Sint Eustatius 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.

Online Records
Many archive records have been digitized and are available online.

Church Archives

 * 1714-1822 - Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. Kerkelijke registers, 1714-1822, images Registers of the Dutch Reformed Church; baptisms, marriages and burials.
 * 1773-1778 - Parish register transcripts, 1773-1778. Church of England. Parish Church of St. Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles) St. Eustatius baptisms, marriages and burials.
 * Marriages performed in Amsterdam, Curaçao or St. Eustatius of couples (one or both) born in North America, images

Jewish Records

 * 1780-1817 - Joodse dokumenten, 1780-1817. Algemeen Rijksarchief te 's-Gravenhage. Jewish marriages and deaths of Saint Eustatius

Civil Archives

 * Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in WieWasWie.
 * 1787-1832 Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832
 * 1869-1983 Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983

Archives
Sint Eustatsius Government Archives This archive has documents only since 2020. Document Search - The National Archives of the Netherlands has two record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:
 * 1709-1828 - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). 1709-1828 finding aids
 * 1828-1860 - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02). 1828-1860 finding aids

Sint Eustatius was part of the Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution in 2010, when the island became a special municipality (officially, a "Caribbean public body") within the country of the Netherlands. The National Archives contact page Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20 2595 BE The Hague The Netherlands

Postal address: Nationaal Archief PO Box 90520 2509 LM The Hague The Netherlands

Telephone: +31 (0)70 3315400 Email

Libraries
Gertrude Judson Bicentennial Public Library St. Eustatius Oranjestad, St. Eustatius Phone: +599 318 2222 E-mail: publiclibrary.steustatius@gmail.com Facebook

Museums
Sint Eustatius Historical Foundation Museum Ada de Veer-Zuidweg Fort Oranje Oranjestad, St. Eustatius Dutch Caribbean Phone/Fax: +599 318-2433 Email: info@statia-tourism.com Website

Record Offices
Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’) Government Administration Building De Graaffweg 13 St. Eustatius

Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029 Email: [mailto:census.office@statiagov.com census.office@statiagov.com]