Sierra Leone Archives and Libraries

Archives
National Archives of Sierra Leone Fourah Bay College Mount Aureol Freetown Telephone: 232 22 227509 Email: [mailto:bert_moore90@hotmail.com bert_moore90@hotmail.com] Website: National Archives of Sierra Leone Website #2: Sierra Leone Public Archives


 * The Sierra Leone Public Archives include the holdings of the British colonial government and subsequently the independent Republic of Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone Blue Books British Online Archives Main Street East Ardsley Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF3 2AP UK Telephone: 0 1924 825700 Email: [mailto:info@britishonlinearchives.co.uk info@britishonlinearchives.co.uk] Website: Sierra Leone Blue Books


 * Sierra Leone has had that name since the 15th century. It was established as a colony for freed slaves at a time when slavery continued elsewhere. These books include population numbers, the accounts and lists of Sierra Leone's officers. Details of its trading partners and social services are also in these records. Each book has a contents page at the front so that you can see if the data set you need is included.

Record Offices
Office of Chief Registrar Births and Deaths Office 3 Wilberforce Street Freetown Website: Civil registration and vital statistics systems


 * The office of the Registrar of Births and Deaths is a unit of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and is responsible for vital registration. District Registrars are employees of local councils (local government) but are supervised by staff of the MoHS. Almost all of the 149 Chiefdoms have a Community Health Officer (an employee of MoHS) who registers births and deaths.