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The Cornwall Record Office is another essential resource, and can be visited in person (appointment is usually necessary) or copies of records can be ordered by mail. They maintain the records that one would expect to find there, and an online catalog can be found at [http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/DServe/searchpage.htm http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/DServe/searchpage.htm]. Some wills were kept at Exeter (Devon) and lost to bombing during the Second World War, but there are about 80,000 wills available for research at the CRO in Truro. | The Cornwall Record Office is another essential resource, and can be visited in person (appointment is usually necessary) or copies of records can be ordered by mail. They maintain the records that one would expect to find there, and an online catalog can be found at [http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/DServe/searchpage.htm http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/DServe/searchpage.htm]. Some wills were kept at Exeter (Devon) and lost to bombing during the Second World War, but there are about 80,000 wills available for research at the CRO in Truro. | ||
The Cornish Studies Library at the Cornwall Centre in Redruth is a vital repository of information with many collections, including microfilms of all the main Cornish newspapers up to the present day, many dating back to the mid 18th century. The Courtenay Library at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro has printed books and periodicals covering the history of Cornwall from the prehistoric to the modern period. It also has important collections of archives of Cornish families and historic photographs. | The Cornish Studies Library at the Cornwall Centre in Redruth [http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6773 http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6773] is a vital repository of information with many collections, including microfilms of all the main Cornish newspapers up to the present day, many dating back to the mid 18th century. The Courtenay Library at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro [http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/ http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/] has printed books and periodicals covering the history of Cornwall from the prehistoric to the modern period. It also has important collections of archives of Cornish families and historic photographs. The websites give more detailed information about their collections. | ||
Another invaluable resource is provided by the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. This is a volunteer organization that has a large database of baptisms (christenings), marriages, banns, and burials with excellent coverage of a number of parishes. There are also online clerks for nearly all of the more than 200 parishes, who on a free and voluntary basis will respond to questions, and many will do lookups in databases to which they have access. Some of them maintain their own website with extensive databases of these events that can be freely accessed. They also have a database with information which has been submitted from birth, marriage, and death certificates that individuals have obtained from the Government Record Office. The home page of the OPC site has more details about the services and is accessed at [http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc.org/] The searchable database may be accessed directly at [http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/] and is free to anyone. | Another invaluable resource is provided by the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. This is a volunteer organization that has a large database of baptisms (christenings), marriages, banns, and burials with excellent coverage of a number of parishes. There are also online clerks for nearly all of the more than 200 parishes, who on a free and voluntary basis will respond to questions, and many will do lookups in databases to which they have access. Some of them maintain their own website with extensive databases of these events that can be freely accessed. They also have a database with information which has been submitted from birth, marriage, and death certificates that individuals have obtained from the Government Record Office. The home page of the OPC site has more details about the services and is accessed at [http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc.org/] The searchable database may be accessed directly at [http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/] and is free to anyone. | ||