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== Archivw==
*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.
'''Berkshire Record Office'''<br>9 Coley Avenue<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 6AF UK<br>Telephone: +44 (0) 118 937 5132<br>Contact: [https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/contact-us Online Form]<br>Website: [http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk Berkshire Record Office] <br>Catalogue: [https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/search-catalogue Berkshire Record Office Archives]
*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
:The Berkshire Record Office is the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire. We look after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history. On this website you can discover more about our holdings and how to use us, as well as see some of the treasures from our collections.
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[https://collections.reading.ac.uk/ '''Museums and Collections'''] - '''University of Reading'''
::'''A website giving you access to a variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries.''']
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== Archives==
'''Berkshire Record Office'''<br>9 Coley Avenue<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 6AF UK<br>Telephone: +44 (0) 118 937 5132<br>Contact: [https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/contact-us Online Form]<br>[http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk Website] <br>[https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/search-catalogue Catalogue]<br>
[https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/family-history/parish-registers-and-other-records Parish Registers and Other Records]
:"There are around 200 ancient parishes in Berkshire: we hold the registers for all but one. Taken together with around 100 Victorian or later parishes, if you have Berkshire ancestors, you may be able to discover nearly 500 years of family history.
:The English parish church was a key secular institution until the Victorian period. It was responsible for poor relief, running local charities, and even local roads and law enforcement. As a result, the 'parish chest' contains a lot more than just the registers. A small number of other parish records are listed on our [https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/search-catalogue online catalogue], but the majority are not, so please do [https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/contact-us Contact Us] if you are interested in other parish records.<ref>"Parish Registers and Other Records", at Berkshire Record Office, https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/family-history/parish-registers-and-other-records, accessed 14 February 2023.</ref>


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
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'''Bracknell Library'''<br>Town Square<br>Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1BH UK<br><br>Telephone: 01344 423149<br>Email: [mailto:customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/localhistory Website]
'''Bracknell Library'''<br>Town Square<br>Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1BH UK<br><br>Telephone: 01344 423149<br>Email: [mailto:customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/localhistory Website]
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'''Eton College'''<br>Eton College Library<br>Windsor, Berkshire SL4 6DB UK<br><br>Telephone: 01753 370 590<br>Email: [mailto:archivist@etoncollege.org.uk archivist@etoncollege.org.uk]<br>
 
[http://www.etoncollege.com/CollegeLibrary.aspx Website]  
=== Eton College  ===
 
'''Eton College'''<br>Eton College Library<br>Windsor, Berkshire SL4 6DB UK<br>Telephone: 01753 370 590<br>Email: [mailto:archivist@etoncollege.org.uk archivist@etoncollege.org.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.etoncollege.com/CollegeLibrary.aspx Eton College]
 
:College Library is a rare book and manuscript library of international importance. Established soon after the foundation of Eton College, it houses more than 150,000 items, ranging from the 9th to 21st centuries. These include printed and manuscript volumes, literary manuscripts, autograph letters, and prints and drawings.
 
=== Reading Central Library  ===
 
'''Reading Central Library'''<br>Abbey Square<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BQ UK<br>Telephone: 0118 901 5950<br>Website: [http://www.reading.gov.uk/centrallibrary Reading Central Library]
 
=== Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead ===
 
'''Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead'''<br>Maidenhead Library - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead<br>St Ives Road<br>Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QU UK<br>Telephone: 01628 796 969<br>Email: [mailto:libraries@rbwm.gov.uk libraries@rbwm.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/directory/7/find_a_library Maidenhead Library]
 
=== Wokingham Libraries ===
 
'''Wokingham Libraries'''<br>Wokingham Borough Council<br>Shute End<br>Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 1BN UK<br>Telephone: 0118 974 6000<br>
Email: [mailto:websitefeedback@wokingham.gov.uk websitefeedback@wokingham.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/libraries/ Wokingham Libraries]
 
