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Queen Elizabeth II Country Park<br>
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park<br>
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK<br><br>Telephone: 01670 624 455<br>Email: [mailto:collections@woodhorn.org.uk collections@woodhorn.org.uk]<br>
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK<br><br>Telephone: 01670 624 455<br>Email: [mailto:collections@woodhorn.org.uk collections@woodhorn.org.uk]<br>
[https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/ Website]<br>
[https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/ Website]
[https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/services/leaflets/ User Guides]<br>
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/ANGLICAN%20PARISH%20REGISTERS%20-%20reviewed%20November%202017.pdf Anglican Parish Registers]<br>
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/PRESBYTERIAN%20AND%20CONGREGATIONAL%20REGISTERS.pdf Presbyterian and Congregational Registers]<br>
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/METHODIST%20REGISTERS.pdf Methodist Registers]<br>
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/ROMAN%20CATHOLIC%20REGISTERS.pdf Roman Catholic Registers]
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'''Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office'''<br>
'''Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office'''<br>
Walkergate Building<br>
Walkergate Building<br>
Walkergate, Berwick<br> Northumberland TD15 1DB UK<br><br>Telephone: 01289 301 865<br>Email: [mailto:berwickarchives@woodhorn.org.uk berwickarchives@woodhorn.org.uk]<br>
Walkergate, Berwick<br> Northumberland TD15 1DB UK<br><br>Telephone: 01289 301 865<br>Email: [mailto:berwickarchives@woodhorn.org.uk berwickarchives@woodhorn.org.uk]<br>
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/berwick/ Website]<br>
[http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/berwick-record/ Website]
[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20SOURCES%20AT%20THE%20BERWICK%20UPON%20TWEED%20RECORD%20OFFICE%20NOVEMBER%202017.pdf Family History Sources at the Berwick-Upon-Tweed Record Office]
:The Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office was established in 1980 as a branch of the then Northumberland County Archives Service. It holds records relating to the former Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed  which extended from Berwick, south to Ellingham, west to Ingram and north to Carham on the River Tweed.
:The Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office was established in 1980 as a branch of the then Northumberland County Archives Service. It holds records relating to the former Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed  which extended from Berwick, south to Ellingham, west to Ingram and north to Carham on the River Tweed.


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
*[https://northumberland.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRNGEN/WPAC/LOCALLIB '''Find Your Local Library''']<br>
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*[https://northumberlandarchives.com/docs/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20REPOSITORIES%20IN%20THE%20NORTH%20EAST.pdf '''Family History Repositories in the North East''']
:'''This leaflet describes the family history records in the following libraries:'''
:*Archives & Special Collections, Durham University
:*Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
:*Blyth Library
:*Hexham Library
:*Morpeth Library
:*Northumberland & Durham Family History Society Library
:*North Tyneside Central Library
:*Newcastle City Library
:*Tyne and Wear Archives


== Museums ==
== Museums ==
For a long list of Northumberland museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Northumberland '''List of museums in Northumberland'''] in Wikipedia.<br>


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'''Woodhorn Museum'''<br>
'''Woodhorn Museum'''<br>
Museum and Northumberland Archives<br>
Museum and Northumberland Archives<br>
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park<br>
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park<br>
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK<br>Telephone: 01670 624 455<br>Website: [http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com Woodhorn Museum]
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK<br>Telephone: 01670 624 455<br>Website: [http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com Woodhorn Museum]
==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.
:Discover 800 years of history and experience fantastic events and exhibitions at Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives.  We hope you enjoy browsing our website. You can use it to plan your visit, research our vast archive and museum collections, order copies of Pitmen Painters prints and books as well as many other items, and even enjoy a number of special on-line exhibitions.  
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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/NBL.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Northumberland].
For a long list of Northumberland museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Northumberland List of museums in Northumberland] in Wikipedia.
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*[https://registrar.northumberland.gov.uk/SelfService/ '''Buying a Copy of a Certificate''']<br>
== Collections ==
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=== 3-D Collection ===
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'''3-D Collection'''<br>
'''Alnwick'''<br>
Museum and Northumberland Archives<br>
The Register Office<br>
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park<br>
27 Fenkle Street<br>
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK<br>Telephone: 01670 624 463<br>Email: [mailto:dmoffat@woodhorn.org.uk dmoffat@woodhorn.org.uk]<br>
Alnwick<br>
Website: [http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/3-d-collection/ 3-D Collection]
NE66 1HW, UK<br>
 
Tel: 01665 602 870<br>
:The Woodhorn 3-D collection is an amalgamation of the objects of the former Woodhorn Colliery Museum and the small collection of objects that were held by Northumberland County Archives Service, now Northumberland Archives.
Email: alnwickreg@northumberland.gov.uk
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'''Ashington'''<br>
Town Hall<br>
65 Station Road<br>
Ashington<br>
NE63 8RX, UK<br>
Tel: 0345 600 6400<br>
Email: morpethregistrars@northumberland.gov.uk
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'''Berwick'''<br>
Library Building<br>
Walkergate<br>
Berwick Upon Tweed<br>
TD15 1DB, UK<br>
Tel: 0345 600 6400<br>
Email: alnwickreg@northumberland.gov.uk
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'''Cramlington'''<br>
The Hub<br>
Forum Way<br>
Cramlington<br>
NE23 6YB, UK<br>
Tel: 0345 600 6400<br>
Email: morpethregistrars@northumberland.gov.uk<br>
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'''Hexham'''<br>
Hexham House<br>
Gilesgate<br>
Hexham<br>
NE46 3NH, UK<br>
Tel: 0345 600 6400<br>
Email: morpethregistrars@northumberland.gov.uk
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'''Morpeth'''<br>
County Hall<br>
Loansdean<br>
Morpeth<br>
NE61 2EF, UK<br>
Tel: 0345 600 6400<br>
Email: morpethregistrars@northumberland.gov.uk
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Archives[edit | edit source]

Northumberland Archives
Museum and Northumberland Archives
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK

Telephone: 01670 624 455
Email: collections@woodhorn.org.uk
Website


Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Walkergate Building
Walkergate, Berwick
Northumberland TD15 1DB UK

Telephone: 01289 301 865
Email: berwickarchives@woodhorn.org.uk
Website

The Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office was established in 1980 as a branch of the then Northumberland County Archives Service. It holds records relating to the former Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed which extended from Berwick, south to Ellingham, west to Ingram and north to Carham on the River Tweed.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Woodhorn Museum
Museum and Northumberland Archives
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK
Telephone: 01670 624 455
Website: Woodhorn Museum

Discover 800 years of history and experience fantastic events and exhibitions at Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives. We hope you enjoy browsing our website. You can use it to plan your visit, research our vast archive and museum collections, order copies of Pitmen Painters prints and books as well as many other items, and even enjoy a number of special on-line exhibitions.

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

Collections[edit | edit source]

3-D Collection[edit | edit source]

3-D Collection
Museum and Northumberland Archives
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park
Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK
Telephone: 01670 624 463
Email: dmoffat@woodhorn.org.uk
Website: 3-D Collection

The Woodhorn 3-D collection is an amalgamation of the objects of the former Woodhorn Colliery Museum and the small collection of objects that were held by Northumberland County Archives Service, now Northumberland Archives.