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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
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The Parishes Register Index

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

Libraries[edit | edit source]

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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
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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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 == 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>
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+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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