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North Yorkshire County Record Office
County Record Office
Malpas Road
Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 8TB UK
Telephone: 01609 777585
Email: archives@northyorks.gov.uk
Website
Collections in our custody include:

records of the North Riding of Yorkshire County Council and North Yorkshire County Council;
records of the boroughs of Harrogate, Richmond, Ripon and Scarborough;
records of over 40 different urban and rural district councils established under the 1894 Local Government Act;
parish records from almost 300 separate parishes;
court records including those of the North Riding of Yorkshire Quarter Sessions dating from the sixteenth century onwards;
records from many of North Yorkshire's landed estates and prominent families;
records of 24 different Poor Law Unions;
the North Riding Registry of Deeds spanning the years 1736 to 1970 and containing over a million entries; and
historic maps and plans of North Yorkshire including over 350 parish tithe maps, enclosure maps, mine plans, railway plans and architect's drawings.

Borthwick Institute
University Library and Archives
University of York
Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
Telephone: 01904 321166
Email: borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Website
Church of England and nonconformist records

The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society
Suite 10E
Joseph's Well
Hanover Way
Leeds, Yorkshire LS3 1AB UK
Telephone: 0113 245 7910
Email: yas.secretary@gmail.com
Website

The Society’s archives include remarkably varied and fascinating collections of maps, diaries, letters, prints, photographs, deeds, wills, manorial records and rare or early printed books which altogether offer insight into the archaeology and history of the historic county of York from prehistoric to modern times.

Explore York Libraries & Archives
York Explore Library Learning Centre
Museum Street
York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK
Telephone: 01904 552800
Email: archives@exploreyork.org.uk
Website

Great Ayton Discovery Centre
105b High Street
Great Ayton
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS9 6NB UK
Telephone: 01642 723268
Email: greataytondisco@outlook.com
Website
Information and facilities at the discovery centre:

family history
free online access to Ancestry.com, Find My Past, the British Newspaper Archive and Access to Research
local studies
newspapers

Libraries

North Yorkshire Libraries

Museums

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

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

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 Civil Registration Districts in Yorkshire North Riding.

