The Caribbean

Map of the Caribbean. Source:Wikipedia image

The Caribbean is a vast array of islands, formerly collectively known as the West Indies. Each island has its own specific culture. Although produce and exports vary, many of these islands export varieties of fruit, namely bananas, mango and pineapples, to countries the world over. The music of the Caribbean is now internationally recognised and loved in the Western World, and ranges from the traditional pans (steel drums) to the more contemporary reggae and ragga. However, the Caribbean’s main source of income is now tourism, thanks to its wonderful climate and the fact that it boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

General Links

• How To Trace Your Caribbean Roots- A Case Study

• Tracing Caribbean Roots

• Slave Trade Archives

• British Afro-Caribbeans Have Found The Roots of Their Family Trees, Following a Ground-breaking Genetic Investigation

• The Caribbean

• The CaribbeanGenWeb Project General Page

• Caribbean Roots: Caribbean Ancestry and Heritage

• CARSURDEX Caribbean Surname Index

• Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink Information on indigenous peoples of the Caribbean

• Caribbean Genealogy Country Resources

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bermuda

Anguilla

• Welcome to the Anguilla Genealogy Project

• Anguilla Library Service/ Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Antigua and Barbuda

• Welcome to Historic Antigua and Barbuda

• Museum of Antigua & Barbuda / Antigua National Archives/ Registrar General

• A Mailing List For Anyone With a Genealogical or Historical Interest in Antigua and Barbuda

• Slave Compensation Claims

Bahamas

• Bahama Islands Gen Web Project

• Bahamas Historical Society / Nassau Public Library / Bahamas Department of Archives / Registrar General

• African Ancestry in The Bahamas

Bermuda

Birth & Marriage 1866 - Present; Death Records 1865 - Present

Government Administration Building,

30 Parliament St.

Hamilton, 5-24,

BERMUDA

• Bermuda Genealogy & History

• Bermuda Historical Society / St. George's Historical Society / Bermuda Archives

• British Army in Bermuda From 1776 to 1977

Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands

Barbados

• Discovering Barbados

• Barbados Museum & Historical Society / Barbados Department of Archives / Registration Department / National Library Service

• A Mailing List For Anyone with a Genealogical Interest in the Independent State of Barbados

Belize

• Belize Library Service /Archives Department / Registrar General

British Virgin Islands

• Welcome to the British Virgin Islands Genealogy Project

• British Virgin islands Library Services Department / Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Cayman Islands, Cuba, Domenica, Grenada

Cayman Island

• Welcome to the Cayman Islands Genealogy Project

• Cayman Islands National Archives / Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Cuba

• Resources For Those Searching For Their Cuban Roots

• Cuba - Institute del Libro / Museo de la Habana

• University of Miami's Cuban Heritage Collection

Dominica

• Dominica Genealogy Project

• República Dominicana (Site in French)

• Dominica - Public Library / National Documentation Centre / General Registrar

• Dominican Republic -Archivo General de la Nacion / Biblioteca Nacional / Instituto Dominicano de Genealogia

Grenada

• Grenada Genealogy Project

• Grenda - Registrar General / Public Library /National Archives

Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica

Guadeloupe

• GuadeloupeGenWeb (site in French)

• Guadeloupe - Archives Departementales de la Guadeloupe / Archives Departementales de la Guyane

Guyana

• Guyana - Ministry of Education and Cultural Development / National Archives of Guyana / National Library / General Register Office

Haiti

• Haiti Genealogy (site in French)

• Haiti- Bibliotheque Nationale d'Haiti / Centre de Documentation / Institut Haitiano-Americain / Universite de L'Etat d'Haiti

Honduras

• Honduras- Archivo Nacional de Honduras / Asociacion de Bibliotecarios / Biblioteca Nacional de Honduras

• Utila

Jamaica

• Jamaica

Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico

Martinique

• Martinique Genealogy (site in French)

• Martinique - Archives Departinentales de la Martinique / Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane

Montserrat

• Montserrat Gen Web Project

• Montserrat- Public Library / Registrar General

Netherlands Antilles

• Netherlands Antilles GenWeb

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico (site in French)

• Puerto Rico Mailing List

Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines,

St. Kitts-Nevis

• St. Kitts-Nevis Genealogy

• Nevis- Nevis Archives/ Library / Nevis Historical and Conservation Society

• St Kitts & Nevis- National Archives / Registrar General

St. Lucia

• St. Lucia Genealogy Project

• St Lucia- National Archives / Registrar (of Civil Status) to The Supreme Court

St. Vincent & The Grenadines

• St. Vincent & The Grenadines Gen Web Project

• St Vincent- St Vincent and The Grenadines Archives Department / Director of Libraries / Kingstown Public Library/ Registrar General/ Chief Archivist

• St Vincent and The Grenadines Ancestry

Trinidad & Tobago,Turks & Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands

Trinidad & Tobago

• Trinidad & Tobago

• Trinidad & Tobago- National Archives / The Registrar General of Trinidad / The Registrar General's Office of Tobago / National Heritage Library / The University of the West Indies

Turks & Caicos Islands

• Turks & Caicos Islands Gen Web Project

• Turks & Caicos- Turks and Caicos National Museum / The Registrar's General Office

Virgin Islands

• US Virgin Islands Gen Web Project

• Virgin Islands- Department of Health / Department of Conservation and Cultural Affairs / Northeast National Archives

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