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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

Web Archiving Project of the Pacific Islands: French Polynesia
University of Hawaii at Mānoa'
Website

Web resources for information about society, history, culture, science, statistics, and government of French Polynesia. French Polynesia is a constituent country of France. This collection includes the many islands and island groups, including Tahiti in the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, and the Austral Islands. Most of the conent is in the French language.

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French Overseas National Archives, onlnine records.

• 1886 to 1906 - Austral Islands
• 1843 to 1906 - Windward Islands
• 1886 to 1906 - Gambier Islands
• 1843 to 1906 - Marquesas Islands
• 1881 to 1906 - Tuamotu Islands
• 1898 to 1906 - Leeward Islands

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Australian Nation University Archives
25 archival descriptions results for French Polynesia

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The National Archives
Kew
Richmond
England
TW9 4DU

• Foreign Office: Consulate, Papeete, French Polynesia: General Correspondence and Various Registers

This series contains general correspondence from the British consulate in Papeete, French Polynesia. Also contains registers of births, deaths and marriages; registers of correspondence, shipping, British subjects, etc; consular register from Raiatea, 1853 to 1864.

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Libraries

Library of the University of French Polynesia
French Polynesia Campus de Outumaoro
98702 FAA'A - TAHITI
Phone: 40 866 400
Email: scd@upf.pf

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French Polynesia INSPE Library French Polynesia Campus de Outumaoro FAA'A - TAHITI - Phone: 40 866 457 Email: escd@upf.pf

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The Library De Paea Pa'ea, French Polynesia Phone: +689 40 53 49 95

Museums

Google listing of museums in French Polynesia

Record Offices

High Commission of the Republic
Papeete, French Polynesia

Contact Form
Telephone: +689 / 40.468.700
Email: pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr

Civil registration may also be found at local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for French Polynesia)