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 [https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/family-history-getting-started/ Family History]<br>
 [https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/church-registers/ Church Registers]
+:Derbyshire Record Office provides the archive service for the County of Derbyshire, City of Derby and Diocese of Derby.
 == Libraries ==
+[https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/find-your-local-library/find-your-local-library.aspx '''Find Your Local Library''']<br>
-=== Derby Local Studies and FamilySearch Library  ===
+[https://www.inderby.org.uk/libraries/our-libraries/ '''Derby (city) Library Guide''']
+----
-'''Derby Local Studies and FamilySearch Library'''<br>Riverside Chambers<br>Full St.<br>Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3AF UK<br>Telephone: 1332 642240<br>
+'''Derby Local Studies and Family History Library'''<br>Riverside Chambers<br>Full St.<br>Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3AF UK<br><br>Telephone: 1332 642240<br>
 Email: [mailto:localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.derby.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/derby-libraries/local-studies-library/ Derby Local Studies Library]
+[https://www.inderby.org.uk/libraries/our-libraries/derby-local-studies-and-family-history-library/ Website]
+----
-:The Local Studies library is your place to research local and family history.
+'''Chesterfield Local Studies Library'''<br>
+Chesterfield Library<br>
+New Beetwell Street <br>
+Chesterfield <br>
+Derbyshire S40 1QN<br>
+UK<br>
+<br>
+Telephone: 01629 533 400<br>
+Fax: 01246 209304<br>
+Email: chesterfield.library@derbyshire.gov.uk<br>
+Text: 07792 697826<br>
+[https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/local-studies/local-studies-libraries/chesterfield-local-studies/chesterfield-local-studies-library.aspx Website]<br>
+[https://apps.derbyshire.gov.uk/applications/chesterfield-family-history-search/ Chesterfield and districtfamily history surname search]
 == Museums ==
+For a long list of Derbyshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Derbyshire List of museums in Derbyshire] in Wikipedia.
-=== Derby Museum and Art Gallery ===
+----
 '''Derby Museum and Art Gallery'''<br>The Strand<br>Derby, Derbyshire DE1 1BS UK<br>Telephone: 01332 641901<br>Email: [mailto:info@derbymuseums.org info@derbymuseums.org]<br>
-Website: [https://www.derbymuseums.org/visit/museum-art-gallery Derby Museum and Art Gallery]
+[https://www.derbymuseums.org/visit/museum-art-gallery Website]
+:Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library. The collection includes a gallery displaying many paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections.
-:Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library. The collection includes a gallery displaying many paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections. The Art Gallery was opened in 1882.
+==Civil Registration 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 smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
-For a long list of Derbyshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Derbyshire List of museums in Derbyshire] in Wikipedia.
+*[https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/community/births-deaths-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/register-offices/register-offices-in-derbyshire.aspx Register Offices in Derbyshire] open to the public by appointment only.
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 [[Category:Derbyshire, England]]
 [[Category:Counties of England]]