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 ==Archives==
 '''North Yorkshire County Record Office'''<br>County Record Office<br>Malpas Road<br>Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 8TB UK<br>Telephone: 01609 777585<br>
 Email: [mailto:archives@northyorks.gov.uk archives@northyorks.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/23584/County-record-office North Yorkshire County Record Office]
+[http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/23584/County-record-office Website]<br>
-:North Yorkshire county record office provides record keeping services for North Yorkshire County Council and its communities. It collects, preserves and makes accessible historic and current records of significance for the study of North Yorkshire and its people and holds them in trust for the use of present and future generations.  The archives we hold date from the 12th century to the present day and cover over five miles of shelving. Most of these collections can be freely consulted in our public searchroom.
+'''Collections in our custody include:'''
+*records of the North Riding of Yorkshire County Council and North Yorkshire County Council;
+*records of the boroughs of Harrogate, Richmond, Ripon and Scarborough;
+*records of over 40 different urban and rural district councils established under the 1894 Local Government Act;
+*parish records from almost 300 separate parishes;
+*court records including those of the North Riding of Yorkshire Quarter Sessions dating from the sixteenth century onwards;
+*records from many of North Yorkshire's landed estates and prominent families;
+*records of 24 different Poor Law Unions;
+*the North Riding Registry of Deeds spanning the years 1736 to 1970 and containing over a million entries; and
+*historic maps and plans of North Yorkshire including over 350 parish tithe maps, enclosure maps, mine plans, railway plans and architect's drawings.
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 '''Borthwick Institute'''<br>University Library and Archives<br>University of York<br>Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK<br>Telephone: 01904 321166<br>
-Email: [mailto:borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ Borthwick Institute]
+Email: [mailto:borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk]<br>[http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ Website]<br>
-:Our mission - We support and expand the University of York's cultural endeavour and contribute to human understanding through collecting archives, preserving them and making them widely available for research to all people, now and in the future.
+[https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/holdings/what-we-hold/church/ Church of England and nonconformist records]
 ----
 '''The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society'''<br>Suite 10E<br>Joseph's Well<br>Hanover Way<br>Leeds, Yorkshire LS3 1AB UK<br>Telephone: 0113 245 7910<br>
 Email: [mailto:yas.secretary@gmail.com yas.secretary@gmail.com]<br>
-Website: [http://www.yas.org.uk The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society]
+[http://www.yas.org.uk Website]
-:The Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society (known until recently as the Yorkshire Archaeological Society) has promoted the study of Yorkshire’s past since 1863, when it was created as the Huddersfield Archaeological and Topographical Association.  On this site you'll find details of the society's historical and archaeological activities across Yorkshire - lectures, excursions, publications, projects - and links to its vibrant special interest sections.
+:The Society’s archives include remarkably varied and fascinating collections of maps, diaries, letters, prints, photographs, deeds, wills, manorial records and rare or early printed books which altogether offer insight into the archaeology and history of the historic county of York from prehistoric to modern times.
 ----
 '''Explore York Libraries & Archives'''<br>York Explore Library Learning Centre<br>Museum Street<br>York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK<br>Telephone: 01904 552800<br>
 Email: [mailto:archives@exploreyork.org.uk archives@exploreyork.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.exploreyork.org.uk Explore York Libraries & Archives]
+[https://exploreyork.org.uk/archives/ Website]
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 '''Great Ayton Discovery Centre'''<br>105b High Street<br>Great Ayton<br>Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS9 6NB UK<br>Telephone: 01642 723268<br>
 Email: [mailto:greataytondisco@outlook.com greataytondisco@outlook.com]<br>
-Website: [http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/25272/Great-Ayton-discovery-centre Great Ayton Discovery Centre]<br>
+[http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/25272/Great-Ayton-discovery-centre Website]<br>
-Website: [https://www.visitgreatayton.com/what-to-do-in-great-ayton/visit/discovery-centre-great-ayton Visit Great Ayton Discovery Centre]
+Information and facilities at the discovery centre:
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+*family history
-'''Teesside Archives'''<br>Exchange House<br>Exchange Square<br>Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS1 1DB UK<br>Telephone: 01642 248321<br>
+*free online access to Ancestry.com, Find My Past, the British Newspaper Archive and Access to Research
-Email: [mailto:teesside_archives@middlesbrough.gov.uk teesside_archives@middlesbrough.gov.uk]<br>
+*local studies
