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== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
'''Brecon | *[https://en.powys.gov.uk/libraries '''Powys County Libraries'''] | ||
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'''Brecon Library (Y Gaer)'''<br> | |||
Glamorgan Street<br> | |||
Brecon<br> | Brecon<br> | ||
LD3 | Powys<br> | ||
LD3 7DW UK<br> | |||
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Email: ygaer@powys.gov.uk<br> | |||
Tel: 01874 623346<br> | Tel: 01874 623346<br> | ||
[https://en.powys.gov.uk/breconlibrary Website]<br> | |||
Email:<br> | [https://www.facebook.com/breconlib/ Facebook] | ||
::y Gaer is a cultural hub and home to the Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery, and Brecon Library. Providing community and educational spaces and a cafe. | |||
== Museums == | |||
*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/1693/Museum-Contacts '''Powys County Museums'''] | |||
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'''Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery'''<br> | |||
y Gaer<br> | |||
Glamorgan Street<br> | |||
Brecon, LD3 7D UK<br> | |||
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Phone: 01874 624121<br> | |||
Email: brecknock.museum@powys.gov.uk <br> | |||
[https://www.storipowys.org.uk/y-gaer Website]<br> | |||
[http://www.facebook.com/yGaerPowys Facebook] | |||
::It unites the classical Shire Hall, containing the refurbished Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery and its remarkable Victorian court room, with a new Brecon Library, education and community rooms and a cafe. | |||
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''' | '''The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon) (Amgueddfa Gatrodol y Cymry Brenhinol (Aberhonddu))'''<br>The Barracks<br>Brecon, Powys LD3 7EB UK<br><br>Telephone: 01874 613310<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:info@royalwelsh.org.uk info@royalwelsh.org.uk]<br>[https://royalwelshmuseum.wales/ Website] | |||
::On display at the museum, for all to see, is one of the finest collections of military artefacts. These tell the story of a regiment that has participated in many of the great events of British History in the last 300 years. | |||
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'''Tretower Court and Castle'''<br> | |||
Tretower<br> | |||
Crickhowell, NP8 1RF UK<br> | |||
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Telephone: 03000 252239<br> | |||
Email: Tretowercourt@gov.wales<br> | |||
[https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/tretower-court-and-castle#overview Website] | |||
----- | ::This wonderful group of medieval buildings is one of the most rewarding discoveries in Wales. | ||
== | ==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). | ||
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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''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/bre.html Civil Registration districts in Brecknockshire] between 1837 and 1974. | |||
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Sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available. Visit or correspond with:<br> | |||
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:: | *[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/2497/Find-offices-and-opening-times '''Find Register Offices'''] | ||
*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/2545/Apply-for-Family-History-Certificates '''Apply for Family History Certificates'''] | |||
::All the registers for births, deaths and marriages which took place in Powys from 1837 onwards are now held at the Registration Office in Llandrindod Wells. If you're finding out about your family history, you can order copies of these certificates. | |||