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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. | *'''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. | *'''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 ''' | *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 == | ||
'''National Archives of Iceland (Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands)'''<br> | '''National Archives of Iceland (Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands)'''<br> | ||
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101 Reykjavík, Iceland<br> | 101 Reykjavík, Iceland<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
Email address: upplysingar@skjalasafn.is<br> | |||
Telephone: +354-5903300<br> | Telephone: +354-5903300<br> | ||
[https://skjalasafn.is/national_archives_of_iceland Website] | [https://skjalasafn.is/national_archives_of_iceland Website] | ||
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Tel: + 354 525 5600<br> | Tel: + 354 525 5600<br> | ||
Email: landsbokasafn@landsbokasafn.is<br> | |||
[https://landsbokasafn.is/index.php?page=contact Contact]<br> | [https://landsbokasafn.is/index.php?page=contact Contact]<br> | ||
[https://landsbokasafn.is/index.php?page=home Website] | [https://landsbokasafn.is/index.php?page=home Website] | ||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
'''NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND'''<br> | |||
Suðurgatu 41<br> | |||
102 Reykjavík, Iceland<br> | |||
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Phone: 530-2200<br> | |||
Email: thjodminjasafn@thjodminjasafn.is | |||
== Record Offices == | == Record Offices == | ||
===Civil Registration in Church Records=== | ===Civil Registration in Church Records=== | ||
In [[Iceland Church Records|'''Iceland church books''']] fill the function of civil registration. There was no form of separate civil registration until 1953. | |||
===Registry Office=== | ===Registry Office=== | ||
'''REGISTERS ICELAND'''<br> | '''REGISTERS ICELAND'''<br> | ||
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===Finding Records Through the Parish List=== | ===Finding Records Through the Parish List=== | ||
[[Iceland Parish List|'''Iceland Parish List:''']] If you know the name of the parish where your ancestors lived, consult this alphabetical [[Iceland Parish List|'''clickable parish list''']] to find genealogy links and helps for that parish. | |||
===Finding Records Through Counties (singular:sýsla; plural:sýslur) === | ===Finding Records Through Counties (singular:sýsla; plural:sýslur) === | ||
If you know the county and parish where your ancestors lived, you can also reach the parish genealogy links and helps via the county pages. These county pages will also help identify close-by parishes in the event that you ancestors moved. | If you know the county and parish where your ancestors lived, you can also reach the parish genealogy links and helps via the county pages. These county pages will also help identify close-by parishes in the event that you ancestors moved. | ||
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[[Category:Iceland]][[Category:Iceland Archives and Libraries]] | [[Category:Iceland]][[Category:Iceland Archives and Libraries]] | ||
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