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==Archives==
== Record Offices ==
'''Derbyshire Record Office'''<br>New Street<br>Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3FE UK<br><br>Telephone: 1629 538347<br>Email: [mailto:record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk  record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk]<br>Postal address: Derbyshire Record Office, c/o County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG UK<br>
 
[http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/?VD=recordoffice Website]<br>
=== Derbyshire Record Office  ===
[https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record-office/records/catalogue/catalogue.aspx Catalogue]<br>
 
[https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/family-history-getting-started/ Family History]<br>
'''Derbyshire Record Office'''<br>New St.<br>Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3FE UK<br>Telephone: 1629 538347<br>Email: [mailto:record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk  record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk]<br>
[https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/church-registers/ Church Registers]
Website: [http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/?VD=recordoffice Derbyshire Record Office]
:Derbyshire Record Office provides the archive service for the County of Derbyshire, City of Derby and Diocese of Derby.
 
:The Derbyshire Record Office combines both the archives and local studies services, bringing Derbyshire's fascinating past to life for residents, visitors and students.
 
:The Derbyshire County Council has a [http://recordoffice.wordpress.com/ Derbyshire Record Office blog].


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
[https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/find-your-local-library/find-your-local-library.aspx '''Find Your Local Library''']<br>
 
[https://www.inderby.org.uk/libraries/our-libraries/ '''Derby (city) Library Guide''']
=== Derby Local Studies and Family History Library ===
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'''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>
'''Derby Local Studies and Family History Library'''<br>Riverside Chambers<br>Full St.<br>Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3AF UK<br>Telephone: 1332 642240<br>
Email: [mailto:localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk]<br>
Email: [mailto:localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk]<br>
[https://www.inderby.org.uk/libraries/our-libraries/derby-local-studies-and-family-history-library/ Website]
Website: [http://www.derby.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/derby-libraries/local-studies-library/ Derby Local Studies Library]
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'''Chesterfield Local Studies Library'''<br>
:The Local Studies library is your place to research local and family history.
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 ==
== 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.
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.
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'''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>
[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.
==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.
*[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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Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Derbyshire Record Office[edit | edit source]

Derbyshire Record Office
New St.
Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3FE UK
Telephone: 1629 538347
Email: record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk
Website: Derbyshire Record Office

The Derbyshire Record Office combines both the archives and local studies services, bringing Derbyshire's fascinating past to life for residents, visitors and students.
The Derbyshire County Council has a Derbyshire Record Office blog.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Derby Local Studies and Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Derby Local Studies and Family History Library
Riverside Chambers
Full St.
Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3AF UK
Telephone: 1332 642240
Email: localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk
Website: Derby Local Studies Library

The Local Studies library is your place to research local and family history.

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Derbyshire museums, go to List of museums in Derbyshire in Wikipedia.