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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

National Archives of Singapore

National Archives of Singapore
1 Canning Rise
Singapore 179868

E-mail: nas@nlb.gov.sg
Website
NAS online

It should be noted that most records relating to Singapore were damaged or lost during the Japanese occupation, but the country has done a marvelous job of preserving what records could be recovered.

Libraries

National Library of Singapore

National Library of Singapore
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
Website

• The National Library of Singapore houses a wide variety of different books and records. Some of these are available digitally on their Digital sources.
• NewspaperSG is an online resource of current and historic Singapore and Malaya newspapers. Search digital archive of newspapers published between 1831-2009, or find information on over 200 newspaper titles in the National Library’s microfilm collection. Full-text is only available for issues up to 1989. t
• The term "National Library" could be said to apply to the original institution and all its affiliates.
• Wiki page listing available resources

National University of Singapore Library

National University of Singapore Central Library
12 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 119275

• The National University of Singapore (NUS) is one of the three largest public and autonomous universities in Singapore.

Museums

National Museum of Singapore
93, Stamford Road
Singapore 178897

Tel: (+65) 6332 3659 / (+65) 6332 5642
Website

Records Offices

Apply for an Extract of a Birth or Death Record Birth and Death Extracts Application System (eXtracts)