Grenada Heritage: IGI Batch Numbers

Contents

• 1 Overview
  • 1.1 Indexes to Batch Numbers
• 2 Using the IGI Site
• 3 Record Content
  • 3.1 Film Number 1523145
  • 3.2 Film Number 1523169
  • 3.3 Film Number 1523187
  • 3.4 Film Number 1523204
  • 3.5 Film Number 1523217
  • 3.6 Film Number 1523259
  • 3.7 Film Number 1523339
  • 3.8 Film Number 1523352
  • 3.9 Film Number 1523353
  • 3.10 Film Number 1523361
  • 3.11 Film Number 1523537
  • 3.12 Film Number 1523656
  • 3.13 Land Registers
• 4 Early French Registers (1765 - 1797)

Overview

Use the Batch Number search tool if you are looking for births, baptisms, marriages, deaths or burials on microfilms of the various civil and church records of Grenada and want a quick alphabetical index to all the individuals recorded there.
Since 1974, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been extracting records of births/baptisms and marriages from filmed records in its collection for Grenada. Most of these extracted records are indexed by name in the International Genealogical Index (IGI) available on www.familysearch.org. Every group of extracted records has been assigned a batch number. If you know the batch number of an extracted film for a parish you are interested in (perhaps obtained from a record previously found indexed on FamilySearch.org), you can do a search on www.familysearch.org for just that batch number and the results will be ALL of the extracted names from that record, in alphabetical order. This is a great aid to researchers for locating family members and other associated relatives.
To do this, follow these steps:

• Go to www.familysearch.org.
• Under “Restrict records by:” click on Batch Number.
• Enter your batch number in the search field that appears.
• The search results should be a list of all enties in that batch of records, in alphabetical order by name.

Indexes to Batch Numbers

The LDS has organised the records in the IGI into ‘batches’. Batches can sometimes contain records from more than one town, parish, or church.
What follows is an outline on records on each FHL microfilm for Grenada by locality and by batch number. Ric Greaves has done much of the work to organized the batch numbers for each parish in Grenada, so that you can easily see which batches and time periods are available for the area you are researching.  A basic attempts has also been made to included batches that are not, as yet, on the FamilySearch website.

Using the IGI Site

Using the FamilySearch you can now, even select the parish you are interested in (under State or Province). Note that the State “Other” actually refers to Carriacou. From this menu you can also to to narrow your search by restricting your records using one of the following:

• Location
• Type
• Batch Number
• Film Number

Note: the range of batch and film numbers available to search online for Grenada are currently small and you will not be able to find much online compared to viewing the films directly at a FHC.
After 1991, LDS member submission information was not recorded, so all one has is the name and date information, the film containing the temple record shows little more than what you see on the IGI entry for the individual.

Batch	Batch Description	Locating the Source
I——	Mixed records (birth/christening, marriage, and/or death/burial) extractions from a single microfilm.	The GS Film Number is located at the Family History Library that was the original source. The films can be circulated to FamilySearch Centers for viewing.

• At FamilySearch click on the Dropdown Search tab.
• Click the search criteria Batch Number.
• Enter a Batch Number. Click the “Search” button. Search results are displayed in alphabetical order by last name. The site is free of charge.

Record Content

The batches numbers are for extracted civil and church containing birth, christening and marriage records. Batch numbers relate to records extracted (indexed) for the International Genealogical Index (IGI). Each batch number relates to a specific record and range of years. Knowing more information about what is included in a batch may be helpful for continuing your research.
Knowing the range of years covered by a particular IGI batch number may help you better understand what data may or may not be indexed in the IGI.
The Parish and Vital Records Index available on microfiche at family history centers has been used to identify what records have been indexed for the IGI. Presently this index is an electronic index for the years 1866 to 1891. [1]
The 1866 to 1891 collection is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections. Access the records via Grenada Births and Baptisms, 1866-1891. A Christening record’ may contain:

• Father
• Mother
• Name (of the child)
• Gender
• Birth Date
• Birthplace (parish-name, Grenada)
• Father’s Name
• Mother’s Name
• Indexing Project (Batch) Number I02552-7
• GS Film number 1523169
• Reference ID

Currently the transcriptions are birth records and so the Christening Date and Christening Place nor Death Date are not yet incuded on the IGI for Grenada.
Marriage records, Death records, Burial records and Land records for Grenada are not included on the IGI.
_{Note: A general query on the film numbers for Grenada will declare there are a very large number of records (40,811 for 1523169), however you’ll see from the tabulation below that there are actually a total of only 14944 on the corresponding film.}

Film Number 1523145

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523145 is a copy of parts of the Civil Register of Births from all seven parishes for 1866 to 1875 in twelve items corresponding to batch numbers I02551-1 to 1 to 12:

Year	No.	St. And.	Carr.	St. Dav.	St. Geo.	St. Joh.	St. Mar.	St. Pat.
1866	1	1-248	1-245	1-129	1-679	1-165	1-82	1-242
1866-68	2	-	-	-	1-852	-	-	-
1867	3	1-281	246-483	130-263	-	166-335	1-84	242-418
1868	4	1-293	489-720	264-416	-	264-416	85-168	416-648
1868-74	5	-	-	-	1-2004	-	-	-
1869	6	1-320	722-949	417-560	-	497-690	169-273	649-902
1870	7	1-280	950-1176	561-693	-	691-862	274-355	1-264
1871	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1872	8	1-348	1177-1395	694-854	-	863-1099	356-465	1-273
1873	9	1-371	1396-1639	855-994	-	1080-1306	466-564	1-281
1873	10	1-325	1640-1903	595-738	-	1307-1522	565-693	1-253
1874	11	1-389	1904-2131	739-893	1-345	1523-1732	694-823	1-305
1875	12	-	-	-	-	1733-1738	824-897	-
Totals		2562	2124	1293	3880	1738	1069	2278

Film Number 1523169

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523169 is a continuation copy of parts of the Civil Register of Births from all seven parishes for 1875 to 1882 in eleven items corresponding to batch numbers I02552-1 to 1 to 11:

Year	No.	St. And.	Carr.	St. Dav.	St. Geo.	St. Joh.	St. Mar.	St. Pat.
1875	1	1-378	2132-2365	894-1035	-	-	860-956	306-565
1876	3	1-375	2366-2590	1036-1183	706-1023	1937-2185	957-1106	566-821; 1-46
1877	4	1-399	2590-2805	1184-1342	-	-	1142-1232	47-285
1878	5	1-376	2817-3067	1343-1517	-	2392-2580	1233-1333	290-528
1879	6	1-427	3068-3313	1518-1692	-	2581-2761	1334-1436	532-760
1874-79	2	-	-	-	1-1777	-	-	-
1880	7	-	-	-	1785-2011	-	-	-
1880	8	1-414	3314-3582	1693-1888	-	2762-2999	1437-1594	761-978
1881	9	1-434	3583-3832	1889-1999; 1000-1042	-	3074-3209	1589-1696	979-1211
1880-84	10	-	-	-	2012-4832	-	-	-
1882	11	1-119	-	-	-	3224-3485	1697-1821	1212-1472
1884-87	7	-	-	-	4868-7889	-	-	-
Totals		2922	1688	1141	7853	1249	925	1735
Missing?		0	12	0	36	300	0	9

Film Number 1523187

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523187 is a continuation copy of parts of the Civil Register of Births from all seven parishes for the years 1882 to 1891 in eleven items corresponding to batch numbers I02553-1 to 1 to 11:

Year	No.	St. And.	Carr.	St. Dav.	St. Geo.	St. Joh.	St. Mar.	St. Pat.
1882	1	119-419	3833-4084	1043-1193	—	—	—	—
1883	3	—	4085-4316	1194-1347	—	3486-3731	1822-1925	1473-1747
1884	4	1-423	4317-4531	1348-1439	—	3746-3950	1926-2045	1748-1997
1885	5	1-439	4558-4811	1440-1597	—	64-284	1-81	1997-2074; 1-172
1886	6	50-500	4812-4981	1598-1739	—	285-543	117-256	174-442
1887	2	1-491	4989-5197	1740-1889	—	544-825	257-395	454-770
1888	7	1-313	5198-5485	1890-2056	—	826-1098	396-533	771-1086
1888	8	—	—	—	1-2854	—	—	—
1889	9	314-847	5486-5748	2057-4026	—	99-406	534-614; 1-82	1-311
1890	10	848-1382	5749-6049	4027-5099	—	407-741	83-245	1-300
1891	11	1383-1741	—	—	—	742-1031	246-384	1-362
.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Totals	.	3841	2175	4048	2854	2410	1179	2644
Missing?	.	0	35	0	36	15	36	0

Film Number 1523204

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523204 is a continuation copy of parts of the Civil Register of Births from all seven parishes for the years 1891 to 1905, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers for this film.
Sadly at the moment the following is one of seven films for Grenada that have not been transcribed. The decision for this may have been because several or the original pages being filmed in 1974 were in extreme state of decay (even though they are not altogether that old). See this example from Birth Civil Record August 1897, St. Patrick’s, Grenada.

This an image is one of the better fragments of the pages from the Grenada Civil Register for the year from the late 1890s.

Year	No.	St. And.	Carr.	St. Dav.	St. Geo.	St. Joh.	St. Mar.	St. Pat.
1891	1	1742-576	—	6000-6198	—	—	—	—
1892	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1893	2	577-1160	6650-6958	6409-6592	260-387	1368-1702	559-712	342-694
1894	3	1161-1732	6959-7208	6593-6818	651-936	1-105; 1703-1931	713-896	695-1043
1895	4	1733-2387	7209-7418	6819-7057	1047-1327	106-455	—	1044-1435
1896	5	2388-2918	7419-7729	7058-7292	1362-1777;1-70	456-791	1078-1252	1436-1793
1897	6	2192-2649	7730-7909	7292-7510	77-555	792-1075	1252-1410	1794-3045
1898	7	2650-3264	7779-8025	7511-7770	556-1173	1076-1415	1410-1582	3046-3381
1899	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1900	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1901	8	—	—	—	2305-2761;1-181	—	—	—
1902	9	—	—	—	182-791	—	—	—
1903	10	—	—	—	792-1503	—	—	—
1904	11	—	—	—	1504-3082	—	—	—
1904	12	6493-7191	9471-9633	9052-9334	—	1160-1495	561-723	5402-5480; 1-374
1905	13	7192-7562	—	—	1-358	—	—	1-130
Totals	.	5054	1663	1837	6165	2308	1002	3616
Missing?	.	3229+	1616+	1493+	1548+	?	182+	2021+

Film Number 1523217

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523217 is a continuation copy of parts of the Civil Register of Births from all seven parishes for the years 1905 to 1910, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers.

Year	No.	St. And.	Carr.	St. Dav.	St. Geo.	St. Joh.	St. Mar.	St. Pat.
1905	1	—	1-141	1-150	—	1-149	1-79	37-224
1905	2	7563-7908	142-254	151-280	359-680	151-299	80-159	225-462
1906	3	7909-8350	255-382	281-397	681-864; 1-151	300-467	160-244	463-660
1906	4	8351-8669	383-501	398-525	152-481	468-604	245-314	661-862
1907	5	8670-8977	506-575; 1-45	526-576; 1-71	482-737	605-751	315-371	863-1036
1907	6	8978-9337	46-143	72-214	744-863;1-188	752-858; 1-55	372-455	1037-1258
1908	7	9338-9700	144-257	215-346	195-530	56-205	456-540	1259-1492
1908	8	9701-10063	258-367	346-486	531-862	206-381	541-606	1493-1715
1909	9	1-351	368-490	487-571; 1-58	1-281	382-536	607-667	1716-1909
1910	10	352-659	491-569; 1-17	59-170	318-581	537-576; 1-86	668-754	1910-2120
1910	11	1-346	18-122	171-305	582-862; 1-28	87-224	755-808	2121-2341
1910	12	347-695	—	306-324	—	225-372	809-886	2342-2533
Totals	.	3846	1252	1461	3064	1794	875	2485
Missing?	.	0	0	0	51	0	0	0

Film Number 1523259

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523259 is a continuation copy of parts of the Civil Register of Births from all seven parishes for the years 1910 to 1916, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers.

