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::Dorset History Centre holds parish registers for 300 different parishes around Dorset. The registers contain records of baptisms, marriages and burials around the county. To check we have the registers for the parish you are interested in please [https://archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/ '''search our catalogue'''] or view our [https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/35024/285064/Parish+registers+held+by+the+Dorset+History+Centre.pdf/ae9d4e24-8134-ca73-52e5-78869a0ca982 '''full list of parish registers.'''] Our [https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/35024/285064/Dorset+History+Centre+-+Guide+to+Parish+Registers.pdf/0c9967ea-b54d-fd60-80d4-9e4d8f33a483 '''guide to parish registers'''] gives more details on how to use parish registers and is designed to help you make the most of the archives held at the History Centre. | ::Dorset History Centre holds parish registers for 300 different parishes around Dorset. The registers contain records of baptisms, marriages and burials around the county. To check we have the registers for the parish you are interested in please [https://archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/ '''search our catalogue'''] or view our [https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/35024/285064/Parish+registers+held+by+the+Dorset+History+Centre.pdf/ae9d4e24-8134-ca73-52e5-78869a0ca982 '''full list of parish registers.'''] Our [https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/35024/285064/Dorset+History+Centre+-+Guide+to+Parish+Registers.pdf/0c9967ea-b54d-fd60-80d4-9e4d8f33a483 '''guide to parish registers'''] gives more details on how to use parish registers and is designed to help you make the most of the archives held at the History Centre. | ||
:The Dorset History Centre brings together two services – the Dorset Record Office and Dorset County Local Studies Library. The centre is the archives service and local studies library for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. | :The Dorset History Centre brings together two services – the Dorset Record Office and Dorset County Local Studies Library. The centre is the archives service and local studies library for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. | ||
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'''Poole History Centre'''<br> | |||
Poole Museum Service<br> | |||
4 High Street<br> | |||
Poole, Dorset, BH15 1BW, UK<br> | |||
Telephone: 01202 128 888<br> | |||
Email: localhistory@bcpcouncil.gov.uk<br> | |||
[http://www.poolemuseum.org.uk/research/poole-history-centre/ Website]<br> | |||
[http://www.poolehistory.org.uk/ Poole History Online]<br> | |||
:The History Centre is part of Poole Museum and is a rich resource centre about Poole's heritage. It has resources for all aspects of local history research in an extensive library supported by microfilmed and digitized material. | |||
:Resources: | |||
:*Maps and charts - Historic maps show the growth of the town from the sixteenth century up to the 1960s. | |||
:*Newspapers - Over 200 years of newspaper coverage and press cuttings from the past 50 years. | |||
:*Photographs - Thousands of photographs show how the area has changed over the past century. | |||
:*Oral histories - Listen to personal accounts of the D-Day landings, stories of home life, ice-cream making and fishing. | |||
:*Books - Subjects cover the local history of Poole and genealogical research. | |||
==Libraries== | ==Libraries== | ||