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
Libraries[edit | edit source]
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Bracknell Library Eton College Reading Central Library |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham Libraries |
Museums[edit | edit source]
- For a long list of Berkshire museums, go to List of museums in Berkshire in Wikipedia.
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Maidenhead Heritage Centre Museum of English Rural Life Reading Museum |
West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury Windsor and Royal Borough Museum |
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.
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 in Berkshire and their parishes, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Berkshire.
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Bracknell Forest Registry Office Reading Registry Office Slough Registry Office |
West Berkshire Registry Office Windsor & Maidenhead Registry Office] Wokingham Registry Office |
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