Republic of the Congo 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 the Congo (Archives Nationales du Congo) Rue Eugène Etienne BP 114, Brazzaville Republic of the Congo - As a colony of France, civil records were kept in the Overseas National Archives, where you will find these records.
 * 1888 to 1918 - National Overseas Archives, Congo

Endangered Archives
 * Middle Congo archives at Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo: new steps towards the social history of the Congo
 * Archives de la Préfecture de Pointe-Noire (APPN-CON)

Archives of French Equatorial Africa (Brazzaville)
 * Website
 * Colonial Archives of Brazzaville – A New Digital Resource
 * This site presents the archives of the general government of the AEF (African Equatorial France) kept in Brazzaville. These archives constitute a heritage shared between Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Chad and France.

Libraries
National Library Du Congo Av. des Anciens Enfants de Troupe Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville

Museums
Musée National du Congo Avenue Patrice Lumumba Bp 994, Brazzaville Republic of the Congo

Phone: +242 833 713 MoMAA Website

African Circle Museum of Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville Phone: +242 064 77 90 90 MoMAA Website

Record Offices
There is no centralized location for civil registration records.

The authorities in charge of registering births, marriages and deaths are:


 * Mayors of the communes
 * Sub-prefects
 * Administrators/mayors of arrondissements and urban communities

For more information about locations and maps, see:


 * Departments of the Republic of the Congo
 * Communes of the Republic of the Congo
 * Districts of the Republic of the Congo