Durham County Record Office: the official archive service for County Durham and Darlington
Updates
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Coronavirus update
Search room still closed but we are answering email enquiries. Preparing for limited reopening, in November at the earliest.
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Online talk on Wednesday 29 September from County Durham Forum for History & Heritage
Free Zoom talk on T. Dan Smith, the controversial leader of Newcastle City Council
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Record Office online events for history fans and family historians, September to November
Join our free Third Thursday talks and try the latest in our online family history courses
Modified: 31/08/2021 @ 9:57
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Help with joining online events
Never joined an online session before? Here's what you need to know to get started.
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His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021
Photographs from the opening of County Hall on 14 October 1963
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Online exhibition - Hetton Coal Company, 1820
'Adventurers and Pirates - The Hetton Coal Company, 1820' complements our recent Third Thursday Talk by John Banham
Modified: 20/01/2021 @ 13:02 -
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 -
Current exhibitions at the Record Office
'Running with the DLI' and 'Pasmore and Peterlee'
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Archive Service Accreditation award
Excellent news - we are now a fully accredited archive service
Modified: 05/10/2018 @ 16:03 -
Online Shop
An easier way to order and pay for research and publications
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New, Personalised, Resource Packs for Teachers
Local History sources selected just for you!
Modified: 08/03/2017 @ 9:28