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Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Cornwall Record Office[edit | edit source]

Cornwall Record Office
Old County Hall
Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AY UK
Telephone: 01872 323 127
Email: cro@cornwall.gov.uk
Website: Record Office
Catalogue: Online catalogues

Cornwall Record Office (CRO) provides a professional archive service for Cornwall. Our main purpose is to preserve Cornwall's archives for the future and make them available for members of the public to access. Our records relate to the people, places and organisations of Cornwall. It holds a wide range of materials dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries.

Main article: Cornwall Record Office

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Cornish Studies Library[edit | edit source]

Cornish Studies Library
Alma Place
Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2AT UK
Telephone: 01209 216 760
Email: cornishstudieslibrary@cornwall.gov.uk
Website: Cornish Studies Library
Catalogue: Online catalogues

The Cornish Studies Library (CSL) specialises in helping those who are researching Cornwall or Cornish people. The wide ranging collections cover all subjects, from mining to modern art, from poetry to prehistory, and family history to farming. No membership is required and our service is free.

British Library[edit | edit source]

British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB UK
Telephone: 0843 208 1144
Internet sites and databases:

Internet site http://www.bl.uk/
Online catalogues
Bibliography of British and Irish biographies 1840-1940

The British Library has a range of resources relating to Cornwall with particular strengths in printed books, periodicals, newspapers, and maps (and the photographs and other visual images contained within them). Manuscripts, sound and archived websites of Cornish interest are also held and Cornish themes can also be researched using our extensive Electronic Resources.

Other Online Information[edit | edit source]

Royal Cornwall Museum
University of Leicester Special Collections Online - Cornwall

