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==Archives== | ==Archives== | ||
*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/find-an-archive/ '''Find an archive in the UK and beyond''']links to 2,341 archives listed in The National Archives. Most archives have publications that describe their collections and how to use them. Some are online. Others are in print. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records, so you can use your time more effectively. | |||
*[https://www.cyndislist.com/uk/eng/libraries/?page=1 '''Cyndi's List'''] provides 92 links to a '''variety of archives across a wide spectrum of specialties'''. | |||
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The National Library of Wales houses '''church, nonconformist, court, probate, census, tax, land records, newspapers, maps, photographs, pictures and many private archive and manuscript collections'''. You must have a [https://www.library.wales/visit/before-your-visit/readers-ticket reader’s ticket] to use the collections. However, the ticket may be obtained as you enter the library or by [https://www.library.wales/visit/before-your-visit/readers-ticket applying online.] | The National Library of Wales houses '''church, nonconformist, court, probate, census, tax, land records, newspapers, maps, photographs, pictures and many private archive and manuscript collections'''. You must have a [https://www.library.wales/visit/before-your-visit/readers-ticket reader’s ticket] to use the collections. However, the ticket may be obtained as you enter the library or by [https://www.library.wales/visit/before-your-visit/readers-ticket applying online.] | ||
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'''British Newspaper Archives'''<br>Colindale Avenue,<br>London NW9 5HE<br>England<br> | |||
[https:// | *[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk Website] | ||
*[https://www.bl.uk/subjects/news-media Digituzed newspapers] | |||
::Most newspapers have archival records that can be accessed. Unfortunately Wales no longer has a National Newspaper. However there are many local and regional newspapers, as well as on line newspapers. The British Newspaper Archives works in partnership with the National Archives. | |||
==County Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Record Offices== | ==County Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Record Offices== | ||
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*[[Radnorshire Archives and Libraries]] | *[[Radnorshire Archives and Libraries]] | ||
== | ==Libraries== | ||
'''British Library at St. Pancras'''<br>96 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2DB<br>England<br> | |||
*[ | *[http://www.bl.uk Website] <br>[http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=BLVU1 Search the main catalogue]<br> | ||
*[https:// | *[https://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do Explore Archives and Manuscripts] | ||
::The British Library is the national repository for all published materials in England. Because its collection is so complex, usually only experienced researchers use it.<br> | |||
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'''Guildhall Library'''<br>Aldermanbury<br>London EC2P 2EJ<br>England | '''Guildhall Library'''<br>Aldermanbury<br>London EC2P 2EJ<br>England | ||
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[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library Website]<br> | *[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library Website]<br> | ||
[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library/guildhall-library-collections/maritime-collections Maritime Collection] | *[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library/guildhall-library-collections/maritime-collections Maritime Collection] | ||
[https://col.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/ghl City of London Collection] | *[https://col.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/ghl City of London Collection] | ||
::Guildhall Library has many guild (occupation) and business records. | |||
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'''Society of Genealogists'''<br> | '''Society of Genealogists'''<br> | ||
356 Holloway Road<br> | 356 Holloway Road<br> | ||
London N7 6PA Ehgland<br> | London N7 6PA Ehgland<br> | ||
Telephone: (020) 7251 8799 | Telephone: (020) 7251 8799 | ||
[http://www.sog.org.uk/ Website]<br>[https://www.sog.org.uk/our-collections/digital-collections-sog-data-online Online collections]<br>[https://www.sog.org.uk/our-collections/ Catalogue]<br> | <br> | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/608065-redirection A catalogue of parish register copies in the possession of the Society of Genealogists, 1963] | *[http://www.sog.org.uk/ Website]<br>[https://www.sog.org.uk/our-collections/digital-collections-sog-data-online Online collections]<br> | ||
*[https://www.sog.org.uk/our-collections/ Catalogue]<br> | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/608065-redirection A catalogue of parish register copies in the possession of the Society of Genealogists, 1963] | |||