-Website: [http://teessidearchives.middlesbrough.gov.uk/CalmView/default.aspx Teesside Archives]
+*newspapers
 == Libraries ==
-'''Harrogate Library'''<br>Victoria Avenue<br>Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1EG UK<br>Telephone: 01609 533189<br>
+*[https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/local-libraries '''North Yorkshire Libraries''']
-Email: [mailto:harrogate.library@northyorks.gov.uk harrogate.library@northyorks.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/25273/Harrogate-library Harrogate Library]
+== Museums ==
+For a long list of North Yorkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_North_Yorkshire '''List of museums in North Yorkshire'''] in Wikipedia.<br>
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-'''Northallerton Library'''<br>Northallerton Library & Customer Services Centre<br>1 Thirsk Rd<br>Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 1PT UK<br>Telephone: 1609 533832<br>
+==Civil Registration Offices==
-Email: [mailto:northallerton.library@northyorks.gov.uk northallerton.library@northyorks.gov.uk]<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). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
-Website: [http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/24284/Northallerton-library Northallerton Library]
 ----
-'''York Library'''<br>Library Square<br>York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK<br>Telephone: 1904 552800<br>
+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/nry.html Civil Registration Districts in Yorkshire North Riding].
-Email: [mailto:archives@exploreyork.org.uk archives@exploreyork.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.exploreyork.org.uk/archives/our-collections/ York Library]
-ly papers as well as the records of York-based charities, businesses and community groups.
-== Museums ==
-=== EAST YORKSHIRE  ===
-==== The Bayle Museum ====
-'''The Bayle Museum'''<br>Baylegate<br>Old Town<br>Bridlington, East Yorkshire YO16 7JT UK<br>Telephone: 1262 674308<br>
-Email: [mailto:bayle@lordsfeoffees.com bayle@lordsfeoffees.com]<br>
-Website: [https://www.facebook.com/BayleMuseum The Bayle Museum]
-==== Beverley Guildhall ====
-'''Beverley Guildhall'''<br>42 Toll Gavel<br>Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 9AR UK<br>Telephone: 1482 392783<br>
-Email: [mailto:fiona.jenkinson@eastriding.gov.uk fiona.jenkinson@eastriding.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.museums.eastriding.gov.uk/beverley-guildhall/ Beverley Guildhall]
-:The Beverley Guildhall is a Grade 1 listed building which has had a long and fascinating history. Originally purchased by the Beverley town keepers in 1501, it has been in continuous civic use since then. Today it is run as a historic building and community museum but is still used for ceremonial civic occasions. It is worth visiting this beautiful building, if only for the stunning Georgian courtroom featuring plaster stucco-work by Giuseppe Cortese.
-==== Goole Museum ====
-'''Goole Museum'''<br>Goole Library<br>Carlisle St<br>Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 5DS UK<br>Telephone: 1405 768963<br>
-Email: [mailto:janet.tierney@eastriding.gov.uk janet.tierney@eastriding.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.museums.eastriding.gov.uk/goole-museum/ Goole Museum]
-:Goole Community Museum is located on the first floor of the Goole Library building, and explores the history of the historic port town of Goole through permanent displays and a temporary exhibition programme. The museum welcomes visits from schools and community groups, and has a dedicated Education Room in which pupils and visitors can work with the museum collections.
-==== Hornsea Museum ====
-'''Hornsea Museum'''<br>Burns Farm<br>11-17 Newbegin<br>Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1AB UK<br>Telephone: 1964 533443<br>
-Email: [mailto:hornseamuseum@tiscali.co.uk hornseamuseum@tiscali.co.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.hornseamuseum.com Hornsea Museum]
-:Based in an 18th Century farmhouse, this award-winning museum depicts the changing patterns of village life over the past centuries. Here you’ll also find an exhibition of Hornsea Pottery, and have the opportunity learn more about this famous pottery and what it means to the people of the town.
-=== NORTH YORKSHIRE  ===
-==== Dales Countryside Museum ====
-'''Dales Countryside Museum'''<br>National Park Centre<br>Station Yard<br>Burtersett Rd<br>Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3NT UK<br>Telephone: 1969 666210<br>
-Email: [mailto:dcm@yorkshiredales.org.uk dcm@yorkshiredales.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk Dales Countryside Museum]
-:Dales Countryside Museum tells the fascinating story of the Yorkshire Dales and the people who have lived and worked here and shaped the landscape for thousands of years.
-==== Knaresborough Castle and Museum ====
-'''Knaresborough Castle and Museum'''<br>Castle Yard<br>Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 8AS UK<br>Telephone: 01423 556188<br>
-Email: [mailto:museums@harrogate.gov.uk museums@harrogate.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/info/20153/knaresborough_castle_and_museum Knaresborough Castle and Museum]
-:In a stunning cliff-top location towering over the River Nidd stands Knaresborough Castle, once a mighty stronghold of medieval kings. The Courthouse Museum tells the story of Knaresborough and many of the its fascinating residents from the past. Housed in the Tudor courthouse with its extremely rare original interior, the museum reveals fascinating details from the Middle Ages to the Victorian period. Our newly opened 17th century gallery explores the role that Knaresborough Castle played in the English Civil War.