Year	No.	St. And.	Carr.	St. Dav.	St. Geo.	St. Joh.	St. Mar.	St. Pat.
1910	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1911	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1911	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1912	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1912	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1913	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1913	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1914	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1914	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1915	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1916	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1916	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals	.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

For now, those interested in seeking births for:

• August 1910 to December 1910 in Carriacou
• January 1911 through to June 1915 in All seven parishes
• January 1916 through to December 1916 in All seven parishes

you will need to consult FHL INTL Film 1523537 which holds the index to birth registers – five items 1 through 7 for 1900 to 1935.

Film Number 1523339

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523339 is a copy of parts of the Duplicate copy of Registers of Marriages from the church registers of all seven parishes for the years 1903 to 1910, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers.
Sadly the following is one of seven films that have not been transcribed (therefore there are no corresponding batch numbers).
For now, those interested in seeking marriages for this period will need to consult FHL INTL Film 1523362 which holds the index to general and special marriage registers – Volumes 1 through 3 for 1903 to 1932.

Film Number 1523352

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523352 is a continuation copy of parts of the Duplicate copy of Registers of Marriages from the church registers of all seven parishes for the years 1910 to 1918, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers.
Sadly the following is one of seven films that have not been transcribed (therefore there are no corresponding batch numbers).
For now, those interested in seeking marriages for this period will need to consult FHL INTL Film 1523362 which holds the index to general and special marriage registers – Volumes 1 through 3 for 1903 to 1932.

Film Number 1523353

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523353 is a continuation copy of parts of the Duplicate copy of Registers of Marriages from the church registers of all seven parishes for the years 1919 to 1922 and 1924 to 1928, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers.
For now, those interested in seeking marriages for this period will need to consult FHL INTL Film 1523362 which holds the index to general and special marriage registers – Volumes 1 through 3 for 1903 to 1932.

Film Number 1523361

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523361 is a continuation copy of parts of the Duplicate copy of Registers of Marriages from the church registers of all seven parishes for the years 1928 to 1934, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers. Another film that has not been transcribed.
This film contains thirteen items:

• Three items (1 to 3) – this contains the Duplicate Marriages registers for 1928 to 1930
• One item (4) – this contains the Duplicate Marriages registers for 1923
• Eight items (5 to 12) – this contains the General Marriages registers, Volumes 1 to 8 for 1903 to 1932
• One item (13) – this contains the Special Marriages register, Volume 1 to 1903 to 1934.

For now, those interested in seeking marriages for this period will need to consult FHL INTL Film 1523362 which holds the index to general and special marriage registers – Volumes 1 through 3 for 1903 to 1932.

Film Number 1523537

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523537 is a copy of parts of the Death registers from the church registers of all seven parishes (districts) for the years 1928 to 1934, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers.
This film contains two items. Sadly it is another one of seven films that have not been transcribed (therefore there are no corresponding batch numbers). The film contains:

• Items 12 to 14 – these contain the Death registers for all Parishes (districts) for 1871 and 1873 to 1874
• Itema 1 to 16 – these contain the Death registers for all Parishes (districts) for 1875 to 1890.

Film Number 1523656

Family History Library (FHL) film number 1523656 is a copy of parts of the Baptism, Confirmation, Bann, Marriage, and Burial registers from the Archdeaconry of Grenada in the Anglican Rectory registers (manuscripts) of the districts of St. Luke, St. Peter and St. Paul in the parish of St. George’s, Grenada for the years 1784 to 1971, currently with no corresponding to batch numbers.
St. Luke, St. Peter and St. Paul are considered ecclesiastical districts within the parish of St. George. The parish of St. George has jurisdiction over the entire civil district of St. George. The Anglican Church registers of baptisms and marriages for the years 1812 to 1815 includes records for the united parishes of St. George, St. John and St. Mark.
Unfortunately this film has not, as yet, been transcribed into the FamilySearch IGI database. However here is a list of its content which for now can be viewed from a Family History Centre after it has been ordered from the Utah main library: [2]

• Item 2 – Baptisms and burials for 1784 to 1804 (these are themselves a paper transcription)
• Item 1 – Baptisms, marriages and burials for 1806 to 1831
• Item 3 – Baptisms, marriages and burials for 1812 to 1815
• Item 4 – Baptisms, marriages and burials for 1816 to 1831 (transcription)
• Item 5 – Register of slaves baptisms and marriages for 1817 to 1834 (includes burials 1833-1834)
• item 6 – Baptisms and marriages for 1831 to 1837
• Item 7 – Baptisms, marriages and burials for 1837 to 1844
• Item 8 – Baptisms for 1844 to 1892
• Item 9 – Baptisms of the district of St. Luke for 1851 to 1884
• Items 10-11 - Baptisms for 1892 to 1932
• Item 12 – Confirmations for 1901 to 1931
• Items 13-14 – Marriages for 1844 to1930
• Item 15 – Marriages of the districts of St. Luke and St. Peter 1909 to 1933
• Item 16 – Banns for 1903 to 1931
• Item 17 – Special marriage register 1912 to 1942
• Items 18-19 – Burials 1844 to 1930
• Item 20 – District of St. Paul Marriages 1861-1902, Baptisms 1860-1895, and Burials 1861-1971

Example 1819 birth registration from 1523656:
Sample from Grenada Baptism Registers of records 1844-1892
See sample from Item 8 of Baptisms 1844-1892:

Sample from Grenada Baptism Registers of records 1844-1892

Also for a marriage registration in 1840 in the Parish of Saint George in Grenada:

Sample from Grenada Baptism Registers of records 1844-1892

Land Registers

Land Registry – Registers of land and property transactions before the Court of Common Pleas and the Supreme Court of Grenada, West Indies. The main body of the records is in English and covers the period 1764-1931; a French language series covers a period 1766-1904. [see films see: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/574884?availability=Family%20History%20Library]
Sample of item from film number 1563380:

Sample from Grenada Land Registers of records 1825-1834 (v. H5-O5)

Early French Registers

Thanks to the work done by the British Library under their Endangered Archive Projects initiated by the University of Manchester for the Grenada National Archive some 371 pages of records of early Baptisms, Marriages and Burials for Grenada covering the 1765 to 1797 which includes 20 pages of French marriages from 1765.

