06/09/2026
Archives Day
Happy International Archives Day! Today and everyday, we celebrate the work of archives and archivists around the world and the important roles they play in our societies. We believe archives are powerful tools that can provide a better understanding of history, culture and heritage while promoting accountability and transparency.
Have you checked out our introductory guide to tracing ancestral roots in Trinidad and Tobago? It includes a summary of tips and genealogical resources to help you begin your family history research at home.
We encourage you to start the process by documenting the information you already know and by interviewing relatives who may have more family knowledge. Itโs also important to keep a personal archive of family memorabilia, such as photos, postcards, newspaper clippings, birth/marriage/death certificates, etc. which may give you unique clues into your familyโs past.
Once you have sufficient information, try building a family tree and filling in the gaps as you do more research. For reference, weโve included a basic outline of a family tree on Page 4 of the Introductory Guide.
You may find other sources of information in the official records of governments, cemeteries, archival institutions and libraries. See Pages 8-11 of our Introductory Guide for some general information on official records and where they can be located.
๐๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ #๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ. ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ-๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐:๐๐๐๐ฆ-๐:๐๐๐ฉ๐ฆ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐:๐๐๐๐ฆ-๐:๐๐๐ฉ๐ฆ. ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ@๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.๐ ๐จ๐ฏ.๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Click this link to access the Introductory Guide: https://bit.ly/37oNTVz
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