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==Libraries== | ==Libraries== | ||
===The British Library=== | |||
The British Library is the national repository for all published materials in England. Because its collection is so complex, usually only experienced researchers use it. The library has several departments. The following are the most useful to family history researchers: | The British Library is the national repository for all published materials in England. Because its collection is so complex, usually only experienced researchers use it. The library has several departments. The following are the most useful to family history researchers: | ||
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[https://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do Explore Archives and Manuscripts] | [https://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do Explore Archives and Manuscripts] | ||
===Guildhall Library=== | |||
Guildhall Library has many guild (occupation) and business records, kept at: | Guildhall Library has many guild (occupation) and business records, kept at: | ||
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[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library/guildhall-library-collections/maritime-collections Maritime Collection] <br> | [https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library/guildhall-library-collections/maritime-collections Maritime Collection] <br> | ||
[https://col.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/ghl City of London Collection] | [https://col.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/ghl City of London Collection] | ||
===[[Image:Society of Genealogists.jpg|thumb|right]]The Society of Genealogists=== | |||
The Society of Genealogists has extensive records from all over England. They also have the largest collection of transcribed parish registers in England. The address is: {{Wikipedia|Society of Genealogists}} | |||
:'''Society of Genealogists'''<br>14 Charterhouse Buildings<br>Goswell Road<br>London EC1M 7BA<br>England <br>Internet: http://www.sog.org.uk/ | |||
For an introduction to the library see: | |||
*''Using the Library of the Society of Genealogists''. London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1991. (Family History Library book {{FHL|479570|title-id|disp=942.1/L1 J5u 1991}}.) | |||
The Family History Library has several other guides to this library, as well as their publications. The publications are listed in the Author/Title Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/s/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=author&searchCriteria=&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname=Society+of+Genealogists SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS] | |||
=== Public Libraries === | === Public Libraries === | ||