• St George Register of Baptisms, marriages and burials (1765)
• St George Register of Baptisms, marriages and burials (1765 - 1785)
• Gouvaye Register of Baptisms, marriages and burials (1779 - 1782)
• Gouvaye Register of Baptisms of Slaves (1780 - 1782)
• St Jacques Register of Baptisms, marriages and burials (1782)
• French Marriage Register (1765)

 

Author: Ric Greaves (2008)

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Grenada Heritage: Census

Grenada    Census

Contents French Census English Census Early List of officials Most Eminent Planters List 1679 Inhabitants and 1680 Census Census after 1834 Census after 1900 Slave registers (1817-1834) References

French Census

For those interested in Grenada during its two centuries (1650-1783) of French colonisation you will find few records remain. A tiny number, under great threat of destruction, are held in the archives on Grenada. The French Archives Nationales clearly state that Information pertaining to former French colonies is the responsibility of each overseas National Archive. This is because when Grenada was ceded to the British under the Treaty of Paris in 1783 the French administrative centre moved Martinique. Thus we find nothing prior to 1764, and a hiatus between 1779 and 1784.
A collection of censuses, land grants, and other documents for the former French colonies which includes some Grenada Census has been microfilmed in 1974. (FHL Collection FHL INTL 719969)

• Recensements statistiques 1669-1726 (Grenade)
• Etats des étrangers 1727-1749 (Grenade)

English Census

After 1783 when Grenada became a British colony, the majority of censuses for island were returned to London, England. These were in the form of head counts of varying information, most containing only simple details, like total population, the number of males, females and degrees of freedom. In more detailed censuses the population was broken down into sexes, age group, marital status, degrees of freedom, colour or race. These are to be found among the correspondence of the individual colonies, merely as a list or maybe with a printed demographic analysis.

Any of these census returns which remain in the island’s archives, if listing inhabitants, will be kept closed for 100 years.

Only one early British census for Grenada exists it is from 1772 and is a list of landholders, the number in the household, acreage, negros, types of crops & mills. UK National Archives (PRO reference CO 101/5, ff 147 – 15) ^[1]

Other records at the UK National Archives that might be of use are Petitions from prominent landowners, tax returns, and electoral registers. The returns for 1747-1873 are to be found 135 volumes of original correspondence and government gazettes for the individual colony. For Grenada census there is only 1763 Capitation Tax Rolls of people liable to pay tax on slaves. (PRO reference CO 101/1, ff 18-3, see also CO 318 and for correspondence after 1874 see CO 321)
Most colonies carried out fairly regular censuses throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Those from English Caribbean colonies taken in 1901 were printed in Parliamentary Papers (1905 session vol xii p1).

A popular misconception is that the records of the English colonies were returned to London, however these were considered domestic records (such as parish, civil registration, and probate records, plus court cases and deeds etc) and therefore were not of the sort of records usually returned to London. Although a quantity of pre-20th century correspondence to the Colonial Office has survived in the London Archives there are no Grenadian censuses for the 19th century. Further anything pertaining to a colony would most likely have beeb returned to the countries on gaining their independence.

Many early maps crudely identify plantation owners by name, and act as census substitutes for the years they were printed (1700, 1758, 1760-1765, 1775, 1779, 1793, 1816, 1823, 1851)   See also Maps.

Early List of officials

• List of officials at Grenada under French rule, with salaries
• Extract from capitation rolls of various “quarters”, showing individual tax-payers, with numbers of slaves and live stock belonging to each, amounts of taxes paid, etc. (1763)
• Naval officer’s lists for Fort Royal, Grenada (March 1762-March 1763)
• Naval officer’s lists for Grenada, inwards and outwards (20 January 1763-20 January 1764)

Most Eminent Planters List

• “A List of Names of Sundry Persons to whom Governor Scott granted Town Lots in the Town of St. George on the Island of Grenada”, with amount of each grant. 1766. Many other papers on land grants, including official forms.

• “A list of the Polls taken for the Assembly to be Convened for the Island of Grenada and the Grenadines the 15th day of December, 1767″, showing, for each parish, names of candidates and number of votes cast for each candidate by “natural born” and “new adopted” subjects.

The original list is kept in Colonial Papers, Vol. XXX, Nos. 42, 42 I., II., III. at the UK National Archives, Kew, England. Abstracts have been published:

1679 Inhabitants and 1680 Census

The original population listing of Grenada (1679-1680) is held by the UK National Archives (reference CO 1/44, no 47 i-xxii); a copy is available at the Grenada Department of Archives. The collection has been microfilmed: FHL Collection 1162149 Item 1

Census after 1834

• Census Grenada, 1844
• Coke, Charles Anthony Census of the British empire: compiled from official returns for 1861, [Grenada entries begins on page 234]
• Johnson, C. H. Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1891 with Graphic Tables and Notes Thereon. St. George’s, Grenada: [Government Printer], 1891.

