All the latest news from the Record Office - forthcoming talks, exhibitions, recent deposits. Please scroll to see the articles below.
Listen to the Soldier WW2 Oral History Project
Veteran soldiers reveal what it was really like to be an infantryman in World War 2 in this
unique collection of sound recordings.
At present, because of a shortage of staff, the Record Office will only open on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday evening of each month. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Read all about it.......in National Year of Reading
Gossip, miracle cures, disasters and more. Find out about your Community's history from archive newspapers in Durham County Record Office.
Contact us to make an appointment.
Exhibitions in the Record Office Entrance
Who Do You Think You Are? shows the process of tracing your family tree, based on a real family from Metal Bridge, County Durham. The exhibits demonstrate how to gather information from the available sources and some of the pitfalls to watch out for.
Still Prepared: 100 years of Scouts celebrates the centenary of the Scouting movement. Documents on display include drawings of camping gadgets, photographs of camping trips, international expeditions, parades and the Jamboree held at Raby Castle in 1936. The display has been created from the excellent collection of scout records already cared for by the Record Office, and it has attracted a lot of interest and additional deposits of records.
Guided Walks
As part of the County Council Guided Walks programme, we currently offer two guided 'walks' in the Record Office. On the last Thursday of each month (except December), you have the opportunity to see behind the scenes and find out what we do in 'Your County Record Office', or enjoy hands-on experience of the archives in 'Discover Durham Documents'. The 'walks' last 1� hours and cost �2.50. Simply turn up at the main entrance to County Hall at 6.00p.m., or
contact us for further details.
