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Register Offices

At ScotlandsPeople one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws.

Orkney Registrars

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 == Museums ==
+*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/corrigall-farm-museum.htm Corrigall Farm Museum]
+*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/kirbuster-museum.htm Kirbuster Museum]
+*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/rousay-heritage-centre.htm Rousay Heritage Centre]
+*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/scapa-flow-museum Scapa Flow Museum]
+*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/orkney-museum.htm The Orkney Museum]
-'''Orkney Museum'''<br>Tankerness House<br>Broad Street<br>Kirkwall KW15 1DH UK<br>Telephone: 01856 873535 (extension 2523) or 01856 873191<br>
+==Register Offices==
-Email: [mailto:museum@orkney.gov.uk museum@orkney.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.orkney.gov.uk/service-directory/s/orkney-museum.htm Orkney Museum]<br>
+At [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ '''ScotlandsPeople'''] one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws.
-Website #2: [https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/the-orkney-museum-p251611 Orkney Museum]
+*[https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Files/Law-and-Licensing/Registrars/Registrars_births_deaths_marriages_Orkney.pdf '''Orkney Registrars''']
+<br>
-'''Rousay Heritage Centre'''<br>Ferry Terminal<br>Brinian KW17 2PU UK<br>Telephone: 01856 872044<br>
+<br>
-Email: [mailto:info@orkneyferries.co.uk info@orkneyferries.co.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/rousay-heritage-centre.htm Rousay Heritage Centre]
-'''Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum'''<br>Lyness, Hoy KW16 3NU UK<br>Telephone: 01856 791300<br>
-Email: [mailto:museum@orkney.gov.uk museum@orkney.gov.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/scapa-flow-visitor-centre-and-museum_2.htm Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum]
-For a list of Orkney museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Scotland List of museums in Scotland] in Wikipedia.  Scroll down to Orkney.  The parishes in historic Orkney are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Orkney,_Scotland_Genealogy#Parishes FamilySearch Research Wiki].
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