Derbyshire Archives and Libraries

Archives
Derbyshire Record Office New Street Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3FE UK Telephone: 1629 538347 Email: [mailto:record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk  record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk] Postal address: Derbyshire Record Office, c/o County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG UK Website Catalogue Family History Church Registers
 * Derbyshire Record Office provides the archive service for the County of Derbyshire, City of Derby and Diocese of Derby.

Libraries
Find Your Local Library Derby (city) Library Guide

Derby Local Studies and Family History Library Riverside Chambers Full St. Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3AF UK Telephone: 1332 642240 Email: [mailto:localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk localstudies.library@derby.gov.uk] Website

Chesterfield Local Studies Library Chesterfield Library New Beetwell Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1QN UK Telephone: 01629 533 400 Fax: 01246 209304 Email: chesterfield.library@derbyshire.gov.uk Text: 07792 697826 Website Chesterfield and districtfamily history surname search

Museums
For a long list of Derbyshire museums, go to List of museums in Derbyshire in Wikipedia.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery The Strand Derby, Derbyshire DE1 1BS UK Telephone: 01332 641901 Email: [mailto:info@derbymuseums.org info@derbymuseums.org] Website
 * Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library. The collection includes a gallery displaying many paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections.

Civil Registration 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.
 * Register Offices in Derbyshire open to the public by appointment only.