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== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
'''Cheshire | '''Cheshire Archives and Local Studies'''<br>Duke Street<br>Chester, Cheshire CH1 1RL UK<br><br>Telephone: 1244 972574<br>Email: [mailto:recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/family-history/family-history.aspx Website]<br> | ||
[http://archives.cheshire.gov.uk/search-and-shop/search-and-shop.aspx Databases] | [http://archives.cheshire.gov.uk/search-and-shop/search-and-shop.aspx Databases] | ||
:*The Cheshire Archives & Local Studies service identifies, collects and cares for archives and publications that are the evidence of Cheshire communities’ lives past and present. We deliver access for all to our collections for information, learning and enjoyment and work to make sure archives survive so that future generations will be able to do the same. | |||
:*We are a shared service of '''Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East Councils'''. The service is also responsible for delivering the archives service for '''Warrington''' and '''Halton''' boroughs. | |||
== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
*[https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/libraries '''Cheshire and West Cheshire Libraries'''] | *[https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/libraries '''Cheshire and West Cheshire Libraries'''] | ||
*[https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/libraries.aspx '''East Cheshire Libraries'''] | *[https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries/libraries.aspx '''East Cheshire Libraries'''] | ||
*[https://www.warrington.gov.uk/libraries '''Warrington Libraries'''] | |||
*[https://library.haltonbc.info/opening-times/ '''Halton Libraries'''] | |||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
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:This museum records the social, cultural and industrial history of west Cheshire. It was formerly known as the Salt Museum, reflecting its early focus on the history of salt extraction, a local industry dating back to Roman times. The museum was renamed Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse in 2010 as its remit now extends to cover the broader history of the area and also the history of the building itself as a former workhouse. It is part of the [http://westcheshiremuseums.co.uk West Cheshire Museums]. | :This museum records the social, cultural and industrial history of west Cheshire. It was formerly known as the Salt Museum, reflecting its early focus on the history of salt extraction, a local industry dating back to Roman times. The museum was renamed Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse in 2010 as its remit now extends to cover the broader history of the area and also the history of the building itself as a former workhouse. It is part of the [http://westcheshiremuseums.co.uk West Cheshire Museums]. | ||
==Civil Records Offices== | ==Civil Records Offices== | ||
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ website] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the more | The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ website] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | ||
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Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts''' and their parishes | Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts''' of Cheshire and their parishes, see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/CHS.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cheshire]. | ||
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