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== Archives ==
== Archives ==
*For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the '''[[Northern Ireland Archives and Libraries]]''' page.<br>
 
*For FamilySearch images and indexes of Ireland records found in archives, see [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list?ec=region%3AIreland%2CplaceId%3A1927084%2Cregion%3AUnited%20Kingdom%20and%20Ireland&fcs=placeId%3A1927084&offset=10 '''Ireland Historical Collections'''] and [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?page=1&place=260460 '''Images: Country Armagh, Ireland]'''.
'''British Newspaper Archive (County Armagh)'''<br>Website: [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?newspaperTitle=Armagh%2520Guardian British Newspaper Archive (County Armagh)]
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Northern Ireland is divided into 11 districts for local government purposes. In Northern Ireland, local councils do not carry out the same range of functions as those in the rest of the United Kingdom. Their functions include planning, waste and recycling services, leisure and community services, building control and local economic and cultural development. Therefore, these districts do not maintain archives and libraries.<ref>"Local government in Northern Ireland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland, accessed 31 March 2023.</ref>
'''Community Archives and Heritage Group (Northern Ireland)'''<br>Website: [http://www.communityarchives.org.uk/content/archives/northern-ireland Community Archives and Heritage Group (Northern Ireland)]
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'''County Armagh Genealogy Archives'''<br>Website: [http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/armagh/index.htm County Armagh Genealogy Archives]
 
'''Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Armagh)'''<br>Website: [http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/ Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Armagh)]
 
'''The Irish Archives (County Armagh)'''<br>Website: [http://www.theirisharchives.com/counties/view/20/Armagh The Irish Archives (County Armagh)]


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
'''Cultural Heritage Service Library, Armagh'''<br>1 Markethill Road<br>Armagh Regional Administration Centre<br>Armagh BT61 7EB<br>Northern Ireland<br><br>Telephone: 028 3752 7851<br>
 
'''Armagh City Library'''<br>2 Market Street<br>Armagh BT61 7BU UK<br>Telephone: 028 3752 4072<br>Email: [mailto:armagh.library@librariesni.org.uk armagh.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Armagh-City-Library.aspx Armagh City Library]
 
'''Bessbrook Library'''<br>22 Church Road<br>Bessbrook BT35 7AQ UK<br>Telephone: 028 3083 0424<br>Email: [mailto:bessbrook.library@librariesni.org.uk bessbrook.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Bessbrook-Library.aspx Bessbrook Library]
 
'''Brownlow Library'''<br>3 Brownlow Road<br>Craigavon BT65 5DL UK<br>Telephone: 028 3834 1946<br>Email: [mailto:brownlow.library@librariesni.org.uk brownlow.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Brownlow-Library.aspx Brownlow Library]
 
'''Irish and Local Studies Library'''<br>39c Abbey Street<br>Armagh BT61 7EB UK<br>Telephone: 028 3752 7851<br>
Email: [mailto:armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
Email: [mailto:armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
[https://www.librariesni.org.uk/resources/cultural-heritage/cultural-heritage-collections/cultural-heritage-service-library-armagh/ Website]
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Services/Heritage/Pages/Irish-and-Local-Studies-Library-Armagh.aspx Irish and Local Studies Library]
:The resources available in the library document all aspects of Irish life and learning from earliest times to present day, with particular emphasis on the local area: County Armagh, South Down, South and East Tyrone and bordering counties in the Republic. Topics covered include religion, politics, sports and the arts. Highlights in the collection include large sections on literature (in English and Irish), history, politics and travel.
 
