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

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'''<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]
-==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.
+=== Weardale Museum and High House Chapel ===
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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'''<br>Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL13 1HD UK<br>Telephone: 1388 517433<br>
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+Website: [http://www.weardalemuseum.co.uk Weardale Museum]
-*[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.
-*[http://gro.durham.gov.uk/ '''Online indexes''']
+:Outstanding Volunteer Run Museum
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-[https://www.durham.gov.uk/registeroffices '''Register offices''']<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.
-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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-[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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