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records.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through census records, court records, deeds, naturalization records, military records, ship passenger lists as well as birth, marriage, and death records.

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  • 1940s and 1950s Ledger

    This 1940s and 1950s Ledger contains the purchase records of dozens of Saint Martiners. Take a look to find family members and discover what they were buying 75 years ago.

  • ARCHIVES NATIONALES D’OUTRE-MER (ANOM)

    The Archives nationales d'outre-mer in Aix-en-Provence is a branch of the Archives Nationales of France that documents the French colonial empire.

  • FAMILYSEARCH RESEARCH WIKI | SAINT MARTIN

    The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online genealogical guide created and maintained by FamilySearch, a non-profit organization. It contains links to genealogy databases, websites, other resources, research strategies, and genealogical guidance to assist in the search for your ancestors. Articles included are locality pages for countries around the world and topic pages that include pertinent genealogy record types explaining how to use the record, what it contains, and how to find it.

  • SHIPINDEX.ORG: A VESSEL RESEARCH DATABASE

    ShipIndex.org simplifies vessel research. Whether you’re a genealogist, a maritime historian, a researcher, or just curious, we can help you learn more about the ships that interest you. We tell you which maritime resources, such as books, journals, magazines, newspapers, CD-ROMs, websites, and online databases mention the ships that interest you. We enhance these references by noting which ones include illustrations or crew and passenger lists, and where you can find or purchase the resource.

  • SlaveVoyages

    The SlaveVoyages website is a collaborative digital initiative that compiles and makes publicly accessible records of the largest slave trades in history. Search these records to learn about the broad origins and forced relocations of more than 12 million African people who were sent across the Atlantic in slave ships, and hundreds of thousands more who were trafficked within the Americas. Explore where they were taken, the numerous rebellions that occurred, the horrific loss of life during the voyages, the identities and nationalities of the perpetrators, and much more.

  • WIEWASWIE

    CBG | Center for Family History in The Hague is the owner of WieWasWie.nl. CBG is the national center for knowledge, documentation and publicity for genealogy and heraldry in the Netherlands.

collections.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through our collection of diverse genealogical resources.

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  • ANCESTRY MESSAGE BOARDS | CARIBBEAN

    Ancestry message boards contain over 25 million posts on more than 198,000 boards.

  • ANCESTRY MESSAGE BOARDS | CARIBBEAN

    Ancestry message boards contain over 25 million posts on more than 198,000 boards.

  • DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN

    The Digital Library of the Caribbean is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean & circum-Caribbean.

  • THE EARLY CARIBBEAN DIGITAL ARCHIVE

    The Early Caribbean Digital Archive is an open access collection of pre-twentieth-century Caribbean texts, maps, and images. Texts include travel narratives, novels, poetry, natural histories, and diaries that have not been brought together before as a single collection focused on the Caribbean. The materials in the archive are primarily authored and published by Europeans, but the ECDA aims to use digital tools to "remix" the archive and foreground the centrality and creativity of enslaved and free African, Afro-creole, and Indigenous peoples in the Caribbean world.

  • HISTORY HUB

    History Hub is a research support community for everyone, including genealogists, historians, and citizen archivists.

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CEMETERIES + MEMORIALS.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through cemetery records, grave records, tombstone inscriptions, and funeral booklets.

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  • FIND A GRAVE | ST. MARTIN

    Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials or add photos, virtual flowers and a note to a loved one's memorial. Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world.

HISTORIC IMAGES.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through early photographs, studio portraits, and historic landscape images.

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  • SOUTHEAST ASIAN & CARIBBEAN IMAGES (KITLV) | UNIVERSITAIRE BIBLIOTHEKEN LEIDEN

    The KITLV image collection holds photographs, prints and drawings that were acquired by The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV). Housed at Leiden University Libraries since 2014, as part of the KITLV library collection.

    The biggest part of the image collection consists of photographs. Around 1890 the KITLV started collecting photographs for the purpose of documenting the image of the Dutch East and West Indies in all their facets, such as landscapes, town views, architecture, and life under indigenous and Dutch rule and so forth.

  • St. Martin Image Collection

    The St. Martin Image Collection features photos and postcards of St. Martin dating back over 100 years. Find landscapes that inspire memories and more.

  • VIVID-PIX

    Easy-to-use software that helps you fix your pics and documents fast! Free to try - no credit card required.

HISTORIC MAPS.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through historic maps.

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  • David Rumsey Map Collection | Saint Martin

    The David Rumsey Map Collection was started over 35 years ago and contains more than 200,000 maps. The collection focuses on rare 16th through 21st century maps of North and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, globes, wall maps, school geographies, pocket maps, books of exploration, maritime charts, and a variety of cartographic materials including pocket, wall, children's, and manuscript maps. Items range in date from around 1550 to the present.

  • OLD MAPS ONLINE | Saint Martin

    Our mission is to give old maps a new life in the online world via the Old Maps Online search catalog that allows visitors to explore and discover the beauty of historical maps depicting a past geographical place of their interest.

cultural institutions.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through libraries, museums, historical societies, and community cultural centers dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Caribbean culture.

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  • GÉNÉALOGIE ET HISTOIRE DE LA CARAÏBE

    Créée en janvier 1989, Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe réunit des personnes et des associations qui s'intéressent aux familles et à l'histoire des Antilles et de la Guyane.

    L'association a pour champ d'action les pays baignés par la Mer des Caraïbes, en particulier les îles tant de langue espagnole qu'anglaise et française principalement Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Saint Martin, Marie-Galante, Saint Barthélemy, la Désirade, les Saintes et les anciennes possessions françaises comme Saint Christophe (actuelle Saint Kitts), Saint Domingue (actuelle Haïti) ou Sainte Lucie.