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'''Keady Library'''<br>3 Bridge Street<br>Keady BT60 3TA UK<br>Telephone: 028 3753 1365<br>Email: [mailto:keady.library@librariesni.org.uk keady.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
'''Cultural Heritage Service Library, Newry'''<br>
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Keady-Library.aspx Keady Library]
Newry City Library<br>
 
79 Hill Street<br>
'''Lurgan Library'''<br>1 Carnegie Street<br>Lurgan BT66 6AS UK<br>Telephone: 028 3832 3912<br>Email: [mailto:lurgan.library@librariesni.org.uk lurgan.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
Newry BT34 1DG<br>
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Lurgan-Library.aspx Lurgan Library]
Northern Ireland<br>
 
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'''Moira Library'''<br>21A Backwood Road<br>Moira, Craigavon BT67 0LJ UK<br>Telephone: 028 9261 9330<br>
Phone: 028 3026 4683<br>
Email: [mailto:moira.library@librariesni.org.uk moira.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Moira-Library.aspx Moira Library]
Email: newry.heritage@librariesni.org.uk<br>
 
[https://www.librariesni.org.uk/media/kgxndkmn/newry-heritage-leaflet.pdf HERITAGE COLLECTION NEWRY CITY LIBRARY Leaflet]
'''Philip B. Wilson Local History Reference Library'''<br>Waterside House<br>Annaloiste Road, Oxford Island<br>Craigavon BT66 6NJ UK<br>Telephone: 028 3831 1669<br>
:The collection in Newry City Library includes books on Irish history, local studies and family history. Also available are historical maps of Counties Down and Armagh covering the County series (1830s to 1950s) and a selection of local newspapers on microfilm.
Email: [mailto:museum@craigavon.gov.uk museum@craigavon.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.craigavonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/museum.html Philip B. Wilson Local History Reference Library]<br>
:The Crossle Papers archive of handwritten notebooks and scrapbooks dates from the early 1900s and was compiled from information in local newspapers. Although the notebooks were originally compiled for personal use rather than for formal research purposes, they do contain valuable information about prominent families in the Newry area. the Francis Crossle Manuscript Collection on the Newry area, including some 200 notebooks compiled by Dr. Crossle containing histories of families in the Newry area.
Website #2: [https://discovernorthernireland.com/The-Philip-B-Wilson-Local-History-Reference-Lurgan-Craigavon-P37086/ Philip B. Wilson Local History Reference Library]
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'''Armagh Robinson Library'''<br>
:The library has almost 6,000 local history reference books on topics such as traditions and customs, archaeology, transport, social history, agriculture, inland waterways, researching family history, place names, and townlands. It has two unique collections of Quaker and Methodist books, and archaeological and local history journals including a complete set of 'Review', the biennial journal of Craigavon Historical Society. It also has a collection of Ordnance Survey maps and some photographic collections available for consultation; these focus on the history and development of the Craigavon area.
43 Abbey Street<br>
 
Armagh BT61 7DY<br>
'''Portadown Library'''<br>24-26 Church Street<br>Portadown BT62 3LQ UK<br>Telephone: 028 3833 6122<br>Email: [mailto:portadown.library@librariesni.org.uk portadown.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
Northern Ireland<br>
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Portadown-Library.aspx Portadown Library]
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Phone: (028) 3752 3142<br>
'''Richhill Library'''<br>1 Maynooth Road<br>Richhill BT61 9PE UK<br>Telephone: 028 3887 0639<br>Email: [mailto:richhill.library@librariesni.org.uk richhill.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
Fax: (028) 3752 4177<br>
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Richhill-Library.aspx Richhill Library]
Email: ArmROBLib@aol.com<br>
 
