Northern Mariana 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
Digital Archives Initiative Northern Marianas Humanities Council Springs Plaza Chalan Pale Arnold Road + Gualo Rai Rd Saipan, 96950, Northern Mariana Islands Tel.:(670) 235-4785 Email: info@nmhcouncil.org Website

National Archives at San Francisco (Serves Northern Mariana Islands) Leo J. Ryan Federal Building 1000 Commodore Drive San Bruno, CA 94066-2350 Telephone: (650) 238-3501 Fax: (650) 238-3510 E-mail: [mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov sanbruno.archives@nara.gov] Website

Records of the National Archives at San Francisco include Federal records from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, which included the Northern Mariana Islands from 1947 to November 3, 1986.

Libraries
State Library of the Northern Mariana Islands Joeten-Kiyu Public Library P.O. Box 501092 Saipan, MP 96950-1092 Telephone: (670) 235-7322/7323 Fax: (670) 235-7350 Email: cnmistatelibrary@gmail.com Website

Museums
NMI Museum of History and Culture Kopa Di Oru Street and Chichirica Avenue Middle Road, Garapan Saipan, MP 96950 Northern Mariana Islands Telehone #: 670.664.2160 Fax#: 670.664.2170 Website

Record Offices
For birth and death records, contact:

Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Health and Vital Statistics Office P.O. Box 500409 Saipan, MP 96950 Northern Mariana Islands

Telephone: (670)236-8717
 * (670)234-8950 Ext.2141

Email: [mailto:info-hvso@chcc.health info-hvso@chcc.health] Website Links to forms for ordering birth and death records are on this site.

For marriage and divorce records, contact:

Commonwealth Recorder Superior Court Vital Records Section P.O. Box 307 Saipan, MP 96950 Northern Mariana Islands [Websitwe Click here for the link to the form for ordering marriage records.

Adoptions and guardianships are also handled by the Judiciary.