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In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Huntingdon merged with Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely to form the new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies
Shire Hall
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0AP UK
Telephone: 01223 699399
Email: county.records.cambridge@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire Archives holds a wealth of unique historic records and other resources relating to Cambridgeshire, the former counties of Huntingdonshire and the Isle of Ely and their communities.

Huntingdonshire Library and Archives
Princes Street
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 3PA UK
Telephone: 01480 372738
Email: hunts.archives@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Website

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Cambridge Libraries Directory including Huntingdonshire Council area.

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a list of Huntingdonshire museums that are now in Cambridgeshire, go to List of museums in Cambridgeshire in Wikipedia.

The Norris Museum
The Broadway
St. Ives
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE27 5BX UK
Telephone: 01480 497314
Email: info@norrismuseum.org.uk
Website

The Norris Museum is the Museum of Huntingdonshire. It tells the story of this historic county from the earliest times to the present day. The Museum was founded by Herbert Norris, a St. Ivian, who left his lifetime's collection of Huntingdonshire relics to the town when he died in 1931.

Civil Register 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.

Search and order birth, marriage, or death certificates

Huntingdon Registration Office
Huntingdon Library and Archives
Princes Street
Huntingdon PE29 3PA, UK

Telephone: 0345 045 1363
Website

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, in Huntingdonshire, see civil registration districts in Huntingdonshire between 1837 and 1974.

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+'''In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Huntingdon merged with Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely to form the new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire.'''
+== Archives ==
+'''Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies'''<br>Shire Hall<br>Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0AP UK<br>Telephone: 01223 699399<br>
+Email: [mailto:county.records.cambridge@cambridgeshire.gov.uk county.records.cambridge@cambridgeshire.gov.uk]<br>
+*[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/libraries-leisure-&-culture/archives/ Website]
+*[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/imported-assets/Cambs_Archives_family_history_sources_mar2015.pdf Tracing your Family History: sources at Cambridgeshire Archives]
+*[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/imported-assets/Original%20parish%20registers%20at%20Cambridgeshire%20Archives.pdf Original Parish Registers at Cambridgeshire Archives]
+*[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/imported-assets/Original%20parish%20registers%20at%20Huntingdonshire%20Archives.pdf Original Parish Registers at Huntingdonshire Archives]
+{{Block indent|Cambridgeshire Archives holds a wealth of unique historic records and other resources relating to Cambridgeshire, '''the former counties of Huntingdonshire''' and the Isle of Ely and their communities.|2}}
+----
+'''Huntingdonshire Library and Archives'''<br>Princes Street<br>Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 3PA UK<br>Telephone: 01480 372738<br>
+Email: [mailto:hunts.archives@cambridgeshire.gov.uk hunts.archives@cambridgeshire.gov.uk]<br>
+[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/huntingdon-library-and-archives/ Website]
-Princes Street
+==Libraries==
+[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/libraries-leisure-culture/libraries/visit-a-library/your-library '''Cambridge Libraries Directory'''] '''including Huntingdonshire Council area.'''<br>
+<br>
-Huntingdon
+== Museums ==
+*For a list of Huntingdonshire museums that are now in Cambridgeshire, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Cambridgeshire '''List of museums in Cambridgeshire'''] in Wikipedia.
+----
+'''The Norris Museum'''<br>The Broadway<br>St. Ives<br>Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE27 5BX UK<br>Telephone: 01480 497314<br>
+Email: [mailto:info@norrismuseum.org.uk info@norrismuseum.org.uk]<br>
+[http://www.norrismuseum.org.uk Website]
+{{Block indent|The Norris Museum is the Museum of Huntingdonshire. It tells the story of this historic county from the earliest times to the present day. The Museum was founded by Herbert Norris, a St. Ivian, who left his lifetime's collection of Huntingdonshire relics to the town when he died in 1931.}}
-PE29 3PA
+==Civil Register Offices==
-Telephone: UK 01480 372738
+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.
+----
+[https://www.camdex.org.uk/search.cfm '''Search and order birth, marriage, or death certificates''']
+----
+'''Huntingdon Registration Office'''<br>
+Huntingdon Library and Archives<br>
+Princes Street<br>
+Huntingdon PE29 3PA, UK<br>
+<br>
+Telephone: 0345 045 1363<br>
+[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/huntingdon-registration-office Website]
+----
+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, in Huntingdonshire, see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/hun.html civil registration districts in Huntingdonshire between 1837 and 1974].
+----
+{{Place|Huntingdonshire}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
-Email: [mailto:county.records.hunts@cambridgeshire.gov.uk county.records.hunts@cambridgeshire.gov.uk]
+[[Category:Huntingdonshire, England]]
+[[category:Counties of England]]
-Website: [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/visiting/HLAC1.htm http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/visiting/HLAC1.htm]
-=== The Norris Museum and Library ===
-The Broadway
-St. <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1308858352434_345" />Ives
-Huntingdon
-Cambridgeshire
-PE27 5BX
-Telephone: UK 01480 497314, Overseas 44 1480 497314