-==== National Railway Museum ====
-'''National Railway Museum'''<br>Leeman Rd<br>York, North Yorkshire YO26 4XJ UK<br>Telephone: 844 815 3139<br>
-Email: [mailto:nrm.visitorservices@nrm.org.uk nrm.visitorservices@nrm.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.nrm.org.uk National Railway Museum]
-:Discover 300 years of history and 1,000,000 objects that changed the world in the UK's largest railway museum.
-=== SOUTH YORKSHIRE  ===
-==== Clifton Park Museum ====
-'''Clifton Park Museum'''<br>Clifton Ln<br>Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 2AA UK<br>Telephone: 1709 336633<br>
-Email: [mailto:cliftonparkmuseum@rotherham.gov.uk cliftonparkmuseum@rotherham.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.cliftonparkrotherham.co.uk/museum Clifton Park Museum]
-:The Museum highlights the history of the borough in a way that appeals to all ages and helps to bring both our lives, and those of our ancestors, into sharp focus.
-==== Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery ====
-'''Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery'''<br>Chequer Rd<br>Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN1 2AE UK<br>Telephone: 1302 734293<br>
-Email: [mailto:museumD@doncaster.gov.uk museumD@doncaster.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/culture-leisure-tourism/doncaster-museum-and-art-gallery Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery]
-:Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery was opened in 1964 to display important collections of natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art. There is also a large and varied temporary exhibition programme throughout the year, as well as special activities for all ages.
-==== Weston Park Museum ====
-'''Weston Park Museum'''<br>Western Bank<br>Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2TP UK<br>Telephone: 114 2782600<br>
-Email: [mailto:info@museums-sheffield.org.uk info@museums-sheffield.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/museums/weston-park/home Weston Park Museum]
-:Weston Park is an award-winning, family-friendly museum where the visitors come first. If visiting with children, simply wind up and release, but there is plenty of treasure here for adults too. Discover the real story of Sheffield, from its geological roots to the people, politics and music that shaped the modern city.
-=== WEST YORKSHIRE  ===
-==== Leeds City Museum ====
-'''Leeds City Museum'''<br>Millennium Square<br>Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 8BH UK<br>Telephone: 113 2243732<br>
-Email: [mailto:city.museum@leeds.gov.uk city.museum@leeds.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Pages/Leeds-City-Museum.aspx Leeds City Museum]
-:The museum was officially opened in September 2008 and replaces the old museum. Many of the famous objects from the old Leeds City Museum are on display, including the famous Leeds Tiger, fossils, lots of artwork and much about the history of Leeds.
-==== Tolson Museum ====
-'''Tolson Museum'''<br>Ravensknowle Park<br>Wakefield Road<br>Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD5 8DJ UK<br>Telephone: 1484 223240<br>
-Email: [mailto:tolson.museum@kirklees.gov.uk tolson.museum@kirklees.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/museums-galleries-history/tolson-museum.aspx Tolson Museum]
-:A vivid and intriguing picture of the area and its people, from pre-history to present day, revealed through unique collections. From Roman finds to textiles, birds to transport, Tolson is a treasure house of the fascinating, the curious and the amazing.
-==== Wakefield Museum ====
-'''Wakefield Museum'''<br>3 Burton St<br>Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2DD UK<br>Telephone: 1924 305356<br>
-Email: [mailto:museums@wakefield.gov.uk museums@wakefield.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/events-and-culture/museums/wakefield-museum Wakefield Museum]
-:Wakefield Museum is a stimulating and vibrant part of the new and prestigious Wakefield One building in the heart of Wakefield. The museum is located on the lower ground floor along with Local Studies where you are invited to explore and engage with the history of the people of Wakefield.
-For a long list of East Yorkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_the_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire List of museums in East Yorkshire] in Wikipedia.<br>
-For a long list of North Yorkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_North_Yorkshire List of museums in North Yorkshire] in Wikipedia.<br>
-For a long list of South Yorkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_South_Yorkshire List of museums in South Yorkshire] in Wikipedia.<br>
-For a long list of West Yorkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_West_Yorkshire List of museums in West Yorkshire] in Wikipedia.
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+*[https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/certificates-birth-death-marriage-and-civil-partnership '''Certificates – birth, death, marriage and civil partnership''']
+*[https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/harrogate-register-office '''Harrogate Register Office''']
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