::The Society of Genealogists has extensive records from all over England. They also have the largest collection of ''transcribed'' parish registers in England. | |||
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[[Image:Society of Genealogists.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Society of Genealogists.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
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===Church Libraries=== | |||
*{{FSC|273990|item|disp=Church in Wales : Diocesan libraries}} FamilySearch Library 942.9 A1 | |||
=== Public Libraries === | === Public Libraries === | ||
*[https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/ukpublic/ '''Public Libraries in the United Kingdom'''] This website frequently provides a link to the online catalog of each library in the directory. <br> | *[https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/ukpublic/ '''Public Libraries in the United Kingdom'''] This website frequently provides a link to the online catalog of each library in the directory. <br> | ||
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==Museums== | ==Museums== | ||
*[ | *[https://whichmuseum.com/place/wales-5/best-museums '''Top 100 best museums in Wales'''] | ||
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'''National Museum Cardiff'''<br> | |||
Cathays Park<br> | |||
Cardiff<br> | |||
CF10 3NP<br> | |||
UK<br> | |||
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Phone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
[https://museum.wales/cardiff/ Website]<br> | |||
[https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=9D1eaaBaiNB Explore the Evolution of Wales Galleries online]<br> | |||
::National Museum Cardiff (Welsh: Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd) is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales. | |||
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'''St Fagans National Museum of History'''<br> | |||
(located 4 miles west of Cardiff City Centre, just off the A4232)<br> | |||
Cardiff<br> | |||
CF5 6XB UK<br> | |||
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Phone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
Email: stfagans@museumwales.ac.uk<br> | |||
[https://museum.wales/stfagans/ Website] | |||
::St Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in Cardiff chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. | |||
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'''National Waterfront Museum'''<br> | |||
Oystermouth Road<br> | |||
Maritime Quarter<br> | |||
Swansea<br> | |||
SA1 3RD UK<br> | |||
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Phone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
Email: waterfront@museumwales.ac.uk<br> | |||
[https://museum.wales/swansea/ Website]<br> | |||
::The museum deals with Wales' history of industrial revolution and innovation by combining significant historical artifacts with modern technologies, such as interactive touchscreens and multimedia presentation systems. | |||
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'''Big Pit National Coal Museum'''<br> | |||
Blaenafon<br> | |||
Torfaen<br> | |||
NP4 9XP UK<br> | |||
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Phone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
Email: bigpit@museumwales.ac.uk<br> | |||
[https://museum.wales/bigpit/ Website]<br> | |||
::The museum features a range of above ground attractions including a winding house, saw mill, pithead, baths. Visitors are also taken below ground to the pit bottom where they tour the mine workings. | |||
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'''National Slate Museum'''<br> | |||
Llanberis<br> | |||
Gwynedd<br> | |||
LL55 4TY UK<br> | |||
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Phone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
Email: slate@museumwales.ac.uk<br> | |||
[https://museum.wales/slate/ Website]<br> | |||
::The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of relicts of the Slate industry in Wales. The museum has displays featuring Victorian era slateworkers' cottages, the multi-media display, To Steal a Mountain, showing the lives and work of the men who quarried slate here. The museum also has the largest working waterwheel in mainland Britain. Close to the museum is the partly restored Vivian incline, a gravity balance incline where loaded slate wagons haul empty wagons back up. | |||
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'''National Wool Museum'''<br> | |||
Dre-fach Felindre, near Newcastle Emlyn<br> | |||
Llandysul<br> | |||
Carmarthenshire<br> | |||
SA44 5UP UK<br> | |||
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Phone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
Email: wool@museumwales.ac.uk<br> | |||
[https://museum.wales/wool/ Website] | |||
::Historically and into the 19th century, the woollen industry in Wales, including spinning and weaving, surpassed even coal as the most important of Wales' industries. Both the mill and the village of Drefach Felindre are a national heritage site. It displays aspects of the National Flat Textile collection. As well as historic machinery, a raised walkway gives a view of textiles in production at Melin Teifi, the site's commercial woollen mill. In 2005 a Research and Collections Centre opened which includes a room dedicated to hands-on learning opportunities. | |||
