive/Khama Crescent<br> | |||
Government Enclave<br> | |||
Gaborone<br> | |||
Botswana<br> | |||
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PO Box 239, Gaborone, Botswana<br> | |||
Email: archives@gov.bw<br> | |||
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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]
Department of Botswana National Archives & Records Service
State Drive/Khama Crescent
Government Enclave
Gaborone
Botswana
PO Box 239, Gaborone, Botswana
Email: archives@gov.bw