Census after 1900

• Patterson, N. J. Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1901. St. George’s, Grenada: [Government Printer], 1902.
• Smith, G. W. Report on the 1911 Census of Grenada. St. George’s, Grenada: [Government Printer], 1911
• Garraway, D. J. Grenada. Report on the 1921 Census of Grenada. St. George’s: [Government Printer], 1921

Slave registers (1817-1834)

Not strictly censuses the slave registers list all slave holders and enslaved people in Grenada. These records of the Slave Registry and Slave Compensation Commission. The slave registers cover the period 1817-1834 and are arranged by parish, they include lists of slaves by owner with such information as name, age, where born, occupation and colour. After the first return most only show increases and decreases on the slave population but show births, deaths, gifts, sales, purchases and manumissions (grants of freedom). For slave owners they can show deaths, marriages and details of family members. Slaves were bequeathed, inherited and gifted to family, on marriage slaves were often given as dowry and the slaves of the wife were transferred to the husband.
The registers were compiled in 1817, 1820, 1823, 1826, 1829, 1831 and 1834. The registers for 1817, 1820 and 1834 list all slave holders and enslaved people the other registers only list changed in the slave population such as births, deaths, purchases, sales and manumissions.
The original compiled in Grenada is not known to survive but the duplicate set is held by the UK National Archives in the series T 71^[2]; digitised and indexed copy is available on Ancestry (free on registration).
The Grenada slave registers were established under the following acts:

• No 163 – An Act for Establishing a Registry of Negro and other Slaves in the Island of Grenada and its Dependencies, published 31 March 1817 (CO 103/11, fos 125-139)
• No 173 – An Act to amend an Act Entitled An Act for Establishing a Registry of Negro and other Slaves in the Island of Grenada and its Dependencies published 16 November 1818 (CO 103/11, fos 195-199)
• No 182 – An Act for continuing a Registry of Negro and other Slaves in the Island of Grenada and its Dependencies, published 3 December 1821 (CO 103/11, fos 240-261)

References

1. ↑ British Public Record Office (PRO) is now called the The National Archives of the UK.
2. ↑ For more information on the slave registers see the National Archives’ wiki

Ric Greaves (Mar 2008)

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Grenada Heritage: Church Directories

Grenada    Archives and Libraries
Church directories list church ministers, dioceses, and parishes. There currently is no annual directory that lists all of the ministers of Churches in Grenada. This is reproduced here to give access to churches in Grenada allowing you to contacted them for Family Research information:-

Contents Carriacou Parish Churches Saint David Parish Churches Saint Andew Parish Churches Saint George Parish Churches Saint John Parish Churches Saint Mark Parish Churches Saint Patrick Parish Churches

Carriacou Parish Churches

Church Name	Minister	Street	Town	Tel. Area (473)	Built/Est.
Anglican Church Schools-Secondary
Anglican Church Staff Room				440-8345
Anglican Primary School
Grenada Mission of Seventh Day Adventist
Anglican Church Bishop’s College				443-7946
Anglican Church Carriacou Rectory				443-7427	1964
Anglican Rectory		Fort Hill	Hillsborough	443-8576
Anglican Rectory (Hillsbrough)			Hillsborough	443-7427
Hillsborough Adventist Church			Hillsborough	443-6800	1903
Pentecostal Glad Tidings Assembly				443-7371

Saint David Parish Churches

Church Name	Minister	Street	Town	Tel. Area (473)	Built/Est.
Anglican Church St Andrew Rectory				442-7222
Anglican Secondary School				442-7542
Church of God 7th Day		Simon		438-3601
Church of God of Prophecy		Canal Road	Grenville	442-8203
Church of God Seventh Day		Simon		442-7182
Evangelical Church of the West Indies		Grand Bras		442-7316
Grace Reformed Baptist Church	Bain Godfrey	P.O. Grenville	Grenville	442-6799
Grenville Pentecostal		Lighthouse Grenville		442-7250
Holy Innocent Church		La Digue		442-7842
La Digue Pentecostal		La Digue		438-0635
La Poterie Pentecostal		La Poterie		442-6056
Mama Cannes Independent Baptist Church	Paster Michael Lambert	Grand Bacolet		444-1197
Marquis Pentecostal		Marquis		442-7624	May 1927
Marquis Pentecostal Church		Marquis		442-7624
Morne Longue Pentecostal		Morne Lounge		440-3609
New Testament Church (Birchgrove)		Birchgrove		438-4101
Pentecostal Evangel Tabernacle		Tuilleries		442-9820
Pentecostal Faith Tabernacle		Mirabeau		442-6056
Seventh Day Adventist (Advent Avenue)	P O Box 20	Grand Bras	Grenville	442-0302
Seventh Day Adventist (Grand Bras)		Grand Bras		442-7450
St Josephs Convent – Sisters Residence		Church Yard	Grenville	442-7004
St Martin’s De Porres Church		Crochu		444-6459
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church			Grenville	442-7825
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church			Grenville	442-7650
St. Giles Mt Carmel Anglican Church		St. Giles	Mt. Carmel	442-7821

Saint Andew Parish Churches

Church Name	Minister	Street	Town	Tel. Area (473)	Built/Est.
Ebenezer Pentecostal		Corinth		443-1811
Faith Pentecostal		Pomme Rose		443-1342
Faith Pentecostal Church		Pomme Rose		443-1342
Pentecostal God’s Lighthouse		Vincennes		444-7104
Seventh Day Adventist (Ballies Bacolet)		Ballies Bacolet		435-3069
Westerhall Berean Bible Church		Westerhall		443-2045	?1976

