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Email: [mailto:archives@exploreyork.org.uk archives@exploreyork.org.uk]<br>
Email: [mailto:archives@exploreyork.org.uk archives@exploreyork.org.uk]<br>
Website: [https://www.exploreyork.org.uk Explore York Libraries & Archives]
Website: [https://www.exploreyork.org.uk Explore York Libraries & Archives]
:We have a wide variety of resources available to support your family history research, whether you’re just beginning and are looking for a place to start or have been researching your family tree for a while and are looking for something specific.


==== Great Ayton Discovery Centre ====
==== Great Ayton Discovery Centre ====
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'''Barnsley Archives'''<br>Barnsley Archives and Local Studies Department<br>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council<br>Barnsley Central Library<br>Shambles Street<br>Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2JF UK<br>Telephone: 01226 773950<br>Email: [mailto:archives@barnsley.gov.uk archives@barnsley.gov.uk]<br>
'''Barnsley Archives'''<br>Barnsley Archives and Local Studies Department<br>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council<br>Barnsley Central Library<br>Shambles Street<br>Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2JF UK<br>Telephone: 01226 773950<br>Email: [mailto:archives@barnsley.gov.uk archives@barnsley.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.experience-barnsley.com/archives-and-discovery-centre Barnesley Archives and Discovery Centre]
Website: [http://www.experience-barnsley.com/archives-and-discovery-centre Barnesley Archives and Discovery Centre]
:Barnsley Archives and Local Studies collects, preserves and makes available the documentary heritage of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. Contained in secure and environmentally-controlled stores are thousands of boxes of archives donated by individuals, families and organisations, charting the history of the borough from the 12th to 21st centuries.


==== Doncaster Archives  ====
==== Doncaster Archives  ====
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'''Doncaster Archives'''<br>King Edward Road<br>Balby<br>Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 0NA UK<br>Telephone: 01302 859811<br>Email: [mailto:doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk]<br>
'''Doncaster Archives'''<br>King Edward Road<br>Balby<br>Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 0NA UK<br>Telephone: 01302 859811<br>Email: [mailto:doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/localstudies Doncaster Archives]
Website: [http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/localstudies Doncaster Archives]
:Our archives and local studies services collect, preserve and provide access to a comprehensive collection of historical and contemporary information relating to the town of Doncaster, its metropolitan district and some adjacent areas.  We have expertise in the interpretation of historical information and statistics, and are always ready to lend whatever assistance the researcher might require, regardless of subject matter.


==== Rotherham Archives  ====
==== Rotherham Archives  ====
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'''Rotherham Archives'''<br>Archives and Local Studies Service<br>Rotherham Central Library<br>Walker Place<br>Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 1JH UK<br>Telephone: 01709 823616<br>Email: [mailto:archives@rotherham.gov.uk archives@rotherham.gov.uk]<br>
'''Rotherham Archives'''<br>Archives and Local Studies Service<br>Rotherham Central Library<br>Walker Place<br>Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 1JH UK<br>Telephone: 01709 823616<br>Email: [mailto:archives@rotherham.gov.uk archives@rotherham.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/info/200062/libraries/718/archives_and_local_history Rotherham Archives]
Website: [http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/info/200062/libraries/718/archives_and_local_history Rotherham Archives]
:The Archives and Local Studies service collects, preserves and makes available documents and publications covering all aspects of life in the borough from the earliest times to the present day.


==== Sheffield Archives  ====
==== Sheffield Archives  ====
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'''Sheffield Archives'''<br>52 Shoreham Street<br>Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4SP UK<br>Telephone: 0114 2039395<br>Email: [mailto:archives@sheffield.gov.uk archives@sheffield.gov.uk]<br>
'''Sheffield Archives'''<br>52 Shoreham Street<br>Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4SP UK<br>Telephone: 0114 2039395<br>Email: [mailto:archives@sheffield.gov.uk archives@sheffield.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives Sheffield Archives]
Website: [https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives Sheffield Archives]
:We provide a range of resources, materials and advice for those researching their family history.  We hold documents and records relating to ancestors that may have serviced in World War One, local Parish records from 1538, birth, marriage and death records, trade directories 1774-1974, workhouse registers 1838-1930, census returns 1841-1911 and more.  The wide range of materials available can help you to build up and complete your family history and learn more about your roots and the changing dynamics of your family over the years.


=== WEST YORKSHIRE  ===
=== WEST YORKSHIRE  ===
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'''York Library'''<br>Library Square<br>York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK<br>Telephone: 1904 552800<br>
'''York Library'''<br>Library Square<br>York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK<br>Telephone: 1904 552800<br>
Email: [mailto:archives@exploreyork.org.uk archives@exploreyork.org.uk]<br>
Email: [mailto:archives@exploreyork.org.uk archives@exploreyork.org.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.https://www.exploreyork.org.uk/archives/our-collections/ York Library]  
Website: [www.https://www.exploreyork.org.uk/archives/our-collections/ York Library]  


=== SOUTH YORKSHIRE  ===
=== SOUTH YORKSHIRE  ===
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