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Records office....advice please
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Paul | Report | 21 Jun 2005 23:13 |
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Hi All, Thank you for your advice i'll certainly take heed of it all.... Paula x |
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Anne | Report | 21 Jun 2005 23:05 |
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Give them a ring to see if you need to make an appointment. Some record offices are so busy there are not enough fiche readers for all-comers. I haven't been to that one but most offices are similar. You will probably need some form of ID with you. Work out what you want to find - it will take a long time at first so don't try to do too much at once. Remember to make a note of what you have searched even if there is no result - then you don't go back over it all in a few months/years time! You are only allowed to write in pencil in the search room and also only allowed to take a few sheets of paper/small notebook in with you. There are usually lockers to leave your other stuff in. Most of all -enjoy it! The staff are helpful and will show you where stuff is and how to use the machines. Good luck Anne |
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Paul | Report | 21 Jun 2005 23:05 |
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Hi Telly poo The Records Office at Cwbran is in County Hall next door to Police Headquarters, Croesyceiliog. |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Jun 2005 23:03 |
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Found by googling: Office County Hall Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2XH Tel no 01633 644886 E-mail gwent.records[ATSIGN]torfaen.gov.uk nell |
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tinkers | Report | 21 Jun 2005 23:02 |
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can i ask where is the records office at cwmbran please |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Jun 2005 23:00 |
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Paula Virtually all records offices have their own websites which will tell you what their main holdings are. Most useful would be parish registers, poll books/electoral rolls, street directories and maps. Write a list of what you want to find out and prioritise it - sometimes searches take longer/shorter than you think. For example, I went to Richmond Local studies centre and found electoral rolls bound on a shelf and it was easy to go through them year by year. At the London Metropolitan Archives I had to pre-order them 5 at a time and collect them one at a time and go through them very carefully as they were in a fragile state. It took me nearly all day to check through about 7 years! Plenty of pencils and paper. Perhaps a digital camera? Bottle of water and sandwiches for breaks. You might need £1 for a locker and loose change for photocopies. nell |
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Paul | Report | 21 Jun 2005 22:52 |
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Hi All, I'm about to enter into the world of the ''Records Office''. I would like some advice as to what kind of information I will need to have before going and what information will be available to me when I get there.... The records office i'm visiting is County Hall Cwmbran has anyone been there before? Any help would be greatly appreciated Paula |
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