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

Updates

Family history courses: programme for 2019
See the latest events on offer on our Online Shop
Modified: 14/06/2019 @ 13:54
Rifles in Durham on Saturday
Palace Green, Durham City between 1pm and 6pm on 15th June 2019
Modified: 14/06/2019 @ 16:06
Repeat of 'Third Thursday' lunchtime talk
Alternative date in June if you were unable to book for 'The Salvins of Croxdale' talk in May
Modified: 16/05/2019 @ 13:51

Branching Out family history courses
New dates for 2018
Modified: 11/01/2019 @ 14:58
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
Explore Your Archive week 2017
November 18-26 marks Explore Your Archive week, a national campaign to highlight the amazing stories and evidence you can unearth from archives.
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
Trench Raid at Cherisy, 15 September 1917
New exhibition in the Record Office entrance corridor
Modified: 05/10/2018 @ 16:02
Call-out to amateur bakers on 29 September
This year's Durham at War conference includes a Poppy-themed Bake Off competition
Modified: 02/10/2018 @ 7:59
Third Thursday talks
The next two talks in our 'Third Thursday' programme are on 20 July and 21 September
Modified: 18/10/2017 @ 14:53
Ordering documents for Wednesday evenings
New information about ordering in advance for evening visits
Modified: 19/05/2017 @ 10:19
Seaham Submarine Workshop
Workshop and display available
Modified: 11/04/2017 @ 12:31
Tracing First World War Ancestors
Book now for the latest in our Branching Out sessions on 27th and 30th March
Modified: 31/03/2017 @ 15:45
CPD workshops for teachers
Get great new ideas and resources
Modified: 22/03/2017 @ 15:00
New, Personalised, Resource Packs for Teachers
Local History sources selected just for you!
Modified: 08/03/2017 @ 9:28
Website changes
Catalogue Search working faster? If so let us know
Modified: 08/03/2017 @ 9:27
Looking to the Future in Conservation
Using 3D printing to conserve archives
Modified: 31/01/2017 @ 16:20
Conservation of the Hett Cemetery Plan
Repaired, digitised and copied
Modified: 31/01/2017 @ 16:20
What was life like in the 1970s?
Young people from Chilton visit the Record Office to find out
Modified: 31/01/2017 @ 16:20
David R. Williams Postcard Collection
Exhibition at Record Office
Modified: 31/01/2017 @ 16:20