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Description: | The local studies collection covers the old county of Durham, and now concentrates on the current administrative area. It includes
The GRO index of births, marriages and deaths (1837-2004); the IGI; national census records (1841-1901); selected parish registers. The library offers free online access to Ancestry for the GRO index, censuses and other records
Over 11,000 books, pamphlets, newspaper cuttings, periodical articles and ephemera of local interest
Newspapers (including Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle)
Maps (including first, second, third and modern editions of Durham Ordnance Survey (OS) maps, and large scale maps covering many areas of the county)
Trade directories for city and county
The Durham Record, an extensive collection of digitised photographs from the earliest days of photography
- | Format: | 9500 volumes of national significance | Subjects: | Geography and History Directories Family records History Local history Local History Census data Maps Geography | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 0191 386 0379 | Telephone: | 0191 386 4003 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6492 | Format: | 9500 volumes of national significance | Go to resource |
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