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.

Libraries
Bracknell Library Town Square Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1BH UK Telephone: 01344 423149 Email: [mailto:customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk] Website

Eton College Eton College Library Windsor, Berkshire SL4 6DB UK Telephone: 01753 370 590 Email: [mailto:archivist@etoncollege.org.uk archivist@etoncollege.org.uk] Website
 * College Library is a rare book and manuscript library of international importance. Established soon after the foundation of Eton College, it houses more than 150,000 items, ranging from the 9th to 21st centuries. These include printed and manuscript volumes, literary manuscripts, autograph letters, and prints and drawings.

Reading Central Library Abbey Square Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BQ UK Telephone: 0118 901 5950 Website

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Maidenhead Library - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead St Ives Road Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QU UK Telephone: 01628 796 969 Email: [mailto:libraries@rbwm.gov.uk libraries@rbwm.gov.uk] Website

Wokingham Libraries Wokingham Borough Council Shute End Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 1BN UK Telephone: 0118 974 6000 Email: [mailto:websitefeedback@wokingham.gov.uk websitefeedback@wokingham.gov.uk] Website

Museums

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

Maidenhead Heritage Centre 18 Park Street Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1SL UK Telephone: 01628 780 555 Email: [mailto:info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk info@maidenheadheritage.org.uk] Website

Museum of English Rural Life University of Reading Redlands Road Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX UK Telephone: 0118 378 8660 Email: [mailto:merl@reading.ac.uk merl@reading.ac.uk] Website

Reading Museum Blagrave Street Reading, Berkshire RG1 1QH UK Telephone: 0118 937 3400 Email: [mailto:mail@readingmuseum.org.uk mail@readingmuseum.org.uk] Website

West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury West Berkshire Museum The Wharf Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5AS UK Telephone: 01635 519562 Email: [mailto:museum@westberks.gov.uk museum@westberks.gov.uk] Website

Windsor and Royal Borough Museum The Guildhall High Street Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1LR UK Telephone: 01628 685 686 Email: [mailto:museum@rbwm.gov.uk museum@rbwm.gov.uk]<brWebsite

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.

For a list of the historic and current registration districts in Berkshire, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Berkshire.

Bracknell Forest Registry Office Time Square Market Street Bracknell RG12 1JD England Website

Reading Registry Office Civic Offices Bridge Street Reading RG1 2LU England Website

Slough Registry Office

West Berkshire - Windsor & Maidenhead

Wokingham