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Archives and Libraries

• 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

Arquivo Histórico Nacional (Cape Verde)
(The National Historical Archive of Cape Verde)
Avenida Combatentes da Liberdade da Pátria
Chã de Areia, Praia
Ilha Santiago
Cape Verde

Phone:+238 261 21 25
E-mail: ahn.pr@hotmail.com
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Libraries

National Library of Cape Verde
Ilha de Santiago
Várzea - ​​Praia
Cape Verde

Phone: +238 516 37 84
E-mail: bibnac @cvtelecom.cv
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Museums

Google listing of museums in Cape Verde