Berkshire Archives and Libraries


 * Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 * If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 * Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Museums and Collections - University of Reading
 * A website giving you access to a variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries.]

Archives
Berkshire Record Office 9 Coley Avenue Reading, Berkshire RG1 6AF UK Telephone: +44 (0) 118 937 5132 Contact: Online Form Website: Berkshire Record Office Catalogue: Berkshire Record Office Archives


 * The Berkshire Record Office is the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire. We look after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history. On this website you can discover more about our holdings and how to use us, as well as see some of the treasures from our collections.

Museums

 * For a long list of Berkshire museums, go to List of museums in Berkshire in Wikipedia.

Civil Records Offices
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the more narrowed-down records of county registry offices.

Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, in Berkshire, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Berkshire. - -