Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington

Updates

Free Ancestry access for Durham Library users
Home access during the current crisis for those with Durham Library membership
Modified: 10/07/2020 @ 11:20
Coronavirus update
Search room still closed until further notice but we are answering email enquiries
Modified: 04/01/2021 @ 10:19
Online exhibition - Hetton Coal Company, 1820
'Adventurers and Pirates - The Hetton Coal Company, 1820' complements our recent Third Thursday Talk by John Banham
Modified: 25/11/2020 @ 13:57

Help with joining online events
Never joined an online session before? Here's what you need to know to get started.
Modified: 05/01/2021 @ 21:32
National cataloguing grant success
'The DLI - A Whole New Story' project will reveal more of our most popular archive collection
Modified: 24/11/2020 @ 9:53
Celebrating Gala Day 2020
Our online contribution to Gala Day on Saturday 11 July
Modified: 15/10/2020 @ 9:01
Third Thursday talks in 2020
Free local history talks on 'Third Thursdays' cancelled until further notice
Modified: 10/07/2020 @ 11:19
Tracing your family tree in 2020
Forthcoming family history courses cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak
Modified: 09/04/2020 @ 14:47
Current exhibitions at the Record Office
'Running with the DLI' and 'Pasmore and Peterlee'
Modified: 18/03/2020 @ 16:06
Archive Service Accreditation award
Excellent news - we are now a fully accredited archive service
Modified: 05/10/2018 @ 16:03
How archives helped light up Durham for Lumiere
A world without records is a world without memory. Celebrating archives across the globe 18-26 November 2017
Modified: 05/10/2018 @ 16:02
Online Shop
An easier way to order and pay for research and publications
Modified: 05/10/2018 @ 16:02
New, Personalised, Resource Packs for Teachers
Local History sources selected just for you!
Modified: 08/03/2017 @ 9:28
Looking to the Future in Conservation
Using 3D printing to conserve archives
Modified: 31/01/2017 @ 16:20