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== The National Archives and Libraries  ==

'''The National Archives.'''  

The National Archives collects records of the central government (such as parliamentary papers) and law courts from 1086 to the present. These records provide a wealth of information for the family researcher but are best used after you have gathered information elsewhere. You must have a reader’s ticket to use this collection. The staff does not do research but will usually do brief searches if you supply enough information. You can write to this office at the following address:[[Image:The National Archives, England.jpg|thumb|right|The National Archives]]

National Archives<br>Ruskin Avenue, Kew<br>Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU<br>England  

Web site: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/?source=home<br>

A [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ catalogue] showing the records housed by The National Archives is online.  

For other helpful guides to The National Archives, see:  

Bevan, Amanda, and Andrea Duncan. Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office. 4th edition. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1995. (FHL book 942 A5p no. 19 1995)  

Cox, Jane. New to Kew?: a first time guide for family historians at the Public Record Office, Kew. Kew, England: Public Record Office, 1997. (FHL book 942 D27cjn)  

Information is also accessible through the [[Www.genuki.org.uk|GENUKI]]Web site at:

'''London Family History Centre (Formerly known as Hyde Park Family History Centre)'''<br>64-68 Exhibition Road<br>London, England SW7 2PA<br>020-7589-8561<br>Web site http://www.londonfhc.org

<br> Old site http://www.hydeparkfhc.org  

The London Family History Centre (FHC) is one of the more than 4500 centres owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes referred to as the Mormon Church). There are more than 100 in the U.K. The London FHC has an onsite collection of more than 50,000 microfilms from the Salt Lake City (Utah) Family History Library collection and these are primarily records of the U.K., Ireland, and locations where the British were, e.g. The Caribbean. Other microfilms can be ordered from the Family History Library Catalog on http://www.familysearch.org for a small charge. The London FHC also has 25 computers for patron use with websites such as FamilySearch, FreeBMD, GENUKI, and subscriptions to Ancestry, The National Archives, FindMyPast, and others. Running on the internal server and available on each of its computers are databases including the British Vital Records Index - 2nd Edition, the 1881 British Census, the 1881 Canadian Census, the 1880 U.S. Census, the Scottish Church Records database (10 million names indexed from parish registers before Civil Registration started in Scotland), the Mormon Immigration Index, the Pedigree Resource File, and others. The FHC provides a series of free Family History talks on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM with the schedule posted on the website under Events. The FHC is open to the public without having to make an appointment and without charge, except for printing or ordering microfilms. South Kensington is the nearest tube stop and the FHC is directly across the street from the Science Museum and Imperial College. See the website for their opening hours, their catalogue of resources, the schedule of events and talks, a map showing the location and tube and bus stops, and a list of the other Family History Centres in the U.K.  

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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ www.genuki.org.uk] GENUKI is a cooperative effort by many genealogical and historical societies to list databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for parishes and counties.