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Archives and Libraries

Archives[edit | edit source]

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.

North East Wales Archives[edit | edit source]

North East Wales Archives is a joint service for Denbighshire and Flintshire archives.

North East Wales Archives has two locations.

North East Wales Archives was formed in April 2020, when Denbighshire Archives (Ruthin) and Flintshire Record Office (Hawarden) came together to offer a joint service.

North East Wales Archives (Ruthin)
The Old Gaol
46 Clwyd Street
Ruthin LL15 1HP UK
Ruthin Branch Phone: 01824 708250

North East Wales Archives (Hawarden)
The Old Rectory
Rectory Lane
Hawarden CH5 3NR UK
Hawarden Branch Phone: 01244 532364

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Broughton Library
119 Broughton Hall Rd
Broughton CH4 0QQ UK
Telephone: 1244 533727
Email: broughton.library@flintshire.gov.uk
Website: Broughton Library

Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery
The Precinct
Buckley CH7 2EF UK
Telephone: 01244 549210
Email: buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk
Website: Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery

Connah's Quay Library
Wepre Dr
Connah's Quay
Deeside CH5 4HA UK
Telephone: 1352 703730
Email: connahs.quay.library@flintshire.gov.uk
Website: Connah's Quay Library

Gladstone's Library
Church Lane
Hawarden CH5 3DF UK
Telephone: 1244 532350
Email: enquiries@gladlib.org
Website: Gladstone's Library

Mold Library & Museum
Earl Rd
Mold CH7 1AP UK
Telephone: 1352 754791
Email: mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk
Website: Mold Library & Museum

Museums[edit | edit source]

Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery
The Precinct
Buckley CH7 2EF UK
Telephone: 01244 549210
Email: buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk
Website: Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery

Buckley Museum tells the story of the town of Buckley, primarily through the history of its potteries.

Mold Library & Museum
Earl Rd
Mold CH7 1AP UK
Telephone: 1352 754791
Email: mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk
Website: Mold Library & Museum

The Mold Museum is on the first floor with displays showing the development of Mold as a market town and two rooms re-creating Victorian novelist Daniel Owen’s study and tailor’s shop.

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 ==Archives==
 '''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br>
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-<span style="Color:DarkViolet">'''The territory covered by pre-1974 Denbighshire, today consists of parts of Flintshire, Denbighshire, and Wrexham.''' </span>
 ===North East Wales Archives===
 '''North East Wales Archives''' is a joint service for Denbighshire and Flintshire archives.<br>
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 '''North East Wales Archives (Hawarden)'''<br>The Old Rectory<br>Rectory Lane<br>Hawarden CH5 3NR UK<br>Hawarden Branch Phone: 01244 532364
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+== Libraries ==
+'''Broughton Library'''<br>119 Broughton Hall Rd<br>Broughton CH4 0QQ UK<br>Telephone: 1244 533727<br>
+Email: [mailto:broughton.library@flintshire.gov.uk broughton.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
+Website: [http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles/Lifelong-Learning/Libraries/Broughton-Library.pdf Broughton Library]
+'''Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery'''<br>The Precinct<br>Buckley CH7 2EF UK<br>Telephone: 01244 549210<br>
+Email: [mailto:buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
+Website: [https://artuk.org/visit/venues/buckley-library-museum-and-gallery-6872 Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery]
+'''Connah's Quay Library'''<br>Wepre Dr<br>Connah's Quay<br>Deeside CH5 4HA UK<br>Telephone: 1352 703730<br>
+Email: [mailto:connahs.quay.library@flintshire.gov.uk connahs.quay.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
+Website: [http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles/Lifelong-Learning/Libraries/Connahs-Quay-Library-and-Learning-Centre.pdf Connah's Quay Library]
+'''Gladstone's Library'''<br>Church Lane<br>Hawarden CH5 3DF UK<br>Telephone: 1244 532350<br>Email: [mailto:enquiries@gladlib.org enquiries@gladlib.org]<br>
+Website: [https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/ Gladstone's Library]
-===Wrexham Archives===
+'''Mold Library & Museum'''<br>Earl Rd<br>Mold CH7 1AP UK<br>Telephone: 1352 754791<br>Email: [mailto:mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
-'''Wrexham Heritage & Archives Service'''<br>
+Website: [https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/ Mold Library & Museum]
-Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives<br>
-County Buildings, Regent Street<br>
-Wrexham<br>
-LL11 1RB UK<br>
-<br>
-Telephone: 01978 297 480<br>
-Email: archives@wrexham.gov.uk museum@wrexham.gov.uk<br>
-[https://www.wrexhamheritage.wales/archives/ Website]
-::Wrexham Archives hold records relating to the history of the County Borough of Wrexham since its creation in 1996 and also records relating to the area when it was part of the old counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire.
-== Libraries ==
-*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/leisure-and-tourism/libraries/libraries.aspx '''Denbighshire local libraries''']
-*[https://aura.wales/libraries/find-a-library/ '''Flintshire local libraries''']
-*[https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/your-local-library '''Wrexham local libraries''']
 == Museums ==
-*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Arts-and-Museums/Arts-and-Museums.aspx '''Denbighshire Museums''']
-*[https://aura.wales/heritage/museum-displays/ '''Flintshire Museums''']
-*[https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+wrexham&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums+in+wrexham&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.10386j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Wrexham museums''']
-==Civil Registration Offices==
+'''Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery'''<br>The Precinct<br>Buckley CH7 2EF UK<br>Telephone: 01244 549210<br>
-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).
+Email: [mailto:buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk buckley.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
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+Website: [https://artuk.org/visit/venues/buckley-library-museum-and-gallery-6872 Buckley Library, Museum and Gallery]
-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/fln.html Registration Districts in Flintshire]
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+:Buckley Museum tells the story of the town of Buckley, primarily through the history of its potteries.
-Sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available. Visit or correspond with:<br>
-<br>
+'''Mold Library & Museum'''<br>Earl Rd<br>Mold CH7 1AP UK<br>Telephone: 1352 754791<br>Email: [mailto:mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk mold.library@flintshire.gov.uk]<br>
-*[https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Registration-Service/Registration-Service.aspx Flintshire Register Offices]
+Website: [https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/ Mold Library & Museum]
-*[https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Registration-Service/Certificates2.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Flintshire]
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+:The Mold Museum is on the first floor with displays showing the development of Mold as a market town and two rooms re-creating Victorian novelist Daniel Owen’s study and tailor’s shop.
-*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/contact-us/council-offices/register-offices.aspx Denbighshire Register Offices]
-*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/births-marriages-and-deaths/copy-certificates.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Denbighshire]
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-*[https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/wrexham-register-office Wrexham Register Office]
-*[https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/wrexham-register-office/requesting-copies-birth-marriage-and-death-certificates Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Wrexham]
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