Useful Addresses

 

To find what record offices, museums, libraries etc exist in the area you are interested in, throughout the UK (and some abroad), go to the ARCHON website (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/). This gives contact details, including addresses, telephone numbers and websites, for all record repositories, and is very useful to browse.

British Library, St Pancras, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB; telephone: 0870 444 1500; www.bl.uk.

 

British Library Newspaper Library, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HE; telephone: 020 7412 7353; www.bl.uk/collections/newspapers.html.

 

Federation of Family History Societies, PO Box 8857, Lutterworth LE17 9BJ; telephone: 01455 203133; www.ffhs.org.uk.

 

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ; telephone: 020 7416 5320; www.iwm.org.uk.

 

The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; telephone: 020 8876 3444; www.nationalarchives.gov.uk (click on ‘Research’ to see the list of guides).

 

The National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH1 3YY; telephone: 0131 535 1314; www.nas.gov.uk.

 

The Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA; telephone: 020 7251 8799; www.sog.org.uk.