[https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/ Website]<br>
'''Tandragee Library'''<br>84 Market Street<br>Tandragee BT62 2BP UK<br>Telephone: 028 3884 0694<br>Email: [mailto:tandragee.library@librariesni.org.uk tandragee.library@librariesni.org.uk]<br>
:This library houses more than 20,000 volumes including the Archbishop's personal collection of books on early Irish history and heraldry.  The manuscript collection has many items of Irish interests including land and tithe records.
Website: [https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Tandragee-Library.aspx Tandragee Library]
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'''Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Library and Archive'''<br>
15 Moy Road<br>
Armagh, BBT61 7LY<br>
Northern Ireland<br>
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Phone: (028) 3752 2981<br>
Fax: (028) 3751 1944<br>
Email: ofiaichlibrary@btinternet.com<br>
[https://www.ofiaich.ie/ Website]<br>
[https://www.ofiaich.ie/archive-collections Archive Collections]<br>
[https://www.ofiaich.ie/library-search Library catalogue search]
:The library houses a collection of some 20,000 books, 450 periodicals, manuscripts, art and artefacts, maps, microforms, photographs and recordings focusing on Irish history, church history, Irish language and literature, local history, especially the Archdiocese of Armagh, Irish sport, and the Irish overseas.  Of special genealogical interest are the library's reference sources and supplementary information.
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'''Philip B. Wilson Local History Reference Library'''<br>
'''Craigavon Museum'''<br>Waterside House<br>Annaloiste Road, Oxford Island<br>Craigavon BT66 6NJ<br>Northern Ireland<br><br>Telephone: 028 3831 1669<br>
Email: [mailto:museum@craigavon.gov.uk museum@craigavon.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.rascal.ac.uk/institutions/craigavon-museum-services-craigavon-historical-society/philip-b-wilson-library Website]<br>
:The library has almost 6,000 local history reference books on topics including researching family history, place names, and townlands. It has two unique collections of Quaker and Methodist books, and archaeological and local history journals including a complete set of 'Review', the biennial journal of Craigavon Historical Society.  
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'''Randal Gill Library'''<br>
The North of Ireland Family History Society <br>
[https://www.nifhs.org/branches/ NIFHS Branches]<br>
[https://www.nifhs.org/ Website]<br>
[https://www.nifhs.org/resources/irish-books/clans-and-family-histories-biographies/ Clans, Biographies, Family Trees and Names]<br>
[https://www.nifhs.org/resources/miscellaneous-records/index_to_family_trees/ Family Trees and Books about Families]<br>
:Many Members contribute to our Transcribing and Indexing Projects. Some compilations of records, as books or CDs, are available in our online Shop. The Transcribed Records fall into the categories: Church Records, Graveyard Records and Newspaper Records. Many of these are only available in the Library.
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Local libraries may have collections relating to families--newspaper clippings, donated family histories, published local histories, not ubiquitous but worth checking. The largest library in a district might serve some archive functions.
*[https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/ '''Find A Library''']


== Museums ==
== Museums ==
*[https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+armagh+county&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums+in+armagh+county&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l4j33i15i22i29i30.12663j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Armagh  Museums''']
 
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'''Armagh County Museum'''<br>The Mall East<br>Armagh BT61 9BE UK<br>Telephone: 028 3752 3070<br>
'''Armagh County Museum'''<br>The Mall East<br>Armagh BT61 9BE<br>Northern Ireland<br><br>Telephone: 028 3752 3070<br>
Email: [mailto:sarah.millsopp@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk sarah.millsopp@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk]<br>
Email: [mailto:sarah.millsopp@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk sarah.millsopp@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk]<br>
[https://visitarmagh.com/places-to-explore/armagh-county-museum/ Website]<br>  
Website: [https://visitarmagh.com/places-to-explore/armagh-county-museum/ Armagh County Museum]<br>
[https://visitarmagh.com/places-to-explore/armagh-county-museum/research-geneology/ Research and Genealogy]<br>
Website #2: [https://discovernorthernireland.com/Armagh-County-Museum-Armagh-P2835/ Armagh County Museum]
:Armagh County Museum has an extensive reference library and archive offering a wide range of research material, as well as more than 6000 books we have an extensive photographic, map and manuscript collection.  
 
