Bedfordshire Archives and Libraries

Archives
Bedfordshire Record Office  Bedfordshire Archives &amp; Records Service Riverside Building Borough Hall Cauldwell Street Bedford, Bedfordshire MK42 9AP UK Telephone: 01234 228833/228777 Email: [mailto:archive@bedford.gov.uk archive@bedford.gov.uk]
 * Website
 * Archive Service Catalogue
 * Using Our Collections

Libraries
Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire's Library Catalogue

Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Libraries Links to local libraries

Museums
For a long list of Bedfordshire museums, go to List of museums in Bedfordshire 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 of Bedfordshire and their parishes, see REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN BEDFORDSHIRE The list shows the civil registration districts in Bedfordshire since 1837.

Bedford Registry Office The Harpur Suite Harpur Square Harpur Street Bedford MK40 1LE England
 * Website
 * Registration Services
 * Parishes

Central Bedfordshire Registry Office The Court House Woburn Street Ampthill MK45 2HX England
 * Website
 * Registration services
 * Parishes

Luton Registry Office 6 George Street West Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2BJ England E-mail: registration@luton.gov.uk
 * Website
 * Order a copy of a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate
 * Parishes