== Museums ==
*For a long list of Berkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Berkshire List of museums in Berkshire] in Wikipedia.
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'''Reading Central Library'''<br>Abbey Square<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BQ UK<br><br>Telephone: 0118 901 5950<br>[http://www.reading.gov.uk/centrallibrary Website]
'''Maidenhead Heritage Centre'''<br>18 Park Street<br>Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1SL UK<br>Telephone: 01628 780 555<br>Email: [mailto:info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk]<br>Website: [http://maidenheadheritage.org.uk Maidenhead Heritage Centre]
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:Maidenhead Heritage Centre is the museum for Maidenhead and the surrounding villages.
'''Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead'''<br>Maidenhead Library - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead<br>St Ives Road<br>Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QU UK<br><br>Telephone: 01628 796 969<br>Email: [mailto:libraries@rbwm.gov.uk libraries@rbwm.gov.uk]<br>[https://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/directory/7/find_a_library Website]
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'''Wokingham Libraries'''<br>Wokingham Borough Council<br>Shute End<br>Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 1BN UK<br><br>Telephone: 0118 974 6000<br>
'''Museum of English Rural Life'''<br>University of Reading<br>Redlands Road<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX UK<br>Telephone: 0118 378 8660<br>Email: [mailto:merl@reading.ac.uk merl@reading.ac.uk]<br>
Email: [mailto:websitefeedback@wokingham.gov.uk websitefeedback@wokingham.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/libraries/ Website]
Website: [https://www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL The MERL]
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:The new museum aims to challenge perceptions about rural England by revealing the historical and contemporary relevance of country life.
 
:Come and discover our new interactive, immersive galleries which explore questions of identity, environment, technology, culture and health.
== Museums ==
*For a long list of Berkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Berkshire '''List of museums in Berkshire'''] in Wikipedia.
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'''Maidenhead Heritage Centre'''<br>18 Park Street<br>Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1SL UK<br><br>Telephone: 01628 780 555<br>Email: [mailto:info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk]<br>[http://maidenheadheritage.org.uk Website]
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'''Museum of English Rural Life'''<br>University of Reading<br>Redlands Road<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX UK<br><br>Telephone: 0118 378 8660<br>Email: [mailto:merl@reading.ac.uk merl@reading.ac.uk]<br>[https://www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL Website]
'''Reading Museum'''<br>Blagrave Street<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 1QH UK<br>Telephone: 0118 937 3400<br>Email: [mailto:mail@readingmuseum.org.uk mail@readingmuseum.org.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/museum-contact-us Reading Museum]
:Our collections tell the story of Reading and its place in the world.
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'''Reading Museum'''<br>Blagrave Street<br>Reading, Berkshire RG1 1QH UK<br><br>Telephone: 0118 937 3400<br>Email: [mailto:mail@readingmuseum.org.uk mail@readingmuseum.org.uk]<br>[http://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/museum-contact-us Website]
'''West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury'''<br>West Berkshire Museum<br>The Wharf<br>Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5AS UK<br>Telephone: 01635 519562<br>Email: [mailto:museum@westberks.gov.uk museum@westberks.gov.uk]<br>
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Website: [http://www.westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum West Berkshire Museum]
'''West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury'''<br>West Berkshire Museum<br>The Wharf<br>Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5AS UK<br><br>Telephone: 01635 519562<br>Email: [mailto:museum@westberks.gov.uk museum@westberks.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.westberkshireheritage.org/west-berkshire-museum Website]
:Our permanent exhibition tells the story of West Berkshire. From the rocks under our feet to the stories of the people who have lived here; our early ancestors, to well-known characters like Jack of Newbury to our most recent family: they have created the towns and villages, roads and canals, fields and farms, industries, pastimes and organisations that we know today.
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'''Windsor and Royal Borough Museum'''<br>The Guildhall<br>High Street<br>
'''Windsor and Royal Borough Museum'''<br>The Guildhall<br>High Street<br>
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1LR UK<br><br>Telephone: 01628 685 686<br>Email: [mailto:museum@rbwm.gov.uk museum@rbwm.gov.uk]<br[https://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/info/200199/museums_and_galleries/871/windsor_and_royal_borough_museum Website]
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1LR UK<br>Telephone: 01628 685 686<br>Email: [mailto:museum@rbwm.gov.uk museum@rbwm.gov.uk]<br>
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Website: [https://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/info/200199/museums_and_galleries/871/windsor_and_royal_borough_museum Windsor and Royal Borough Museum]
:Our accredited museum is part of Libraries Arts and Heritage in the Borough, and is supported by the Friends of Windsor & Royal Borough Museum, the Heritage Lottery Fund and a team of very enthusiastic volunteers.
:The museum covers five themes; The Royal Borough and its settlement, military associations, aeronautical Windsor, working Windsor and childhood.
 


==Civil Records Offices==
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 in Berkshire and their parishes, see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/BRK.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Berkshire].
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The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/faq.asp#GROIndexReferences '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website: [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office] (a login is required but it is free to register and search).
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However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.


