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*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. | *'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. | ||
*'''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. | *'''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. | ||
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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 in Berkshire and their parishes, see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/BRK.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Berkshire]. | 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 [ | 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 more | However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | ||
===Registry Offices=== | ===Registry Offices=== | ||