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:The unique character of the Museum’s architecture makes it one of the most distinctive buildings in the city. Opened in 1937 as Ireland’s first County Museum, its collections capture centuries of stories relating to the people who lived, worked, and had connections with this famous city and historic county.
'''Newry and Mourne Museum'''<br>Bagenal's Castle<br>Castle Street<br>Newry County Down BT34 2BY<br>Northern Ireland<br><br>Telephone: 028 3031 3182/07554 772 523<br>
 
Email: [mailto:museum@nmandd.org museum@nmandd.org]<br>[https://discovernorthernireland.com/Newry-and-Mourne-Museum-Bagenal-s-Castle-Newry-P11080/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/NewryAndMourneArtsMuseum/ Facebook]
'''Craigavon Museum'''<br>Waterside House<br>Annaloiste Road, Oxford Island<br>Craigavon BT66 6NJ UK<br>Telephone: 028 3831 1669<br>
:The Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the material relating to the culture, heritage, and history of Newry and Mourne. Facilities include a Reading Room for local and family history research.
Email: [mailto:museum@craigavon.gov.uk museum@craigavon.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.craigavonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/museum.html Craigavon Museum Services]<br>
Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonMuseumServices/ Craigavon Museum Services]
 
:The objectives of Craigavon Museum Services are to collect, conserve, interpret, and exhibit those artefacts which illustrate the social and industrial history of the Craigavon area in order to promote understanding and enjoyment of Craigavon's heritage.
 
'''Newry and Mourne Museum'''<br>Bagenal's Castle<br>Castle Street<br>Newry County Down BT34 2BY UK<br>Telephone: 028 3031 3182/07554 772 523<br>
Email: [mailto:museum@nmandd.org museum@nmandd.org]<br>Email #2: [mailto:ken.abraham@newryandmourne.gov.uk ken.abraham@newryandmourne.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [https://discovernorthernireland.com/Newry-and-Mourne-Museum-Bagenal-s-Castle-Newry-P11080/ Newry and Mourne Museum]<br>
Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/NewryAndMourneArtsMuseum/ Newry and Mourne Museum]
 
:The Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the material relating to the culture, heritage, and history of Newry and Mourne.


==Civil Registration Offices==
For a list of County Armagh museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Northern_Ireland List of museums in Northern Ireland] in Wikipedia.
*How duplicate certificates are obtained has changed. These can no longer be issued from district registration offices.
*All birth records from 1864 to 100 years ago have been digitized and are free to view and download at [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp '''IrishGenealogy.ie''']. Some of the later marriage and death records can also be downloaded from this site.
*An index of Ireland Civil Registration -including births, 1864-1958, marriages, 1845-1958, and deaths, 1864-1958 - is available online at FamilySearch's {{RecordSearch|1408347|'''Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958'''}} (An index of Ireland civil registration including 1864-1958 births, 1845-1958 marriages, and 1864-1958 deaths, but excluding index records for Northern Ireland after its creation in 1922.)
*The [https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/ '''General Register Office, Northern Ireland (GRONI)'''] provides an online service for searching and ordering civil registration records. To search the records online, you must register for an account.
==Websites==
*[https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/armagh/index.htm '''Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, County Armagh Records'''] and [http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/records.htm '''Records Links''']
*[https://www.emeraldancestors.com/northern-ireland-ancestor-search '''Emerald Ancestors''']
:Emerald Ancestors provides instant access to one of the largest collections of Northern Ireland genealogy records available, containing birth, marriage, death and census records for over 1.5 million Irish ancestors. Our extensive Ulster ancestry database covers Irish Family records from civil registration indexes, church registers and historical sources in Counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry & Tyrone.