===Registry Offices===
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'''Bracknell Forest Registry Office'''<br>
Time Square<br>
Market Street<br>
Bracknell<br>
RG12 1JD<br>
United Kingdom<br>
[https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-ceremonies Website]<br>
[https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/bracknell%20forest.html Parishes Covered]
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'''Reading Registry Office'''<br>
Bridge Street<br>
Reading RG1 2LU<br>
United Kingdom<br>
[https://www.reading.gov.uk/life-events/ Website]<br>
[https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/bracknell%20forest.html Parishes Covered]
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'''Slough Registry Office'''<br>
The Curve<br>
William Street<br>
Slough SL1 1XY<br>
United Kingdom<br>
[https://www.slough.gov.uk/births-deaths-ceremonies Website]<br>
[https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/slough.html Parishes Covered]
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'''West Berkshire Registry Office'''<br>
Shaw House<br>
Church Road<br>
Newbur, West Berkshire RG14 2DR<br>
United Kingdom<br>
[https://www.westberks.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages Website]<br>
[https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/west%20berkshire.html Parishes Covered]
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'''Windsor & Maidenhead Registry Office''']<br>
Town Hall, St Ives Road<br>
Maidenhead SL6 1RF<br>
United Kingdom<br>
[https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/community-and-living/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/registrars Website]<br>
[https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/windsor%20and%20maidenhaed.html Parishes Covered]
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'''Wokingham Registry Office'''<br>
Shute End<br> 
Wokingham <br>
Berkshire <br>
RG40 1BN<br>
United Kingdom<br>
[https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-marriages/ Website]<br>
[https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/wokingham.html Parishes Covered]
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Archivw[edit | edit source]

Berkshire Record Office
9 Coley Avenue
Reading, Berkshire RG1 6AF UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 118 937 5132
Contact: Online Form
Website: Berkshire Record Office
Catalogue: Berkshire Record Office Archives

The Berkshire Record Office is the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire. We look after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history. On this website you can discover more about our holdings and how to use us, as well as see some of the treasures from our collections.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Bracknell Library
Town Square
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1BH UK

Telephone: 01344 423149
Email: customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Website

Eton College[edit | edit source]

Eton College
Eton College Library
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 6DB UK
Telephone: 01753 370 590
Email: archivist@etoncollege.org.uk
Website: Eton College

College Library is a rare book and manuscript library of international importance. Established soon after the foundation of Eton College, it houses more than 150,000 items, ranging from the 9th to 21st centuries. These include printed and manuscript volumes, literary manuscripts, autograph letters, and prints and drawings.

Reading Central Library[edit | edit source]

Reading Central Library
Abbey Square
Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BQ UK
Telephone: 0118 901 5950
Website: Reading Central Library

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead[edit | edit source]

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Maidenhead Library - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
St Ives Road
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QU UK
Telephone: 01628 796 969
Email: libraries@rbwm.gov.uk
Website: Maidenhead Library

Wokingham Libraries[edit | edit source]

Wokingham Libraries
Wokingham Borough Council
Shute End
Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 1BN UK
Telephone: 0118 974 6000
Email: websitefeedback@wokingham.gov.uk
Website: Wokingham Libraries

Museums[edit | edit source]

Maidenhead Heritage Centre
18 Park Street
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1SL UK
Telephone: 01628 780 555
Email: info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk
Website: Maidenhead Heritage Centre

Maidenhead Heritage Centre is the museum for Maidenhead and the surrounding villages.

Museum of English Rural Life
University of Reading
Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX UK
Telephone: 0118 378 8660
Email: merl@reading.ac.uk
Website: The MERL

The new museum aims to challenge perceptions about rural England by revealing the historical and contemporary relevance of country life.
Come and discover our new interactive, immersive galleries which explore questions of identity, environment, technology, culture and health.

Reading Museum
Blagrave Street
Reading, Berkshire RG1 1QH UK
Telephone: 0118 937 3400
Email: mail@readingmuseum.org.uk
Website: Reading Museum

Our collections tell the story of Reading and its place in the world.

West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury
West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf
Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5AS UK
Telephone: 01635 519562
Email: museum@westberks.gov.uk
Website: West Berkshire Museum

Our permanent exhibition tells the story of West Berkshire. From the rocks under our feet to the stories of the people who have lived here; our early ancestors, to well-known characters like Jack of Newbury to our most recent family: they have created the towns and villages, roads and canals, fields and farms, industries, pastimes and organisations that we know today.

Windsor and Royal Borough Museum
The Guildhall
High Street
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1LR UK
Telephone: 01628 685 686
Email: museum@rbwm.gov.uk
Website: Windsor and Royal Borough Museum

Our accredited museum is part of Libraries Arts and Heritage in the Borough, and is supported by the Friends of Windsor & Royal Borough Museum, the Heritage Lottery Fund and a team of very enthusiastic volunteers.
The museum covers five themes; The Royal Borough and its settlement, military associations, aeronautical Windsor, working Windsor and childhood.


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