| Yorksgen 2010 | in York,
July 2010 |
When planning your trip to Yorksgen
2010, please bear in mind that research sessions in archives
and libraries will need to be booked in advance, especially if you want
to guarantee access to a film/fiche reader. I have listed the main archive
and library destinations in Yorkshire below to help you with your planning.
If you want to know whether you can get there by train from York, try:
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| http://www.rail.co.uk/ukrail/planner/planner.htm |
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Sorry
this page is incomplete - I will update it if/when
I have the time!!! |
(Any help with this would be much appreciated!) — |
www.a2a.org.uk can direct you to
which archive has the records you are after |
| or |
| there is a huge amount of information available on the Yorkshire pages of Genuki - CLICK HERE FOR GENUKI |
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| RESOURCES IN YORK | |
| • The Borthwick Institute | |
For details, see the website: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr/ |
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| • Central Library | |
Booking 2-3 weeks in advance for film/fiche readers |
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| • York City Archives | |
Booking advisable for film/fiche readers |
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| • The Research Room - York Family History Society’s Study Centre | |
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| WEST YORKSHIRE | ||
| Bradford | •Central Library | |
Booking not usually necessary for film/fiche readers |
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| •West Yorkshire Archive Service | ||
Booking essential |
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| Halifax | •West Yorkshire Archive Service Calderdale District | |
Booking essential for original documents |
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“Not necessary” but probably advisable for microfilm |
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| Huddersfield | •Central Library – Local History Library | |
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| •West Yorkshire Archive Service – Kirklees District | ||
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| Keighley | •Reference Library | |
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| Leeds | •Central Library - Local Studies Library | |
| Holds census 1841-1901 for whole of Yorkshire on film | ||
| Booking (for a small charge) advisable for film/fiche readers | ||
| •West Yorkshire Archive Service – Leeds District | ||
| Booking essential | ||
| •For YAS members: Claremont open p.m. | ||
| http://www.yas.org.uk/ | ||
| Wakefield | •The John Goodchild Collection | |
| Booking essential – opens by appointment | ||
| •Library Local Studies section | ||
| Booking advisable for film/fiche readers | ||
| •West Yorkshire Archive Service and Registry of Deeds | ||
| Booking essential but we found them very helpful in 2002 | ||
| EAST RIDING | ||
INFO |
Beverley | •Library – Local Studies |
| Booking necessary for film/fiche readers | ||
INFO |
•East Riding of Yorkshire Archives | |
| Booking essential at least 2 weeks in advance | ||
INFO |
Bridlington | •Library |
| Booking necessary for film/fiche readers: | ||
| 1 film/fiche reader-printer, 1 fiche reader | ||
INFO |
Hull | •Central Library Family History Unit |
| (train) Booking advisable | ||
| 6 film readers, 3 fiche & 1 film/fiche reader-printer | ||
INFO |
•Hull City Archives | |
| Booking essential | ||
SOUTH
YORKSHIRE |
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INFO |
Barnsley | •Central Library – Archives and Local Studies |
| Booking advisable | ||
INFO |
Doncaster | •Archives |
| Booking advisable | ||
| Central Library – Local Studies Library | ||
| Booking necessary for film/fiche readers | ||
INFO |
Rotherham | •Central Library – Archives & Local Studies |
| Booking advisable: 6 readers available | ||
INFO |
Sheffield | •Archives |
| Booking strongly advised | ||
| Pre-booking of original documents required | ||
| 3 film readers, 6 fiche, 1 film & fiche copier bookable | ||
INFO |
•Central Library – Local Studies Library | |
| Booking advisable | ||
FORMER
NORTH RIDING |
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INFO |
Middlesbrough | •Central Library - Reference Library |
| Booking advisable: | ||
| 4 fiche/film readers & 1 fiche | ||
INFO |
•Teesside Archives | |
| Booking necessary: | ||
| 8 film readers, 3 fiche | ||
INFO |
Redcar | •Redcar & Cleveland Reference Library |
| Booking usually necessary – up to 3 hrs only | ||
| 4 fiche, 2 film & 2 fiche/film readers | ||
INFO |
Northallerton | •Library – Local Studies section |
| Booking advisable: | ||
| 3 fiche, 2 film & 1 fiche/film readers | ||
| •North Yorkshire County Record Office | ||
| Booking essential 2-3 weeks in advance: | ||
| 18 film readers, 2 fiche readers | ||
INFO |
Scarborough | •Central Library – Reference & Local Studies section |
| Booking essential for film/fiche readers: | ||
| 3 fiche, 1 film, 1 film & fiche reader-printer | ||
INFO |
Whitby | •Archives Heritage Centre |
| Booking preferred | ||
| Library Local Studies Section | ||
| Booking necessary for film readers | ||
| Ebberston | •Yorkshireancestors.com | |
| Brenda Green’s unique Family History Research Centre | ||
| at her home, Studley House Farm | ||
| Open when other research venues are not! | ||
| Resources available here, for all of Yorkshire. See the website for full details. | ||
Please let us know if you think
we have missed any out! |
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| www.yorksgen.com www.yorkshireancestors.com www.yorkshirefamilyhistoryfair.com |