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The 4 archive and local studies services in South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield) have worked together to compile a single guide to the main genealogical material in their offices and elsewhere. This guide is a supplement to more detailed information available on their websites.
Download the guide. It tells you what genealogical sources are available and where they are to be found.
The key genealogical resources are listed in church, chapel and cemetery registers, trade directories and probate records.
More information than ever before is being made available online, not only by ourselves but also by genealogical websites such as Ancestry.com, FindMyPast and Genes Reunited, etc.
[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-local-studies/research/Tracing%20your%20ancestors%20in%20South%20Yorkshire.pdf Tracing Your Ancestors

in South Yorkshire]

Barnsley Archives
Barnsley Archives and Local Studies Department
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Barnsley Central Library
Shambles Street
Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2JF UK
Telephone: 01226 773950
Email: archives@barnsley.gov.uk
Website: Barnesley Archives and Discovery Centre

Doncaster Archives
King Edward Road
Balby
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 0NA UK
Telephone: 01302 859811
Email: doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk
Website: Doncaster Archives

Rotherham Archives
Archives and Local Studies Service
Rotherham Central Library
Walker Place
Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 1JH UK
Telephone: 01709 823616
Email: archives@rotherham.gov.uk
Website: Rotherham Archives

Sheffield Archives
52 Shoreham Street
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4SP UK
Telephone: 0114 2039395
Email: archives@sheffield.gov.uk
Website: Sheffield Archives

Borthwick Institute
University Library and Archives
University of York
Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
Telephone: 01904 321166
Email: borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Website
Church of England and nonconformist records

The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society
Suite 10E
Joseph's Well
Hanover Way
Leeds, Yorkshire LS3 1AB UK
Telephone: 0113 245 7910
Email: yas.secretary@gmail.com
Website

The Society’s archives include remarkably varied and fascinating collections of maps, diaries, letters, prints, photographs, deeds, wills, manorial records and rare or early printed books which altogether offer insight into the archaeology and history of the historic county of York from prehistoric to modern times.

Libraries

Riverside Library
Main Street
Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1AE UK
Telephone: 01709 336774
Email: e-libraries@rotherham.gov.uk
Website: Riverside Library

Sheffield Central Library
Surrey St
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 1XZ UK
Telephone: 114 2734712
Email: central.lending@sheffield.gov.uk
Website: Sheffield Central Library
Catalogue: Sheffield Archives online catalogue

Museums

For a long list of South Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in South Yorkshire in Wikipedia.

Clifton Park Museum
Clifton Ln
Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 2AA UK
Telephone: 1709 336633
Email: cliftonparkmuseum@rotherham.gov.uk
Website: Clifton Park Museum

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Chequer Rd
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN1 2AE UK
Telephone: 1302 734293
Email: museumD@doncaster.gov.uk
Website: Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Weston Park Museum
Western Bank
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2TP UK
Telephone: 114 2782600
Email: info@museums-sheffield.org.uk
Website: Weston Park Museum

Weston Park is an award-winning, family-friendly museum where the visitors come first. If visiting with children, simply wind up and release, but there is plenty of treasure here for adults too. Discover the real story of Sheffield, from its geological roots to the people, politics and music that shaped the modern city.