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== Museums ==
== Museums ==
'''Lao National Museum'''<br>
'''Lao National Museum'''<br>

Revision as of 19:18, 3 February 2023

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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]

The Japanese Army destroyed the French colonial records during World War II. In 1975, the Pathet Lao gained power and destroyed the records of the former government.[1]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

National Library of Laos
Corner Thanon Setthathirat/Thanon Pangkham
Ban Xiengyeun Thong
Muang Chanthaburi
Vientiane, Laos

P.O. Box 704, Vientiane, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 212452
Fax: 856 (0) 21 213029
Website

There are five other provinces with National Library of Laos Branches: Khammouane, Champassak, Luang Prabang, Savannakhet, and Xieng Khouang Provinces.

Endangered Archives: Laos


Museums[edit | edit source]

Lao National Museum
Samsenthai Road
Ventiane, Laos
Wikipedia: Lao National Museum

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Laos has no central registry for vital records. The Household Registry Book and National Identification Card are the only standard civil records.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017, (accessed 5 February 2022).