Berkshire Archives and Libraries
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- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
- If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
- Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Museums and Collections - University of Reading
- A website giving you access to a variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries.]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Berkshire Record Office
9 Coley Avenue
Reading, Berkshire RG1 6AF UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 118 937 5132
Contact: Online Form
Website: Berkshire Record Office
Catalogue: Berkshire Record Office Archives
- The Berkshire Record Office is the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire. We look after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history. On this website you can discover more about our holdings and how to use us, as well as see some of the treasures from our collections.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Bracknell Library
Town Square
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1BH UK
Telephone: 01344 423149
Email: customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Website
Eton College
Eton College Library
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 6DB UK
Telephone: 01753 370 590
Email: archivist@etoncollege.org.uk
Website
- College Library is a rare book and manuscript library of international importance. Established soon after the foundation of Eton College, it houses more than 150,000 items, ranging from the 9th to 21st centuries. These include printed and manuscript volumes, literary manuscripts, autograph letters, and prints and drawings.
Reading Central Library
Abbey Square
Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BQ UK
Telephone: 0118 901 5950
Website
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Maidenhead Library - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
St Ives Road
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QU UK
Telephone: 01628 796 969
Email: libraries@rbwm.gov.uk
Website
Wokingham Libraries
Wokingham Borough Council
Shute End
Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 1BN UK
Telephone: 0118 974 6000
Email: websitefeedback@wokingham.gov.uk
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
- For a long list of Berkshire museums, go to List of museums in Berkshire in Wikipedia.
Maidenhead Heritage Centre
18 Park Street
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1SL UK
Telephone: 01628 780 555
Email: info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk
Website
Museum of English Rural Life
University of Reading
Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX UK
Telephone: 0118 378 8660
Email: merl@reading.ac.uk
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Reading Museum
Blagrave Street
Reading, Berkshire RG1 1QH UK
Telephone: 0118 937 3400
Email: mail@readingmuseum.org.uk
Website
West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury
West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf
Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5AS UK
Telephone: 01635 519562
Email: museum@westberks.gov.uk
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Windsor and Royal Borough Museum
The Guildhall
High Street
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1LR UK
Telephone: 01628 685 686
Email: museum@rbwm.gov.uk<brWebsite
Civil Records 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 more narrowed-down records of county registry offices.
For a list of the historic and current registration districts in Berkshire, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Berkshire.
Bracknell Forest Registry Office
Time Square
Market Street
Bracknell
RG12 1JD
England
Website
Reading Registry Office
Civic Offices
Bridge Street
Reading
RG1 2LU
England
Website
Slough Registry Office
The Curve
William Street
Slough SL1 1XY
England
Website
West Berkshire
Windsor & Maidenhead
Wokingham
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