Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS)

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS)
Hertfordshire County Council
CHR002
County Hall
Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8EJ
England

Website

www.hertsdirect.org/hals

E-mail

hertsdirect@hertscc.gov.uk

Telephone

Customer Service Centre ask for Local Studies

0300 1234 049

Fax

01992 555113

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies (HALS) is the specialist centre of information on the local history of Hertfordshire, covering many aspects of life in the county including the people, the environment, the geography and history etc.
Based at County Hall in Hertford, HALS comprises the former Hertfordshire Record Office and the county Local Studies Library, and offers an integrated service providing archives and local studies material, including over 6000 archive collections, 30,000 books, 30,000 images, 10,000 maps, and 200 newspaper and periodical titles.

If you are interested in researching your family history, the history of your house, town or village, or need help with a school local studies project, HALS can help you. There are two parts to the service:
* The Archive Reading Room, where visitors consult original documents. These include the records of the County Council, as well as local parish churches, families, estates and businesses.
* The Library, where visitors can see printed and published materials. These include books and pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals, directories, theses, maps, photographs, sources on microfilm such as parish registers and wills, a range of CD-ROMs and the Internet.

Venue Type:

Library, Archive

 Opening hours

Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 9.00 - 19.30
Wednesday 9.00 - 17.00
Thursday 9.00 - 17.00
Friday 9.00 - 17.00
Saturday 9.00 - 13.00
(Closed Bank Holidays)

It is not necessary to book unless you wish to consult original documents on a Tuesday evening or Saturday morning.It is advisable to ring before you visit as some of our documents are stored off site.

Please note that original documents cannot be ordered during the last hour before closing.

Closed: Every Monday and all public Bank Holidays

 Admission charges

No charge to view original documents

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Toilets
  • Refreshments
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Library
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS)
Hertfordshire County Council
CHR002
County Hall
Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8EJ
England

Website

www.hertsdirect.org/hals

E-mail

hertsdirect@hertscc.gov.uk

Telephone

Customer Service Centre ask for Local Studies

0300 1234 049

Fax

01992 555113

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collections services

  • Public access available to collections information

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS)
Hertfordshire County Council
CHR002
County Hall
Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8EJ
England

Website

www.hertsdirect.org/hals

E-mail

hertsdirect@hertscc.gov.uk

Telephone

Customer Service Centre ask for Local Studies

0300 1234 049

Fax

01992 555113

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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