U.S. Virgin Islands 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
Territorial Archives of the U.S. Virgin Islands
 * The Territorial Archives are housed at the Enid M. Baa Library on St. Thomas and the Florence Williams Library on St. Croix under the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Libraries, Archives & Museums.

National Archives at New York City Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House One Bowling Green New York, NY 10004 Telephone: Toll-free 866-840-1752 or 212-401-1620 Fax: 212-401-1638 Guide to U.S. Virgin Islands Records at the National Archives at New York City
 * This branch of the National Archives has records created by federal agencies and courts in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The archives has naturalization records, internal revenue service records, customs lists, and records of the U.S. District Court of Appeals. They also have microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, court records, passenger lists for New York City and other ports, Revolutionary War military records, some Civil War service indexes, and World War I draft registrations. The staff will make photocopies for a fee.

Rigsarkivet
The Danish National Archives holds many records relating to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
 * Danish National Archives (Copenhagen, Denmark) Rigsarkivet
 * Arkivalieronline (online Danish archives)

Libraries
- Caribbean Genealogy Library Al Cohen Plaza, Raphune Hill Charlotte Amalie East PO Box 366 St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00804-0366 Telephone: 340-714-2136 E-mail: [mailto:caribgenlibrary@gmail.com caribgenlibrary@gmail.com] Website
 * US Virgin Islands Public Library System
 * The Caribbean Genealogy Library has 5,000 books and a microform collection as well as computers for patron use. Family Search rental films may be sent here for local use.

University of the Virgin Islands Library  E-mail Library: library@uvi.edu E-mailHelpdesk: helpdesk@uvi.edu Phone: St. Thomas: 340-693-1367 St. Croix: 340-692-4130 Website

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Museums

 * Google list of Museums in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Records Offices
The Office of Vital Records & Statistics (VRS) St. Croix: Charles Harwood Complex (340) 643-6302 St. Thomas: Dr. John S. Moorehead Municipal Hospital Complex (340) 774-9000 ext. 4685 VRS is the custodian for data related to births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and other health related chronic diseases.