Denbighshire Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

==Archives==

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.'''

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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

'''Wrexham Heritage & Archives Service'''<br>

Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives<br>

County Buildings, Regent Street<br>

LL11 1RB UK<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.

:Our service collects, preserves, and makes accessible, records considered of permanent importance to the Conwy County Borough.  These include Maps, Plans, Photographs, Documents, and Digital Records highlighting our unique and varied heritage, from businesses to clubs, churches to schools, local government to the personal records of various residents.

*[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''']

*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Libraries/Libraries-and-opening-times/Libraries-and-Opening-Times.aspx '''Conwy local libraries''']

Email: [mailto:llyrw@swaynejohnson.com llyrw@swaynejohnson.com]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/denbighmuseum/ Facebook]

::Denbigh Museum is a new museum with the purpose of covering a variety of historical periods ranging from Neolithic right up until the present day.  The museum will become the home of a large collection of items relating to the former North Wales Hospital as well as a variety of local artefacts.

Email: [mailto:enquiries@llangollenmuseum.org.uk enquiries@llangollenmuseum.org.uk]<br>[http://www.llangollenmuseum.org.uk/ Website]

::Discover a little of the fascinating history of this unique area in the borderlands of Wales. The Llangollen Museum site will let you find out about the people and places, stories myths and legends, shops and businesses, and many other aspects of the history.

'''Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives'''<br>County Buildings<br>Regent Street<br>Wrexham LL11 1RB UK<br>Telephone: 01978 297460<br>

Email: [mailto:museum@wrexham.gov.uk museum@wrexham.gov.uk]<br>

[http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/wrexham_museum.htm Website]

::Inside one of Wrexham's landmark buildings, Wrexham County Borough Museum is the starting point for discovering the eventful history of this region on the English-Welsh border.  The museum's displays and collections tell the stories of Wrexham County Borough and its people from prehistory up to the present day.

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).

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/den.html Registration Districts in Denbighshire]

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>

*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/births-marriages-and-deaths/copy-certificates.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Denbighshire]

*[https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Registration-Service/Certificates2.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Flintshire]

*[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]

*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Births-marriages-and-deaths/Contact-us-Births-Marriages-and-Deaths.aspx Conwy Register Offices]

*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Births-marriages-and-deaths/Request-Copy-Certificates/Request-Copy-Certificates.aspx Requesting copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, Conwy]

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