Saint George Parish Churches

Church Name	Minister	Street	Town	Tel. Area (473)	Built/Est.
Anglican Church Rectory – Office				440-2169	1825
Anglican Church St Paul’s Rectory		St. Paul’s		440-1007
Anglican Church St. George’s House				440-6282
Anglican High School		Tanteen		440-2100
Anglican Rectory (St. George’s)		Church Street		440-2169
Berean Bible Church (Pastors Res.)		Mt. Parnassus		440-2262	?1963
Bishop of St. Georges in Grenada		Church Street		443-5299
Bishop of St. Georges in Grenada (Caritas)		Church Street		435-5697
Bishop of St. Georges in Grenada (Fr Residence)		Church Street		440-2999
Bishop of St. Georges in Grenada (Grenada)		Morne Jaloux		435-0143
Bishop of St. Georges in Grenada (Mission Appeal)		Church Street		440-7350
Calliste Penticostal Church		Calliste		439-2909
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception		Upper Church Street		435-9808
Catholic Chancery		Church Street		440-2542
Catholic Diocesan Youth Council		Church Street		440-7325
Church of Christ (Grand Anse)		Mont Tout	Grand Anse	439-0826
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day (No FHC)		Grand Anse		439-7217	1985
Church of the Nazarene		Fontenoy		440-2807	1809
Church of the Open Bible (Calliste)		Calliste		444-4688
Church of the Open Bible (Grand Anse Valley)		Grand Anse Valley		439-3938
Church of the Open Bible (Happy Hill)		Happy Hill		440-7215
Church of the Open Bible (Head Office)		Springs		443-5032
Church of the Open Bible (Springs)		Springs		444-5225
Conference of Church Grenada		Grand Etang Road		440-9766
Evangelistic Centre		Market Hill		440-1433
Faith Independent Baptist Church	Pastor Oscar Reubin	Grand Mal		415-6530
First Church of Christ Scientist		L’Anse Aux Epines		444-3580
Grace Lutheran Church (WELS)	radloff@spiceisle.com	Woodlands		435-9886
Grenada Islamic Foundation		Calliste		409-2772	1994
Grenada Seventh Day Adventist Church		Archibald Avenue		435-2455
Independent Baptist Church	P.O. Box 1099	Grand Anse		440-0682
Maranatha Independent Baptist Church	Paster Denis Celestine	Back Street	Tempe	444-6139	1987
Mt. Moritz Anglican Church		Mt. Moritz		440-4457
New Testament Church of God (Lucas Street)		Lucas Street		440-9678
New Testament Church of God (National Office)		Beaulieu		440-9632
Pentecostal District Office St Paul’s	http://www.pawionline.org	St. Paul’s	St. George	440-1778
Pentecostal Evangelistic Centre		Market Hill	St. George	440-1433
Pentecostal Gateway Assembly		Calliste	St. George	439-2909
Pentecostal Harvest Time Assembly		Mt. Mortiz	St. George	435-7668
Pentecostal Latter Rain Revival Centre (LRRC)		Tempe	St. George	440-6291
Pentecostal New Life Chapel		Vendome	St. George	444-4152
Pentecostal People’s Church		St. Paul’s	St. George	440-3254
Pentecostal Sanctury of Praise		Marian	St. George	443-2332
Pentecostal Wallace Memorial		Annadale	St. George	440-5257
Presbyterian Church (Knox House Office)		Grand Etang Road		440-2436
Presbyterian Church (Manse)	nedeg@hotmail.ca	Tanteen Terrace		440-3367
Roman Catholic Bishop		Morne Jaloux		440-5254
Roman Catholic Bishop (Norton Hall Bldg)		Church Street		435-5698
Roman Catholic Bishop Res.		Church Street		435-7513
Seventh Day Adventist (Book Centre)		Church Street		440-2458
Seventh Day Adventist (St Pauls)		St. Paul’s		435-8212
St. Andrew’s Kirk (Scotts Kirk)					14 July 1833
St. David’s Anglican Church				435-8962
St. Davids And St. Pauls Anglican Churches	P O Box 2708	St. Paul’s		440-1007
St. George’s Intl Church of Christ	Lenworth Gordon			444-5261
St. George’s Methodist Church		Green Street		435-4944
St. George’s Anglican Junior				440-6027
St. George’s Anglican Senior				440-2229
St. Paul’s Anglican Church		St. Paul’s		443-1276
The Church in St. George’s		Happy Hill		440-1148	1818
Woodlands Berean Church		Woodlands		439-2572

Saint John Parish Churches

Church Name	Minister	Street	Town	Tel. Area (473)	Built/Est.
Anglican Church St John’s Pastoral Centre				437-0746
Anglican Church St John’s Rectory				444-8212
Anglican Rectory (Gouyave)			Gouyave	444-8212
Bethel Pentecostal			Grand Roy	442-7670
Church of the Open Bible (Gouyave)			Gouyave	444-9586
Elim Pentecostal			Gouyave	442-7670
Gouyave Berean Bible Church			Gouyave	437-1949
Spice Island Ministry (Light to the Nation Bible Church)				437-0555
St. John’s Anglican Church			Gouyave	444-8332

Saint Mark Parish Churches

Church Name	Minister	Street	Town	Tel. Area (473)	Built/Est.
Victoria Pentecostal			Victoria	444-9381

Saint Patrick Parish Churches

Church Name	Minister	Street	Town	Tel. Area (473)	Built/Est.
Anglican Church St Patrick Rectory				442-9249
Anglican Rectory (Sauteurs)			Sauteurs	442-9249
Pentecostal Hosanna Worship Centre		Chantimelle		442-1966
Pentecostal Temple of Deliverance		River Sallee		442-0964
Presbyterian Church (MacDonald College)		Marli		442-9244
Sauteurs Pentecostal			Sauteurs	442-9582
St. Patrick’s Anglican Church			Sauteurs	442-9414

Author: Ric Greaves (2008)

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Grenada Heritage: Cemeteries

Grenada    Cemeteries

Other than the ardent collections of grave and monument inscriptions produced by Vere Oliver (1861-1942) during his trips to the West Indies in 1913 and 1914 many Caribbean’s will have lost these snippets of information about their own families.

These words of Oliver written in 1927 are still true to this day:
“… records in the Islands are rapidly perishing, and require transcription, for which there is no money and no skilled staff. This is far from being a new complaint, for in the year 1714, my ancestor, Colonel the Hon. Richard Oliver, was appointed to inspect and report on the condition of the records … exactly 200 years later, I was engaged on the same work“.

Oliver’s further jottings from his island on a trips to the West Indies in 1913 and 1914:

• Oliver, Vere Langford. More Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones of the British West Indies. 1927; reprint: San Bernardino, Calif.: The Borgo Press, 1993. Digitised by FamilySearch Books Online. The Grenada dozen page section begins on page 199.

An earlier work, which covers many Caribbean islands, includes Grenada:

• Laurence-Archer, James. Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies from the Earliest Date with Genealogical and Historical Annotations, from Original, Local and Other Sources, Illustrative of the Histories and Genealogies of the Seventeenth Century … London: Chatto & Windus, 1875. FHL Film 283588; digital versions at DLOC; Internet Archive – both free. The two page Grenada section begins on 429 but there are no monument inscriptions.

