State of Palestine Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

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*'''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 ==
== Archives ==
*[https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2015/09/palestinian-plan-retrieve-archive-diaspora-inside.html '''Palestinian archives remain scattered'''] is an article covering the complexity of retrieving archive material from around the world pertaining to the current State of Palestine.<br>
*[https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2015/09/palestinian-plan-retrieve-archive-diaspora-inside.html '''Palestinian archives remain scattered'''] is an article covering the complexity of retrieving archive material from around the world pertaining to the current State of Palestine.<br>
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[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1133557 United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine, 1856–1935]
[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1133557 United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine, 1856–1935]
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===Webinar===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/tracing-your-ancestry-and-connecting-with-your-heritage-from-the-palestinian-diaspora Tracing Your Ancestry and Connecting with Your Heritage from the Palestinian Diaspora]
== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
The National Library of Palestine was established in 2017 after President Mahmoud Abbas decided to turn a presidential palace that was being built north of Ramallah into the national library.<ref>"The National Library of Palestine receives its first collection of historical photographs documenting Palestine", https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/128258, accessed 3 February 2023</ref><br>
The National Library of Palestine was established in 2017 after President Mahmoud Abbas decided to turn a presidential palace that was being built north of Ramallah into the national library.<ref>"The National Library of Palestine receives its first collection of historical photographs documenting Palestine", https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/128258, accessed 3 February 2023</ref><br>
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