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'''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br>
'''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br>
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<span style="Color:DarkViolet">'''The territory covered by pre-1974 Denbighshire, today consists of parts of Flintshire, Denbighshire, and Wrexham.''' </span>
===North East Wales Archives===
===North East Wales Archives===
'''North East Wales Archives''' is a joint service for Denbighshire and Flintshire archives.<br>
'''North East Wales Archives''' is a joint service for Denbighshire and Flintshire archives.<br>
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== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
 
*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/leisure-and-tourism/libraries/libraries.aspx '''Denbighshire local libraries''']
'''Broughton Library'''<br>119 Broughton Hall Rd<br>Broughton CH4 0QQ UK<br>Telephone: 1244 533727<br>
*[https://aura.wales/libraries/find-a-library/ '''Flintshire local libraries''']
Email: [mailto:broughton.library@flintshire.gov.uk broughton.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
*[https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/your-local-library '''Wrexham local libraries''']
Website: [http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles/Lifelong-Learning/Libraries/Broughton-Library.pdf Broughton Library]
 
'''Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery'''<br>The Precinct<br>Buckley CH7 2EF UK<br>Telephone: 01244 549210<br>
Email: [mailto:buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [https://artuk.org/visit/venues/buckley-library-museum-and-gallery-6872 Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery]
 
'''Connah's Quay Library'''<br>Wepre Dr<br>Connah's Quay<br>Deeside CH5 4HA UK<br>Telephone: 1352 703730<br>
Email: [mailto:connahs.quay.library@flintshire.gov.uk connahs.quay.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles/Lifelong-Learning/Libraries/Connahs-Quay-Library-and-Learning-Centre.pdf Connah's Quay Library]
 
'''Gladstone's Library'''<br>Church Lane<br>Hawarden CH5 3DF UK<br>Telephone: 1244 532350<br>Email: [mailto:enquiries@gladlib.org enquiries@gladlib.org]<br>
Website: [https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/ Gladstone's Library]
 
'''Mold Library & Museum'''<br>Earl Rd<br>Mold CH7 1AP UK<br>Telephone: 1352 754791<br>Email: [mailto:mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/ Mold Library & Museum]
 
== Museums ==
== Museums ==
*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Arts-and-Museums/Arts-and-Museums.aspx '''Denbighshire Museums''']
*[https://aura.wales/heritage/museum-displays/ '''Flintshire Museums''']
*[https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+wrexham&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums+in+wrexham&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.10386j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Wrexham museums''']


'''Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery'''<br>The Precinct<br>Buckley CH7 2EF UK<br>Telephone: 01244 549210<br>
Email: [mailto:buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [https://artuk.org/visit/venues/buckley-library-museum-and-gallery-6872 Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery]
:Buckley Museum tells the story of the town of Buckley, primarily through the history of its potteries.
'''Mold Library & Museum'''<br>Earl Rd<br>Mold CH7 1AP UK<br>Telephone: 1352 754791<br>Email: [mailto:mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/ Mold Library & Museum]
:The Mold Museum is on the first floor with displays showing the development of Mold as a market town and two rooms re-creating Victorian novelist Daniel Owen’s study and tailor’s shop.
==Civil Registration Offices==
==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).  
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/den.html Registration Districts in Denbighshire]  
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/fln.html Registration Districts in Flintshire]  
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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>
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://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Registration-Service/Registration-Service.aspx Flintshire Register Offices]
*[https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Registration-Service/Certificates2.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Flintshire]
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*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/contact-us/council-offices/register-offices.aspx Denbighshire Register Offices]
*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/contact-us/council-offices/register-offices.aspx Denbighshire Register Offices]
*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/births-marriages-and-deaths/copy-certificates.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Denbighshire]  
*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/births-marriages-and-deaths/copy-certificates.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Denbighshire]  
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*[https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Registration-Service/Registration-Service.aspx Flintshire Register Offices]
*[https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Registration-Service/Certificates2.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Flintshire]
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*[https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/wrexham-register-office Wrexham Register Office]
*[https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/wrexham-register-office Wrexham Register Office]
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