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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> | ||
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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> | '''Caernarfon Record Office'''<br>Gwynedd Archive Service<br>Gwynedd Council<br>Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 1SH UK<br><br>Telephone: 01286 679095<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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[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.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. | ||
: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. | :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. | ||
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'''Conwy County Archives'''<br>Conwy Culture Centre<br>Town Ditch Road<br>Conwy LL32 8NU UK<br><br>Postal address: Archives, Conwy Culture Centre<br> | |||
Conwy County Borough Council<br>PO BOX 1<br>Conwy LL30 9GN UK<br><br>Telephone: 01492 577550<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:archifau.archives@conwy.gov.uk archifau.archives@conwy.gov.uk]<br> | |||
[http://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Archives/Archives.aspx Website]<br>[http://calmview.conwy.gov.uk/CalmView/advanced.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog Catalog] | |||
: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. | |||
== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
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Email: [mailto:contact@rwfmuseum.wales contact@rwfmuseum.wales]<br>[http://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/ Website] | Email: [mailto:contact@rwfmuseum.wales contact@rwfmuseum.wales]<br>[http://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/ Website] | ||
::The Museum is housed in two towers of Caernarfon Castle. In it you will find a wealth of original exhibits, supported by film, sound, and models, which tell the story of over 300 years of service by Wales’ oldest infantry regiment, in peacetime and in war, all around the world. | ::The Museum is housed in two towers of Caernarfon Castle. In it you will find a wealth of original exhibits, supported by film, sound, and models, which tell the story of over 300 years of service by Wales’ oldest infantry regiment, in peacetime and in war, all around the world. | ||
==Record 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). | |||
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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 Caernarvonshire]. | |||
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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> | |||
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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/Buy-a-copy-of-a-certificate/Buy-a-copy-of-a-certificate.aspx '''Buy a copy of a certificate'''] | |||