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'''National Roman Legion Museum'''<br> | |||
Caerleon, Nr Newport<br> | |||
NP18 1AE UK<br> | |||
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Phone: 0300 111 2 333<br> | |||
Email: roman@museumwales.ac.uk<br> | |||
[https://museum.wales/roman/ Website]<br> | |||
::The National Roman Legion Museum lies inside what remains of the fortress 0f Isca Augustafortress, and contains many artefacts from the period of Isca Augusta of Legio II Augusta from Roman currency to uniforms. | |||
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'''Ebbw Vale Works Museum'''<br>Unit 15 Cwm Draw Industrial Estate<br>Newtown, Ebbw Vale NP23 5AE UK<br><br>Telephone: 01495 350941<br>Email: ev_works_at@btinternet.com <br>[http://evwat.co.uk Website] | |||
::The archive contains a large number of legal and estate documents dating back to the 17th century, including the original agreements on farmland purchases for building the first furnaces and documents relating to the acquisition of ironworks and collieries during the periods of industrial expansion. The collection also has information relating to the mineral rights, water reserves, maps, plans, balance sheets, minutes of shareholder's Annual General Meetings and records on the development of processes and products, staffing and the changing skills of the personnel of the works. | ::The archive contains a large number of legal and estate documents dating back to the 17th century, including the original agreements on farmland purchases for building the first furnaces and documents relating to the acquisition of ironworks and collieries during the periods of industrial expansion. The collection also has information relating to the mineral rights, water reserves, maps, plans, balance sheets, minutes of shareholder's Annual General Meetings and records on the development of processes and products, staffing and the changing skills of the personnel of the works. | ||
==Record Offices== | ==Record Offices== | ||
*{{main|General Register Office for England and Wales}} | |||
{{main|General Register Office for England and Wales}} | |||
*[https://www.gov.uk/research-family-history Research your family history using the General Register Office] Gov.UK guide.<br> | *[https://www.gov.uk/research-family-history Research your family history using the General Register Office] Gov.UK guide.<br> | ||
The [http://www.gro.gov.uk/ General Register Office] (part of the Identity and Passport Service) houses government birth, marriage, and death certificates from 1 July 1837 to the present for all of England and Wales. Copies may be obtained either online or by post from the General Register Office or from the local register office where the event was registered. | The [http://www.gro.gov.uk/ General Register Office] (part of the Identity and Passport Service) houses government birth, marriage, and death certificates from 1 July 1837 to the present for all of England and Wales. Copies may be obtained either online or by post from the General Register Office or from the local register office where the event was registered. | ||
=== Ordering certificates === | |||
'''Postal address:'''</br> | '''Postal address:'''</br> | ||
'''Certificate Services Section''' </br> | '''Certificate Services Section''' </br> | ||
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Southport PR8 2JD England<br> | Southport PR8 2JD England<br> | ||
Telephone: +44 (0)300 123 1837 (8am to 8pm Monday to Friday. Saturday 9am to 4pm)</br> | |||
Email: {{email|certificate.services@gro.gsi.gov.uk}}</br> | Email: {{email|certificate.services@gro.gsi.gov.uk}}</br> | ||
[https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp Certificate ordering service]</br> | |||
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*Moulton, Joy Wade. '''''Genealogical Resources in English Repositories'''''. Columbus, Ohio: Hampton House, 1988. Supplement published 1992. (FS Library book {{FSC|595603|title-id|disp=942 J54m}}; computer number 0469640.) (BYU FS Library book '''CS 414 .X1 M94 1996.''') This book contains addresses and describes the holdings of county record offices, genealogical and family history societies, and other repositories. Maps of repository locations are included. | *Moulton, Joy Wade. '''''Genealogical Resources in English Repositories'''''. Columbus, Ohio: Hampton House, 1988. Supplement published 1992. (FS Library book {{FSC|595603|title-id|disp=942 J54m}}; computer number 0469640.) (BYU FS Library book '''CS 414 .X1 M94 1996.''') This book contains addresses and describes the holdings of county record offices, genealogical and family history societies, and other repositories. Maps of repository locations are included. | ||
*Tallon, Maura. {{FSC|273990|title-id|disp=''Church in Wales: Diocesan libraries''}} Item 8 on film. | *Tallon, Maura. {{FSC|273990|title-id|disp=''Church in Wales: Diocesan libraries''}} Item 8 on film. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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