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-'''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br>
 ==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">'''Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Radnorshire were abolished. On April 1, 1974. Radnorshire became a district of the newly formed county of Powys.''' </span><br>
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 '''Powys County Public Records'''<br>
 Unit 29, Ddole Road Enterprise Park<br>
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 == Libraries ==
+*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/libraries '''Powys County Libraries''']
 == Museums ==
+*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/1693/Museum-Contacts '''Powys County Museums''']
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+'''The Radnorshire Museum'''<br>Temple Street<br>Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DL UK<br><br>Telephone: 01597 824513<br>
+Email: [mailto:radmus@powys.gov.uk radmus@powys.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.storipowys.org.uk/radnorshire-museum Website]<br>
+::The museum’s collection covers archaeology, geology, palaeontology, fine art, and social history, telling the county's story from prehistoric times onwards.
+==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).
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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/rad.html Civil Registration Districts in Radnorshire].
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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>
+*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/2497/Find-offices-and-opening-times '''Find Register Offices''']
+*[https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/2545/Apply-for-Family-History-Certificates '''Apply for Family History Certificates''']
-'''The Radnorshire Museum'''<br>Temple Street<br>Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DL UK<br>Telephone: 01597 824513<br>
-Email: [mailto:radmus@powys.gov.uk radmus@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=613&L=0 Radnorshire Museum]<br>
-Website #2: [https://artuk.org/visit/venues/radnorshire-museum-6906 The Radnorshire Museum]
-:The museum’s collection covers archaeology, geology, palaeontology, fine art, and social history, telling the county's story from prehistoric times onwards. Its exhibits include a carved stone sheela-na-gig (a pre-Norman fertility symbol) discovered during renovation at the Old Parish Church. It has a permanent display about the Victorian diarist Francis Kilvert.
-'''Rhayader Museum and Gallery (Amgueddfa ac Oriel Rhaeadr Gwy)'''<br>East Street<br>Rhayader LL6 5ER UK<br>Telephone: 01597 810561<br>
-Email: [mailto:museum@carad.org.uk museum@carad.org.uk]<br>Website: [https://carad.org.uk/ Rhayader Museum and Gallery]<br>
-Website #2: [http://www.visitwales.com/attraction-search/attraction-search-results/attraction-search-details?id=1162069&latitude=1&longitude=1 Rhayader Museum and Gallery]
-:Rhayader Museum and Gallery has been described as a little gem. There is a strong focus on the history of the local area, including the Cambrian Mountains and the Elan Valley.
-== Archives ==
-'''Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre'''<br>Fir Tree Lane<br>Rotherwas<br>Hereford, Herefordshire, England HR2 6LA UK<br>Telephone: 01432 260750<br>
-Email: [mailto:archives@herefordshire.gov.uk archives@herefordshire.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/info/200164/archives/83/visit_herefordshire_archive_and_records_centre Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre]
-:Hereford Archive Services holds Hereford diocesan and parish records (bishops' transcripts, probate and tithe records and parish registers) for various parishes on the Radnorshire/Herefordshire border.
-'''Powys Archives'''<br> Unit 29<br>Ddole Road Enterprise Park<br>Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6DF UK<br>Telephone: 01597 826088<br>
-Email: [mailto:archives@powys.gov.uk archives@powys.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://customer.powys.gov.uk/article/1870/Find-archives--local-records Powys Archives]
-:The Powys County Archives Office serves as the official repository for the records of the current county of Powys (established in 1974) and the three incorporated former counties of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire, and Radnorshire.
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