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Some publications and repositories that I have used in compiling this site
Source Materials
|
Libraries and Archives
| Chile, Punta Arenas | Observations |
|---|---|
Anglican Church
(St. James) |
memorial
plaques are on the interior walls |
Biblioteca
del Patrimonio Austral |
contemporary
and older publications about the region |
Cemetery, Municipal |
office has
computerized records; there is a "British" section |
Civil Registrar |
mandatory
registration of births, marriages and deaths since 1885; offices throughout
the country |
Instituto de
la Patagonia, University of Magallanes |
books and
archives of local interest, old newspapers, theses etc |
Library, Municipal |
books of
local interest, and a variety of old newspapers |
Prensa Austral |
the newspaper
office has copies of most years since foundation of "El Magallanes" |
Regional Museum |
located
in the former Menéndez family mansion |
| Chile, Santiago |
|
National Archives |
copious records on the
region |
| Great Britain |
|
Public Record Office, Kew, London |
consular records relating
to Punta Arenas |
| United States |
|
LDS Family History Library,
Salt Lake City, Utah |
has filmed some church
and civil registers; lending facilities worldwide, through local Family
History Centres |