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:The Library contains about 30,000 books and pamphlets printed before 1900, and an expanding collection of some 20,000 books and serials published in the 20th and 21st centuries. The Collections are particularly rich in books on church history, older theology, national and local history, travel, natural science, medicine and the anti-slavery movement. | :The Library contains about 30,000 books and pamphlets printed before 1900, and an expanding collection of some 20,000 books and serials published in the 20th and 21st centuries. The Collections are particularly rich in books on church history, older theology, national and local history, travel, natural science, medicine and the anti-slavery movement. | ||
=== Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies === | |||
'''Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies'''<br>79-82 Northgate<br>Canterbury, Kent CT1 1BA UK<br>Telephone: 01227 768664<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:enquiries@ihgs.ac.uk enquiries@ihgs.ac.uk]<br> | |||
Website: [http://www.ihgs.ac.uk Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies] | |||
:Promotes training in all aspects of family history, including heraldry | |||
* [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre] - archive for parish registers of Medway and north-west Kent. Houses special collections on Charles Dickens, Chatham Dockyard and Medway’s naval history | * [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre] - archive for parish registers of Medway and north-west Kent. Houses special collections on Charles Dickens, Chatham Dockyard and Medway’s naval history | ||