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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>
'''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br>
== Record Office ==
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'''Meirionnydd Record Office'''<br>Gwynedd Archive Service<br>Gwynedd Council<br>Ffordd y Bala<br>Meirionnydd<br>Dolgellau LL40 2YF UK<br><br>Telephone: 01341 424682<br>
'''Meirionnydd Record Office'''<br>Gwynedd Archive Service<br>Gwynedd Council<br>Ffordd y Bala<br>Meirionnydd<br>Dolgellau LL40 2YF UK<br><br>Telephone: 01341 424682<br>
Email: [mailto:archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
Email: [mailto:archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
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::Gwynedd Archives Service welcomes the public to visit its Record Offices (Caernarfon and Meirionnydd) to use and enjoy the wide range of documents, photographs, maps and newspapers that are kept.
::Gwynedd Archives Service welcomes the public to visit its Record Offices (Caernarfon and Meirionnydd) to use and enjoy the wide range of documents, photographs, maps and newspapers that are kept.
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'''Caernarfon Record Office'''<br>Gwynedd Archive Service<br>Gwynedd Council<br>Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 1SH UK<br><br>Telephone: 01286 679095<br>
'''North East Wales Archives (Ruthin)'''<br>The Old Gaol<br>46 Clwyd Street<br>Ruthin LL15 1HP UK<br>Ruthin Branch Phone: 01824 708250<br>
Email: [mailto:archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
*[https://www.newa.wales/?fbclid=IwAR0lPudELhcQA-NovFaFPZyuMOXkbh7d2ZsR6gc_xFwiFFTpEtZxa9OSfOk Website]
[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Archives-and-family-history/Archives-and-family-history.aspx Website]<br>
*[https://www.facebook.com/NorthEastWalesArchives/ Facebook]
[https://diogel.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/DATRhagorol/Chwilio.aspx?iaith=en Search the catalog]<br>
*[https://www.newa.wales/about-us/contact-us/ Contact Us]<br>
[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Archives-and-family-history/Collections.aspx Collections]<br>
*[https://www.newa.wales/about-us/professional-research/ Professional Research]
[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Documents-Residents/Libraries-and-archive-documents/guide--how-to-trace-your-family-history.pdf How to Trace Your Family History]<br>
*[https://www.newa.wales/help/using-the-online-catalogue/ Using the online catalogue]
[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Documents-Residents/Libraries-and-archive-documents/Archives/Research-Order-Form-2017.pdf Research Service] If it’s impossible for you to come to a records office, we offer a research service by post. The fee for up to 30 minutes' work by an experienced researcher is £15.
*[https://www.newa.wales/subjects/birth-marriage-and-death/ Birth, marriage and death]
:Whether you’re interested in local Gwynedd history or want to research your family history our online archive catalogue has over 12,000 pages and 2,000 images you can search at a click of a button.


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Your-local-library/Your-local-library.aspx '''Gwynedd Libraries''']
*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Your-local-library/Your-local-library.aspx '''Gwynedd Libraries''']
*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/leisure-and-tourism/libraries/libraries.aspx '''Denbighshire local libraries''']
*[https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/leisure-and-tourism/libraries/libraries.aspx '''Denbighshire local libraries''']
==Museums==
==Museums==
*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Leisure-parks-and-events/Museums-and-the-Arts/Museums-and-galleries.aspx '''Gwyneed Museums''']
*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Arts-and-Museums/Arts-and-Museums.aspx '''Denbighshire Museums''']
*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Arts-and-Museums/Arts-and-Museums.aspx '''Denbighshire Museums''']


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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).  
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).  
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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/cae.html Registration Districts in Merionethshire].
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/mer.html Registration Districts in Merionethshire].
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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>
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>
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*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Births-marriages-deaths/Register-offices.aspx '''Addresses of Gwynedd Register Offices''']
*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Births-marriages-deaths/Register-offices.aspx '''Addresses of Gwynedd Register Offices''']
*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Births-marriages-deaths/Buy-a-copy-of-a-certificate/Buy-a-copy-of-a-certificate.aspx '''Buy a copy of a certificate''']
*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Births-marriages-deaths/Buy-a-copy-of-a-certificate/Buy-a-copy-of-a-certificate.aspx '''Buy a copy of a certificate''']
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*[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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