Saint Helena 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
Saint Helena Government Archives Castle Court Yard, Jamestown Saint Helena Phone: +290 22470 Ext 242 Email: karen.henry@sainthelena.gov.sh Website
 * Services provided by the Archives include dealing with requests for research, which can be undertaken for residents and non-residents for a fee. Research requests can vary from a customer enquiring about a copy of a birth certificate, preparation of a family tree or general research about the island’s history.

Libraries
Public Library Service Jamestown St Helena Telephone: + (00290) 22580 Email: publiclibrary@helanta.co.sh Website

Museums
Museum of Saint Helena Jamestown Saint Helena Telephone: +290 22485 E-mail: enquiries@museumofsainthelena.org Website Saint Helena Heritage Society

Record Offices

 * Civil registration, 1852-1936. St. Helena. Registrar General's Office
 * To view these images do one of the following:
 * Access the site at a FamilySearch center.
 * Access the site at a FamilySearch affiliate library.

- Saint Helena Government Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Website