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-== Archives==
+== Record Offices ==
-'''Kresen Kernow (‘Cornwall Centre’)'''<br>
-Little Vauxhall<br>
+=== Cornwall Record Office ===
-Redruth TR15 1AS UK<br><br>
-Email: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk<br>
+'''Cornwall Record Office'''<br>
-Telephone number: 01209 614430<br>
+Old County Hall<br>
-*[https://kresenkernow.org/ Website]
+Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AY UK<br>Telephone: 01872 323 127<br>Email: {{email|cro@cornwall.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/cornwall-record-office/ Record Office]<br>Catalogue: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/online-catalogues/ Online catalogues]
-*[https://kresenkernow.org/learning/learning-from-home/discover-your-family-history/ Research family history]
-*[https://kresenkernow.org/our-collections/collections-guides/religious-records/ Religious records]
+:Cornwall Record Office (CRO) provides a professional archive service for Cornwall.  Our main purpose is to preserve Cornwall's archives for the future and make them available for members of the public to access. Our records relate to the people, places and organisations of Cornwall.  It holds a wide range of materials dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries.
-*[https://kresenkernow.org/our-collections/copies-and-research-service/ Copies and research services]<br>
-::These archives used to be housed at Cornwall Record Office in Truro and the Cornish Studies Library in Redruth.
+{{main|Cornwall Record Office}}
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-'''Cornish Archives Network (CAN)'''<br>
-Email: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk<br>
-[https://kresenkernow.org/about-us/can/ Website]<br>
-[https://kresenkernow.org/about-us/can/can-members-map/ CAN Members Map] (Clickable for contact information.)
-:CAN is a free thriving network of over 80 archive and heritage organizations across Cornwall. The group includes everyone from well-established community and professional archives to new small digital archives, archives within other institutions and local heritage and history groups.
 == Libraries ==
-[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/libraries-museums-and-archives/libraries/your-local-library/ '''Cornwall Libraries and contact information''']<br>
-<br>
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-'''Institute of Cornish Studies'''<br>
-University of Exeter (Cornwall Campus)<br>
-Environment and Sustainability Institute<br>
-Treliever Road<br>
-Penryn, Cornwall<br>
-TR10 9FE England<br>
-<br>
-[https://history.exeter.ac.uk/research/centres/ics/contact/ Contact information]<br>
-[https://history.exeter.ac.uk/research/centres/ics/ Website]
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-'''University of Leicester Special Collections Online'''<br>
-Email: specialcollections@leicester.ac.uk<br>
-[https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/ Website]<br>
-[https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/search/advanced Search Engine]
-::University of Leicester Special Collections Online provides free access to digital resources from the David Wilson Library, including "My Leicestershire History", [https://cdm16445.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll2 "Manufacturing Pasts"], [https://cdm16445.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll4 "Historical Directories"] and other material from its collections of rare books, images and archives.
-== Museums ==
+=== Cornish Studies Library ===
-*[http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/ '''Museums in Cornwall Website''']
-<br>
+'''Cornish Studies Library'''<br>
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+Alma Place<br>
-'''Royal Cornwall Museum'''<br>
+Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2AT UK<br>Telephone: 01209 216 760<br>Email: [mailto:cornishstudieslibrary@cornwall.gov.uk cornishstudieslibrary@cornwall.gov.uk]<br>
-River Street<br>
+Website: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/cornish-studies-library/ Cornish Studies Library]<br>Catalogue: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/online-catalogues/ Online catalogues]
-Truro, Cornwall TR1 2SJ UK<br>Telephone: 01872 272 205<br>Email: [mailto:enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk]<br>
-[http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/ Website]
+:The Cornish Studies Library (CSL) specialises in helping those who are researching Cornwall or Cornish people. The wide ranging collections cover all subjects, from mining to modern art, from poetry to prehistory, and family history to farming. No membership is required and our service is free.
-:Extensive collections range from Stone Age Cornwall to Contemporary Art, telling stories across cultures and also across the last ten thousand years.
-==Civil Records Offices==
+=== British Library ===
-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.
-<br>
+'''British Library'''<br>
-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/cnw.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cornwall].
+Euston Road<br>
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+London NW1 2DB UK<br>Telephone: 0843 208 1144<br>
-[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-service/ '''Cornwall Registration Service''']<br>
+Internet sites and databases:<br>
-[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-offices/ '''Registration Offices Contact Information''']<br>
+*Internet site [http://www.bl.uk/ http://www.bl.uk/]<br>
-Telephone: 0300 1234 181<br>
+*[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/listings.htm Online catalogues]<br>
-Email: registration@cornwall.gov.uk<br>
+*Bibliography of [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/microform/britirishbio/biog.html British and Irish biographies 1840-1940]<br>
-[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-service/family-history/ '''Family History''']
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+[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/europe/uk/cornwallcoll/cornwall.html The British Library] has a range of resources relating to Cornwall with particular strengths in printed books, periodicals, newspapers, and maps (and the photographs and other visual images contained within them). Manuscripts, sound and archived websites of Cornish interest are also held and Cornish themes can also be researched using our extensive Electronic Resources.<br><br>
-The Isles of Scilly has its own council government and it not listed in the Contact Information of the Cornwall Council.<br>
-<br>
+=== Other Online Information ===
-'''Isles of Scilly Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/ '''Royal Cornwall Museum''']
-Council of the Isles of Scilly<br>
+*[http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/search/collection/p16445coll4/searchterm/Cornwall/field/place/mode/exact/conn/and/order/nosort University of Leicester] Special Collections Online - Cornwall
-Town Hall<br>
-St Mary’s<br>
+{{Place|Cornwall|Archives and Libraries}}
-Isles of Scilly<br>
+{{England Archives and Libraries}}
-TR21 0LW England<br>
-<br>
-Telephone: 0300 1234 105<br>
-Email: enquiries@scilly.gov.uk<br>
-[https://scilly.gov.uk/ceremonies-registration Website]<br>
-[https://scilly.gov.uk/ceremonies-registration '''Family History''']
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-The '''Cornwall Family History Society''' also has a wide range of indexes, census records and other material as well as a comprehensive store of local and background information.
-<br>
-'''Cornwall Family History Society'''<br>
-Lemon Street<br>
-Truro<br>
-Cornwall<br>
-TR1 2LS, UK<br>
-<br>
-Email: secretary@cornwallfhs.com<br>
-Telephone: 01872 264044<br>
-[https://www.cornwallfhs.com/ Website]
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-{{Place|Cornwall}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
-[[Category:Cornwall, England]]
+[[Category:Cornwall Archives and Libraries]]
 [[Category:Counties of England]]