==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Ireland Archives and Libraries]]
[[Category:Ireland Archives and Libraries]]
[[Category:County Armagh, Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:County Armagh, Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Counties of Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Counties of Northern Ireland]]

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Archives[edit | edit source]

British Newspaper Archive (County Armagh)
Website: British Newspaper Archive (County Armagh)

Community Archives and Heritage Group (Northern Ireland)
Website: Community Archives and Heritage Group (Northern Ireland)

County Armagh Genealogy Archives
Website: County Armagh Genealogy Archives

Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Armagh)
Website: Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Armagh)

The Irish Archives (County Armagh)
Website: The Irish Archives (County Armagh)

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Armagh City Library
2 Market Street
Armagh BT61 7BU UK
Telephone: 028 3752 4072
Email: armagh.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Armagh City Library

Bessbrook Library
22 Church Road
Bessbrook BT35 7AQ UK
Telephone: 028 3083 0424
Email: bessbrook.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Bessbrook Library

Brownlow Library
3 Brownlow Road
Craigavon BT65 5DL UK
Telephone: 028 3834 1946
Email: brownlow.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Brownlow Library

Irish and Local Studies Library
39c Abbey Street
Armagh BT61 7EB UK
Telephone: 028 3752 7851
Email: armaghirishandlocal@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Irish and Local Studies Library

Keady Library
3 Bridge Street
Keady BT60 3TA UK
Telephone: 028 3753 1365
Email: keady.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Keady Library

Lurgan Library
1 Carnegie Street
Lurgan BT66 6AS UK
Telephone: 028 3832 3912
Email: lurgan.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Lurgan Library

Moira Library
21A Backwood Road
Moira, Craigavon BT67 0LJ UK
Telephone: 028 9261 9330
Email: moira.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Moira Library

Philip B. Wilson Local History Reference Library
Waterside House
Annaloiste Road, Oxford Island
Craigavon BT66 6NJ UK
Telephone: 028 3831 1669
Email: museum@craigavon.gov.uk
Website: Philip B. Wilson Local History Reference Library
Website #2: Philip B. Wilson Local History Reference Library

The library has almost 6,000 local history reference books on topics such as traditions and customs, archaeology, transport, social history, agriculture, inland waterways, researching family history, place names, and townlands. It has two unique collections of Quaker and Methodist books, and archaeological and local history journals including a complete set of 'Review', the biennial journal of Craigavon Historical Society. It also has a collection of Ordnance Survey maps and some photographic collections available for consultation; these focus on the history and development of the Craigavon area.

Portadown Library
24-26 Church Street
Portadown BT62 3LQ UK
Telephone: 028 3833 6122
Email: portadown.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Portadown Library

Richhill Library
1 Maynooth Road
Richhill BT61 9PE UK
Telephone: 028 3887 0639
Email: richhill.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Richhill Library

Tandragee Library
84 Market Street
Tandragee BT62 2BP UK
Telephone: 028 3884 0694
Email: tandragee.library@librariesni.org.uk
Website: Tandragee Library

Museums[edit | edit source]

Armagh County Museum
The Mall East
Armagh BT61 9BE UK
Telephone: 028 3752 3070
Email: sarah.millsopp@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
Website: Armagh County Museum
Website #2: Armagh County Museum

The unique character of the Museum’s architecture makes it one of the most distinctive buildings in the city. Opened in 1937 as Ireland’s first County Museum, its collections capture centuries of stories relating to the people who lived, worked, and had connections with this famous city and historic county.

Craigavon Museum
Waterside House
Annaloiste Road, Oxford Island
Craigavon BT66 6NJ UK
Telephone: 028 3831 1669
Email: museum@craigavon.gov.uk
Website: Craigavon Museum Services
Website #2: Craigavon Museum Services

The objectives of Craigavon Museum Services are to collect, conserve, interpret, and exhibit those artefacts which illustrate the social and industrial history of the Craigavon area in order to promote understanding and enjoyment of Craigavon's heritage.

Newry and Mourne Museum
Bagenal's Castle
Castle Street
Newry County Down BT34 2BY UK
Telephone: 028 3031 3182/07554 772 523
Email: museum@nmandd.org
Email #2: ken.abraham@newryandmourne.gov.uk
Website: Newry and Mourne Museum
Website #2: Newry and Mourne Museum

The Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the material relating to the culture, heritage, and history of Newry and Mourne.

For a list of County Armagh museums, go to List of museums in Northern Ireland in Wikipedia.

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