Cemeteries

Because the islands of Grenada continues to be predominantly Protestant with over half the population following the Roman Catholic doctrines and about 14% more specifically Anglican (with the other third being variations of Protestant) the tradition of grave burials and cemeteries remain strong. However, it is not the tradition within Caribbean islands, as in other countries, to keep cemetery plans and plot identification and there are almost no tombstone index. A family may hold a tax ticket to prove ownership to a family plot – but as to whom is buried where or when is a fleeting record on the cement or more rare a headstone. Which is more usual are the memories of the children left behind – but all three are quickly ravaged by time and the harsh weather on the islands.
It is important to note that the tradition of “All Soul’s” in October remains strong and many family groups continue to remember (sic) those who have passed on by visiting their graves, holding a candle-night vigil, and even painting or cleaning the grave.

Just a tiny percentage of families remain Buddhist (usually from lines who originated from Calcutta, India).

There are no Military of non-Protestant cemeteries on the islands. The ancient burial grounds of so-called indigenous cultures no longer exists in any real sense and almost no one can claim lineage to this peoples.

The largest cemetery on Grenada is Saint George’s Cemetery. It is situated close to both the cruise liner terminal and the Queen’s Park sports stadium in St George’s. From the Port, follow Melville Street for about one kilometre, and then turn right into River Road, just beyond the large Funeral Society premises on the right hand side. The cemetery is divided into separate lower, middle and upper sections:

• the upper plot is north of River Road and covers 1.67 acres (over 6755.55 m² (72716.11 feet²).

• the middle and largest plot is south of River Road stretching up along the west side along Cemetery Hill and covers 4.36 acres (17651.81 m² or 190002.55 feet²)

• the lower plot lies south of the largest section in the fork of Church Street to its west and Cemetery Hill into Old Fort road to the north-east which covers 0.76 acres (3079.83 m² or 33151.07 feet²). This site is called Wilberforce Cemetery after William Wilberforce (1759–1833) in appreciation of great efforts by he and others in securing emancipation of the slave from 1838.

St. George’s Cemetery does contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War and three from the Second World War. The three Second World War graves are located in a single plot in the lower section of the cemetery, about 20 metres from the entrance close to the left hand boundary wall, which overlooks St George’s Bay. 

Also a single First World war grave is located in the central section, and is best reached via the entrance in Cemetery Hill Road opposite the La Qua and Sons funeral society premises. Head towards the palm tree at 1 o’clock to and about 40 metres from the entrance. The standard pattern headstone for Corporal Mercurious is about 5 metres to the right of the palm tree, its view blocked from any distance by the larger memorials surrounding it.

Other endangered cemeteries are the Carriacou cemetery, Mt. Airy cemetery in St. Paul’s and the church yard cemetery of St. Paul’s Anglican Church (the graves are literally sliding down an embankment into a ravine).

Author: Ric Greaves (Mar 2008)

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Grenada Genealogical Research

Contents 1 Getting started with Grenada research 2 Parishes 3 Research Tools 4 Genealogical Forum 5 Help Wanted 6 Featured Content 7 Did you know?

Getting started with Grenada research

Independent British Commonwealth nation on the southern most of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles Islands in the West Indies. Grenada is on the western edge of the Caribbean Sea, helping to separate it from the North Atlantic Ocean. Grenada lies about 120 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of Venezuela. See the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gj.html

Parishes

Saint George (city) | Saint George | Saint Andrew | Carriacou | Saint David | Saint John | Saint Mark | Saint Patrick.
_{† Carriacou is considered the seventh parish of its nearby parent island of Grenada.}

Research Tools

• (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
• (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
• Grenada Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Listing of all records collections for Grenada available on FamilySearch.org

Author: Ric Greaves (Mar 2008)

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Preservation: Restoration During Hurricane Season

During Hurricane Season

When once again hurricane season has officially begun, it means it’s time for everyone in affected areas to revisit their disaster recovery plans. If a your location makes it vulnerable to a possible storm surge, these plans will highlight in detail what actions the staff should take, in addition to covering the specifics of how important documents will be protected and retrieved after the disaster – usually with the help of a document restoration team.



If your department does not have a recovery plan in place, creating one should become an immediate priority. It’s also wise to develop a relationship now with a document restoration service that can assist in the recovery of important documents and records if the unthinkable were to happen.

Basics of a Disaster Recovery Plan

The most valuable asset to any group is its skilled staff. Because of this, it is of the utmost importance to formulate a communication plan for when a disaster occurs. Guaranteeing steadfast communication between the key players within any organisation will help tremendously during a time when the whole group is forced to continue day-to-day work at another location while the home workplace is sorted through.



In addition, it’s important to make sure all valuables on site are covered under the insurance policy. Finally, every disaster recovery plan should outline what steps to take to provide additional security for rare paper documents, as well as how to retrieve the critical information within them both during and after an emergency situation.

How Document Restoration Services can Help

A recent survey found that 55 percent of organisations have no formal disaster recovery plan that covers paper-based information. With the frequency of natural disasters increasing, document restoration services have become a beneficial resource for the many companies that find themselves victimized by a natural disaster.



Document scanning teams specialize in scanning paper documents and converting them to a digital format in order to allow visitors to retrieve them electronically if the physical copies are destroyed or simply inaccessible. In recent years, Libraries, Archives and Museums have become even more sophisticated by expanding their capability to scan documents in a variety of formats and sizes. By working with document restoration experts, organizations are able to decrease the amount of downtime required to get back to regular business operations, thus limiting excess revenue loss during the rebuild.

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Preservation: Tips Help Preserve History

Document Restoration Tips Help Preserve History

We all care about history and constantly think back on the past. As document restoration experts, we understand the poignancy and joy of looking back on familial archives, and as disaster recovery specialists, we appreciate the importance of protecting the crucial documents of a our past.



While we can all reflect on the past, we're able to plan for the future. By following the archive storage tips we’ve listed below, you can protect your most crucial documents from hazards such as floods and fires. Prevent the need for personal or business disaster recovery services by adhering to these suggestions.



