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== Record Office ==
==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>
'''Meirionnydd Record Office'''<br>Gwynedd Archive Service<br>Gwynedd Council<br>Ffordd y Bala<br>Meirionnydd<br>Dolgellau LL40 2YF UK<br>Telephone: 01341 424682<br>
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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>
Email: [mailto:archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
Email: [mailto:archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
Website: [https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Archives-and-family-history/Archives-and-family-history.aspx Meirionnydd Record Office]<br>
[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Archives-and-family-history/Archives-and-family-history.aspx Website]
Website #2: [https://www.familytreeresources.co.uk/merionethshire-record-office.html Merionethshire Record Office]
::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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: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.
'''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>
*[https://www.newa.wales/?fbclid=IwAR0lPudELhcQA-NovFaFPZyuMOXkbh7d2ZsR6gc_xFwiFFTpEtZxa9OSfOk Website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/NorthEastWalesArchives/ Facebook]
*[https://www.newa.wales/about-us/contact-us/ Contact Us]<br>
*[https://www.newa.wales/about-us/professional-research/ Professional Research]
*[https://www.newa.wales/help/using-the-online-catalogue/ Using the online catalogue]
*[https://www.newa.wales/subjects/birth-marriage-and-death/ Birth, marriage and death]


== Libraries ==
== 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''']


'''Bala Library'''<br>Campws Y Berwyn Campus<br>Ffrydan Rd<br>Bala LL23 7RU UK<br>Telephone: 01678 520014<br>
==Museums==
Email: [mailto:LLBala@gwynedd.llyw.cymru LLBala@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Leisure-parks-and-events/Museums-and-the-Arts/Museums-and-galleries.aspx '''Gwyneed Museums''']
Website: [https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Your-local-library/Bala-library.aspx Bala Library]
*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Arts-and-Museums/Arts-and-Museums.aspx '''Denbighshire Museums''']
 
'''Barmouth Library'''<br>Station Road<br>Barmouth LL42 1LU UK<br>Telephone: 01341 280258<br>
Email: [mailto:LLAbermaw@gwynedd.llyw.cymru  LLAbermaw@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
Website: [https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Your-local-library/Barmouth-Library.aspx Barmouth Library]
 
'''Blaenau Ffestiniog Library'''<br>Canolfan Maenofferen<br>Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 3DL UK<br>Telephone: 01766 830415<br>
Email: [mailto:LLBlaenau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru LLBlaenau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
Website: [https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Your-local-library/Blaenau-Ffestiniog-library.aspx Blaenau Ffestiniog Library]
 
'''Dolgellau Library'''<br>Bala Road<br>Dolgellau LL40 2YF UK<br>Telephone: 01341 422771<br>
Email: [mailto:LLDolgellau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru LLDolgellau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
Website: [https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Your-local-library/Dolgellau-library.aspx Dolgellau Library]


'''Tywyn Library'''<br>Neptune Road<br>Tywyn LL36 9HA UK<br>Telephone: 01654 710104<br>
==Record Offices==
Email: [mailto:LLTywyn@gwynedd.llyw.cymru LLTywyn@gwynedd.llyw.cymru]<br>
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).
Website: [https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Libraries-and-archives/Your-local-library/Tywyn-library.aspx Tywyn Library]
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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/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>
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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''']
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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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Archives

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.


Meirionnydd Record Office
Gwynedd Archive Service
Gwynedd Council
Ffordd y Bala
Meirionnydd
Dolgellau LL40 2YF UK

Telephone: 01341 424682
Email: archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Website

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.

North East Wales Archives (Ruthin)
The Old Gaol
46 Clwyd Street
Ruthin LL15 1HP UK
Ruthin Branch Phone: 01824 708250

Libraries

Museums

Record Offices

The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their 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 Registration Districts in Merionethshire.


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: