Aplmac & Devonstar - Please Help

[Hawaii697]

All, I have a group cruise coming up, one of the stops is Barbardos.

My great grandfather and mother were born in Barbados and my sister and I plan to do some family research while we are on the island. Can you tell me where the office of public records or archieves is located from the pier? Thank you much for your response.

[Aplmac]

Barbados Dept. of Archives has excellent records preserved

and your chances of finding what you're looking for are very good

as long as what you're looking for is pre-1900.

 

I used to do quite a bit of research there, so I know what is held there.

http://barbados.org/barbados-national-archives.htm#.UVtEbzeQMS0

will provide some limited info, including a telephone number.

The email address you see there will prob. be defunct

since Sunbeach.net recently turned Toast as a going concern! :cool:

 

 

If you play with the (Google Earth?) satellite-map at

http://barbados.org/maps_google.htm?mapPoint=161

you'll see the roundabout I refer to below, and get a feel for the Where of it all

 

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You need to go North from the Port (along Spring Garden Hiway)

at the end of which is a roundabout at the bottom of University Hill.

At that point, you're very nearly there!

 

A little past the Esso gasoline station immediately on your left

is a turning on the right leading UP a slope and your taxi driver should know where, from there!

 

Staff are knowledgeable and helpful and can sense a serious researcher *wink*

 

It's about a 5-10 min. drive from the Port, no more.

The reading room is air-conditioned...both for your comfort and for the future preservation of the records.

 

 

Hope the attached pics will give you some idea of what to expect.

 

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[Aplmac]

http://www.barbadospocketguide.com/our-island-barbados/history-of-barbados/archives.html

 

 

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atgwgw/resources/bsource.html

provides a comprehensive listing of what should be available to you.

 

 

Keep researching prior to your arrival! ;)

Google it to death: I'm seeing all sorts of links, etc.

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[Aplmac]

You asked about the office of public records.

That would be the REGISTRY, adjacent to the High Court, in Bridgetown itself.

 

Unfortunately, they are not particularly helpful to walk-in researchers(myself included)

and your time would be much better spent

getting to the Archives themselves (at Lazaretto, Black Rock) :)

 

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[Aplmac]

Bring two or three sharpened pencils.

 

No pens allowed (risk of ink spillage, saturation etc.)

 

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[Hawaii697]

Thank you so much for this information. This is perfect.

Note to self, no pens :D!

 

My sister and I are looking forward to visiting the Dept of Archives. It seems like it will be a wealth of information.