Get organized. If you don’t know what you have, it’s difficult to prioritize items for top-notch archival storage. Don’t just toss Great Grandma Ruthie’s pioneer day diaries in with old bills; prioritize your most precious documents and store them separately.



Store documents in a dry, cool, dark area. Avoid keeping important documents in basements or attics, where they are liable to be damaged by mold growth. Attics see wide fluctuations in temperature, which leads paper to expand and contract, weakening it and they can be damaged by hurricanes. Ideally, your storage space should have a relative humidity of 45 percent and temperature under 70 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s best to store important papers flat, in a non-acidic container. Acid is one of paper’s worst enemies – it makes paper brittle and weak.



Protect important documents from sunlight. If you want to display your treasured item, protect it with UV-filtering glass.  All window glass to Libraries, Archives and Museums should be made with UV-filtering glass.



Remove rubber bands, staples and paperclips. These items can rip and harm documents over the long haul. If you must have some form of fasteners, choose stainless steel paperclips or staples. Delicate items can be preserved in a clear polyester sleeve or folder. Don’t use tape to fix repairs (unless it’s archival-quality, acid-free tape), and don’t laminate documents.



Separate newspaper clippings. Newspaper is highly acidic, so it should be stored separately from other archives. The best way to preserve newspaper clippings is to photocopy them onto acid-free paper.



Prevent pest infestation. Monitor your storage area and take steps to prevent pulp-loving bugs from eating your historical documents.



Do not touch! Oil and dirt may linger on your hands and can easily be transferred to documents, so handle archives with white cotton gloves only.



Some familial or professional documents are so important that they deserve professional protection. As business disaster recovery experts, we can help a family or business anticipate and stave off potential archive destruction. And if the unthinkable has already happened, we must be able to facilitate complete document restoration.

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Preservation: Document Restoration

What Sets Apart the Best Document Restoration

The quality of document restoration varies. Assuming that the basics are in place (the restoration experts know how to revive flood damaged books and how to dry wet documents without causing more damage, for instance), the following characteristics set apart the very best restoration people available today. If you’re into document restoration, we encourage you to print out this list and use it to vet potential restoration partners.



 



Best technologies in-house. Desiccant drying and vacuum-freeze drying are the two major technologies in document restoration. It behooves a restoration department to offer these technologies in-house. Leading restorers will also have innovated to create ideal restoration settings. For instance, you may have created a desiccant chamber that allows constant access to files while drying thousands of documents simultaneously. Finally, some may also provide on-site restoration services, but as you’d expect, this approach comes with a higher price.



Access to documents during restoration. As mentioned earlier, it is possible for document restoration teams offer access to files while they are being processed. Not all restorers offer this service, though, so be sure to ask about it when choosing a restoration partner.



Exceptionally strong insurance. True specialists understand the risks they take when handling documents and will carry excellent insurance to protect themselves and their clients.



Bandwidth for big projects. The document restoration field runs hot and cold; long stretches of normalcy are interrupted by huge disasters, when everyone is clamoring for restoration simultaneously. Well-positioned restoration teams prepare for this business model and become experts at scaling up to meet demand.



High security standards. Law firms, universities and schools are among your institutional clients of document restoration. Throw in the restoration of government documents and it’s easy to appreciate the sensitivity of your industry. Security is important, so but superior document restoration will have the forethought to design outstanding procedures.



Look for these qualities when selecting a company to help your firm after a fire, earthquake or flood. Damaged books, files and even parchments may all be restored with the help of an experienced firm.



 

Document Restoration for Vellum and Parchment

Most people have heard the terms vellum and parchment, but few know that these writing surfaces were originally made of animal skin. Parchment was originally any animal skin that had been readied for writing, while vellum referred specifically to “paper” made from calfskin. (Calf in Latin is vitulus.) Just as calfskin leather is categorized as a superior form of leather, vellum is the highest quality of parchment. Some steps in leather and parchment/vellum preparation are the same (removing hair, for instance), while others are unique. Leather is tanned and limed, while parchment is just limed. This means parchment often reacts to changes in humidity and is not waterproof. Business disaster recovery companies must be cognizant of these properties when providing parchment and vellum document restoration, as explained below.



 



Both parchment and vellum are prepared by removing skin from hair; stretching skin against a frame; and alternating between scraping, wetting and drying to create a smooth, durable writing surface. These materials were known to be durable, so they were reserved for the most important documents.

Parchment and Vellum Repair

Although writers in the Middle Ages praised parchment and vellum as capable of lasting a thousand years, damage sometimes occurred.



Repairing tears. Traditionally, vellum and parchment document restoration involved hand stitching any tears.  Today, gelatin or other animal-based products are often used to mend tears in parchment and vellum.



Flattening curls and creases. If the entire document requires flattening, document restoration experts may choose to place the document in a humidity chamber. Once the document has been thoroughly moistened, clips may be used to stretch if out. An even safer method is to flatten the document by hand and then attach it to a suction table with polyester strips, which are easy to remove once the document has dried.



When only one or two creases must be removed, an isopropyl alcohol mixture may be applied with a cotton swab directly to creases. Next, the business disaster recovery professional would pull on either side of the crease to gently flatten it by hand.



Replacing missing areas, or infilling. This most extreme form of parchment and vellum damage is also the trickiest to repair. Ragged edges and holes may be “infilled” with ground-up animal hide, silk cloth or Japanese paper inserts. Suction tables are often used for infilling as well.



 

Don’ts for Repairing Vellum and Parchment

Vacuum freeze-drying should be avoided. Parchment will not stand up to this repair method.



Avoid using starch paste, which creates a humidity imbalance and changes the structure of nearby parchment or vellum.



The disaster recovery experts should provide top-of-the-line parchment and vellum repair. Libraries and museums rely on your document restoration services to repair sensitive, significant documents. Unlike many disaster recovery departments, you should be equipped to provide both vacuum freeze drying (best for pulp-based paper) and desiccant drying (best for vellum and parchment). In addition to assisting libraries and museums that have already experienced a disaster, you'd help these institutions prepare by cataloging delicate documents; noting insurance carriers; and taking other steps to ensure fast, effective document restoration.



 



 

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