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Archives[edit | edit source]

Derbyshire Record Office
New Street
Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3FE UK

Telephone: 1629 538347
Email: record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk
Postal address: Derbyshire Record Office, c/o County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG UK
Website
Catalogue
Family History
Church Registers

Derbyshire Record Office provides the archive service for the County of Derbyshire, City of Derby and Diocese of Derby.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Find Your Local Library
Derby (city) Library Guide

Derby Local Studies and Family History Library
Riverside Chambers
Full St.
Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3AF UK

Telephone: 1332 642240
Email: localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk
Website

Chesterfield Local Studies Library
Chesterfield Library
New Beetwell Street
Chesterfield
Derbyshire S40 1QN
UK

Telephone: 01629 533 400
Fax: 01246 209304
Email: chesterfield.library@derbyshire.gov.uk
Text: 07792 697826
Website
Chesterfield and districtfamily history surname search

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Derbyshire museums, go to List of museums in Derbyshire in Wikipedia.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery
The Strand
Derby, Derbyshire DE1 1BS UK
Telephone: 01332 641901
Email: info@derbymuseums.org
Website

Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library. The collection includes a gallery displaying many paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections.

Civil Registration Offices[edit | edit source]

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). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.

Register Offices in Derbyshire open to the public by appointment only.

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 '''Derby Museum and Art Gallery'''<br>The Strand<br>Derby, Derbyshire DE1 1BS UK<br>Telephone: 01332 641901<br>Email: [mailto:info@derbymuseums.org info@derbymuseums.org]<br>
 [https://www.derbymuseums.org/visit/museum-art-gallery Website]
-:Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library. The collection includes a gallery displaying many paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections.
+{{Block indent|Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library. The collection includes a gallery displaying many paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections. }}
 ==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). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.