Martinique 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 Family History Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives
Departmental Archives of Martinique (Archives départementales de la Martinique) Morne Tartenson - B.P. 649 19 avenue Saint-John Perse Fort-de-France Martinique 97263 France Phone: +33 5 96 55 43 43 Fax: +33 5 96 70 04 50
 * National Overseas Archives, Martinique Online
 * For a demonstration of navigating archives websites, watch the video, Using France Department Archives Online.

National Archives of Overseas (ANOM) 29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062 13182 Aix-en-Provence CEDEX 5 France Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50 E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr For a demonstration of navigating archives websites, watch the video, Using France Department Archives Online.
 * Overseas National Archives, Martinique Online

Libraries
The Schœlcher library La bibliothèque Schœlcher Rue de la Liberté 97200 Fort-de-France Martinique Tel: +596 (0)596 70 26 67 Website
 * "The Schœlcher Library has a particularly rich historical heritage collection. It offers everyone the possibility of discovering or studying all the aspects - economic, social, literary and political - of the life of our country and its environment, the Caribbean, from the 16th century to today.
 * Handwritten letters, typescripts, exercise books, drafts of published works, travel notes, post cards, plans, photographs, prints, musical scores, books, geographical maps, past exhibitions, etc. are preserved in the storage area in the best possible conditions, coming down through time to tell us about Martinique’s history. These rare, precious or very old documents are fragile and are being digitalized under the digitalization plan."

Museums
Musee d'Histoire et d'Ethnographie 10 Boulevard du Général de Gaulle 97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique Telephone: +05 96 72 81 87 Website

Writing for Records
Online records tend to cover only the time before 100 years, due to privacy laws. You can write to civil registration offices and local churches who might honor requests for more recent records of close family members for the purpose of genealogy.

For a civil registration office, address your request to:

Monsieur l'officier de l'état-civil Mairie de (Town) (Postal code) (Town)

For a parish church:

Monsieur le Curé (Church --see The Catholic Directory for church name and address) (Town) (Postal Code) France

For help writing your request in French, use French Letter Writing Guide.