  • Les Fruits de Mer

    Les Fruits de Mer is a French non-profit association based in Grand Case, Saint-Martin. This association aims to raise awareness and promote ecology, culture and heritage.

books.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through our collection of books for beginners, research guides, records guides, case studies, memoirs, family histories, oral histories, and photography collections.

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BLOGS.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through history, culture, and genealogy blogs.

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  • Van Romondt West Indian Branch

    Welcome to the family tree website of the "History of the ancestors and descendants of the van Romondt family, West Indian Branch Sint Maarten, Dutch Caribbean.

social media.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through social media discussion forums, networks, groups, and pages.

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  • CARIBBEAN GENEALOGY | FACEBOOK

    This group is for sharing resources and assisting with research relating to Caribbean ancestry and history.

  • CARIBBEAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH COMMUNITY | FACEBOOK

    Welcome to the Caribbean Research Community! This group was created to give people researching the region a place to ask questions, collaborate, and share research with one another.

  • GENEALOGICAL TRANSLATIONS | FACEBOOK

    Genealogical Translations was established to provide amateur family researchers a place to have their genealogical documents translated. We are a global volunteer group whose members help other members by offering free translation of their genealogical documents such as vital records, postcards, obituaries, and more, in languages including – Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and many others!

  • Histoire Caraïbe | Instagram

    Compte dédié à l’histoire des Antilles/Caraïbes (archives, héritage) : indigènes, africains, asiatiques, européens, arabes…

  • HODGE Heritage in (British, French, Dutch) West Indies-Caribbean | Facebook

    Family Tree & ‘open forum’ for sharing family dates & names for West Indies Caribbean heritage.

  • Rovelet, Tondu & Tackling Heritage | Facebook

    French & Dutch West Indies historic picture sharing.

  • Vlauns Around the World! | Facebook

    We are a very special few! Vlaun is not a popular name, so it is highly likely we are all related!

    If you are a Vlaun or any of your parents are a Vlaun, or perhaps your last name is a varient of Vlaun as described below, please let us know by joining this group!

GENEALOGY VIDEOS + TUTORIALS.

Uncover the rich lives of your St. Martin ancestors through tutorials, lectures, roundtable discussions, and genealogy webinars.

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  • INTRODUCTION TO AFRO-CARIBBEAN GENEALOGY RESOURCES WITH SHARON WILKINS

    Learn how to trace your Afro-Caribbean ancestors from the West Indies, including Barbados, Jamaica, and other places. Presented by Sharon Wilkins, President of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society - New York.

  • Caribbean Ancestry Guide: Getting Started | Island Ancestors

    Use the strategies and hints in this video to trace your Caribbean ancestors. Before you know it you'll be on location just like on 'Who Do You Think You Are.' West Indian family history research is challenging but NOT impossible.

  • Caribbean Ancestry: Myths and Misconceptions | Island Ancestors

    Myths and Misconceptions are holding you back from tracing your Caribbean Ancestors. Challenge your assumptions and take your research forward.

    In this video, I dispel four common myths about West Indian family history.

  • Tracing My Caribbean Ancestry - Reasons to do Genealogy! | Islands Ancestors

    How I traced my Caribbean ancestors back to the 18th century! The process of working on my family tree has helped me grow tremendously. Now I want to help you trace your Caribbean ancestors as far back as you can!

  • Researching Female Ancestors of the Caribbean | FamilySearch

    In this video, Researching Female Ancestors of the Caribbean, Sharon Tomlin delves into ways we can research African-Caribbean female ancestry. Encouraging dialogue across the generations to understand the pioneers of the past and to discover the pioneers within their own family.

    This presentation was part of RootsTech Connect 2021.

  • BlackProGen LIVE! Ep 84: Getting Started with Caribbean Genealogy

    Learn tips, tricks, and more for researching ancestry in the Caribbean! Special guest, Anaisa Bayala.

  • Exploring the Early Caribbean Digital Archive: A Treasure Trove for Family and Historical Research | DIS A FI MI HISTORY PODCAST

    In this episode, we delve into the rich world of the Early Caribbean Digital Archive (ECDA) with the insights of Professors Nicole Aljo and Elizabeth Dillon, alongside their dedicated team.

    We explore the origins and objectives of the ECDA, a publicly accessible archive platform that houses a vast collection of pre-20th century Caribbean materials. Learn about their mission to decolonize and democratize knowledge by surfacing hidden narratives, such as those of enslaved individuals, embedded within historical texts.

    The team also shares their experiences and methodologies in curating and digitizing these invaluable resources, offering a glimpse into some fascinating exhibits like Obeah practices and Jamaican Heirs. Discover how you can navigate the archive, contribute to ongoing projects, and even use these resources for family research and educational purposes.

    Join us for a compelling discussion on the importance of preserving and accessing Caribbean history, both for understanding our past and informing our present.

  • On their terms: black women subverting the plantation economy in the Caribbean | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

    This paper draws on a Black feminist lens to read against the silencing violence of the slavery archives and reveal a dynamic (if sometimes controversial) and creolizing process of identity formation of free and enslaved Black women who, through resistance and/or accommodation, subverted the socio-political structures of colonial power and negotiated their place in the plantation economies of the Caribbean. Peggy incorporates archival and archaeological methods alongside intersectional theory to reveal an alternative narrative of Atlantic enslaved and free communities.

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  • Sabine Maronnier Généalogiste Professionnelle

    Recherches Généalogiques Familiales, Historiques et Sous-traitance successorale, en France et à l'étranger sur demande.

    Professional Genealogist for Family Genealogical Research, History and Inheritance Subcontracting, in France and abroad on request.

    Genealogista profesional para la investigación genealógica familiar, la historia y la subcontratación de herencias, en Francia y en el extranjero a pedido.

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