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[https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/family-history-getting-started/ Family History]<br>
[https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/family-history-getting-started/ Family History]<br>
[https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/church-registers/ Church Registers]
[https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/church-registers/ Church Registers]
:Derbyshire Record Office provides the archive service for the County of Derbyshire, City of Derby and Diocese of Derby.


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
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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><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]
[http://www.derby.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/derby-libraries/local-studies-library/ Website]
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'''Chesterfield Local Studies Library'''<br>
'''Chesterfield Local Studies Library'''<br>
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: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.  
: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==
==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.
*[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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Derbyshire Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Derbyshire Background
Local Research Resources

Archives[edit | edit source]

Derbyshire Record Office
New Street
Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3FE UK

Telephone: 1629 538347
Email: record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk
Postal address: Derbyshire Record Office, c/o County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG UK
Website
Catalogue
Family History
Church Registers

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Find Your Local Library
Derby (city) Library Guide


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


Chesterfield Local Studies Library
Chesterfield Library
New Beetwell Street
Chesterfield
Derbyshire S40 1QN
UK

Telephone: 01629 533 400
Fax: 01246 209304
Email: chesterfield.library@derbyshire.gov.uk
Text: 07792 697826
Website
Chesterfield and districtfamily history surname search

Museums[edit | edit source]

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


Derby Museum and Art Gallery
The Strand
Derby, Derbyshire DE1 1BS UK
Telephone: 01332 641901
Email: info@derbymuseums.org
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[edit | edit source]