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Directories
There are a number of old directories which contain varying detail. Those which are out of copyright will be transcribed and placed in our Directories page.  Permission will be sought for the remainder.  They are not huge tomes like those we are familiar with today, which are useful for weighing things down. Some are very small indeed and may prove impossible to photograph, in which case they will have to be transcribed on site and that will take some time. We would aim to eventually have the whole runs of the directories transcribed.

Monumental inscriptions
We hope to work alongside BACSA to further their existing work in Burma, which coincides neatly with our own aims. We are prepared to mount expeditions to cemeteries that are away from the well-trodden tourist areas. In many cases this work can be carried out in conjunction with our Register Book project outlined below.
Myanmar National Archives
From the records detailing the holdings of the RG1 series (Colonial Period) in the MNA we have created our own database of files which we believe to contain biographical material. A list of names is now available.

Below are a few samples of this unique material
1)  Application for Myookship - 1886 - (1MB)
2)  Withdrawal of Firearms from Europeans or Eurasians - 1912 - (228KB)
3)  Next of Kin (Officers of the Indian Army) - 1921 - (244KB)
4)  The Naturalisation of Haik Matthew Gregory - 1922 - (129KB)

Church Registers

Picture
Church register - weather damage
Extensive collections of church registers still survive in Burma
though many are in a decaying state due to a
cidic inks, insects and Cyclone Nargis.






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