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Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Durham County Record Office
County Hall
Durham, County Durham DH1 5UL, UK

Telephone: 03000 267 619
Email: record.office@durham.gov.uk
Website
Family history
Information guides
The Parishes Register Index

Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Durham Clayport Library
Millennium Place
Durham, County Durham DH1 1WA UK
Telephone: 03000 265 524
Email: DurhamClayportLibrary@durham.gov.uk
Website

Durham Dean and Chapter Library (also Durham Cathedral Library)
The Cathedral Office
The College
Durham, County Durham DH1 3EH UK
Telephone 0191 386 4266
Email: library@durhamcathedral.co.uk
Website

Durham University Library: Special Collections
Palace Green Library
Palace Green
Durham, County Durham DH1 3RN UK
Telephone: 0191 334 2972
Email: pg.library@durham.ac.uk
Website: Special Collections
Databases

Gateshead Central Library
Prince Consort Road
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 4LN UK
Telephone: 0191 433 8410
Email: libraries@gateshead.gov.uk
Website

Newcastle City Library
City Library
Charles Avison Building
33 New Bridge St. West
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE1 8AX UK
Telephone: 0191 2774100
Email: information@newcastle.gov.uk
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

Durham Museum and Heritage Centre[edit | edit source]

Durham Museum and Heritage Centre
St. Mary-le-Bow
North Bailey
Durham, County Durham DH1 3ET UK
Telephone: 0191 3782372
Email: admin@durhamheritagecentre.org.uk
Website: Durham Museum and Heritage Centre

Relive the story of Durham from Medieval times to the 20th century in this excellent local history museum. Enjoy models of the medieval city and 19th century market place and explore the reconstruction of a Victorian prison cell.

Weardale Museum and High House Chapel[edit | edit source]

Weardale Museum and High House Chapel
Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL13 1HD UK
Telephone: 1388 517433
Website: Weardale Museum

Outstanding Volunteer Run Museum

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

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 == Libraries ==
-*[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/1996/Find-a-library '''Find a Library''']
+'''Durham Clayport Library'''<br>Millennium Place<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 1WA UK<br>Telephone: 03000 265 524<br>Email: [mailto:DurhamClayportLibrary@durham.gov.uk DurhamClayportLibrary@durham.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2036/Durham-Clayport-Library Website]
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-'''Durham University Library: Special Collections'''<br>Palace Green Library<br>Palace Green<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 3RN UK<br>Telephone: 0191 334 2972<br>Email: [mailto:pg.library@durham.ac.uk pg.library@durham.ac.uk]<br>[http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc Special Collections]<br> [https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/databases/?type=onlin&q=all Databases]
+'''Durham Dean and Chapter Library''' (also Durham Cathedral Library)<br>The Cathedral Office<br>The College<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 3EH UK<br>Telephone 0191 386 4266<br>Email: [mailto:library@durhamcathedral.co.uk library@durhamcathedral.co.uk]<br>
+[https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/learning/the-cathedral-library Website]
+----
+'''Durham University Library: Special Collections'''<br>Palace Green Library<br>Palace Green<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 3RN UK<br>Telephone: 0191 334 2972<br>Email: [mailto:pg.library@durham.ac.uk pg.library@durham.ac.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc Special Collections]<br> [https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/databases/?type=onlin&q=all Databases]
+----
+'''Gateshead Central Library'''<br>Prince Consort Road<br>Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 4LN UK<br>Telephone: 0191 433 8410<br>Email: [mailto:libraries@gateshead.gov.uk libraries@gateshead.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.gatesheadlibraries.com/your-local-library/the-central-library Website]
+----
+'''Newcastle City Library'''<br>City Library<br>Charles Avison Building<br>33 New Bridge St. West<br>Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE1 8AX UK<br>Telephone: 0191 2774100<br>
+Email: [mailto:information@newcastle.gov.uk information@newcastle.gov.uk]<br>
+[https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/leisure-libraries-and-tourism/libraries/local-studies-and-family-history?opendocument Website]
 == Museums ==
-*For a long list of County Durham museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_County_Durham '''List of museums in County Durham'''] in Wikipedia.
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+=== Durham Museum and Heritage Centre ===
 '''Durham Museum and Heritage Centre'''<br>St. Mary-le-Bow<br>North Bailey<br>Durham, County Durham DH1 3ET UK<br>Telephone: 0191 3782372<br>
 Email: [mailto:admin@durhamheritagecentre.org.uk admin@durhamheritagecentre.org.uk]<br>
-[http://www.durhamheritagecentre.org.uk Website]
+Website: [http://www.durhamheritagecentre.org.uk Durham Museum and Heritage Centre]
-==Civil Records 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.
+:Relive the story of Durham from Medieval times to the 20th century in this excellent local history museum.  Enjoy models of the medieval city and 19th century market place and explore the reconstruction of a Victorian prison cell.
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-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/DUR.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Durham].
+=== Weardale Museum and High House Chapel ===
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-*[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2256/Order-a-copy-of-a-certificate '''Birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates'''] includes information on ordering certificates.
+'''Weardale Museum and High House Chapel'''<br>Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL13 1HD UK<br>Telephone: 1388 517433<br>
-*[http://gro.durham.gov.uk/ '''Online indexes''']
+Website: [http://www.weardalemuseum.co.uk Weardale Museum]
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-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/registeroffices '''Register offices''']<br>
+:Outstanding Volunteer Run Museum
-We operate from a number of register offices throughout the county. Some offices are open on a full-time basis and others on a part-time basis. All register offices follow an appointment system, but times and availability may vary during the year.<br>
-<br>
+For a long list of County Durham museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_County_Durham List of museums in County Durham] in Wikipedia.
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19637/Aykley-Heads-House-register-office Aykley Heads House Register Office]<br>
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19639/Barnard-Castle-register-office Barnard Castle Register Office]<br>
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19640/Bishop-Auckland-register-office Bishop Auckland Register Office]<br>
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19641/Chester-le-Street-register-office Chester-le-Street Register Office]<br>
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19642/Consett-register-office Consett Register Office]<br>
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19643/Crook-register-office Crook Register Office]<br>
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19644/Seaham-register-office Seaham Register Office]<br>
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19644/Seaham-register-office Stanhope Register Office]<br>
-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/19646/Stanley-register-office Stanley Register Office]<br>
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