Record Office for Leicestershire

Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicestershire
LE18 2AH
England

Website

www.leics.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

0116 257 1080

Fax

0116 257 1120

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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The Record Office is a service provided by Leicestershire County Council in partnership with Leicester City Council and Rutland County Council.
The Record Office exists to preserve and provide access to a wide range of Resources which can be used to research the history and culture of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Access to the collections is freely available to everyone and staff are on hand to help you find the information you need.

Venue Type:

Archive

 Opening hours

Mon Tues Thurs 0915-1700
Wed 0915-1930
Fri 0915-1645
Sat 0915-1215

 Admission charges

Free.

You don't need to book to visit the Record Office, but you do need to come with ID because we operate the County Archives Research Network (CARN) ticket system. If you do not already have a CARN ticket you will need to register on your first visit. Registration is free.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Toilets
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Library
  • Library with public access

Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicestershire
LE18 2AH
England

Website

www.leics.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

0116 257 1080

Fax

0116 257 1120

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.

The extensive collections, dating from the Domesday Book to yesterday, include archives, books, newspapers, maps, photographs, videos and sound recordings. The Record Office enables you to access all these resources to find out about your family tree, house history, local study, school, college or university projects, and a host of other topics.

Collection details

Archives, Literature, Social History, Trade and Commerce, Photography, Industry

Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicestershire
LE18 2AH
England

Website

www.leics.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

0116 257 1080

Fax

0116 257 1120

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.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

The Census in The 21st Century

17 January — 29 February 2012 *on now

An exhibition about compiling the census in the past and up to the modern day.

Suitable for

  • 18+
  • 16-17

Where

Record Office

Admission

FREE

Website

http://www.leics.gov.uk/recordoffice

Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicestershire
LE18 2AH
England

Website

www.leics.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

0116 257 1080

Fax

0116 257 1120

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.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
Family history

Family History Day Course

11 February 2012

An introduction to family history.

Tea and coffee included. Bring your own lunch.

Suitable for

  • 18+
  • Not suitable for children

When

10am-4:30pm

Where

Record Office

Admission

Pre-booking essential. £15.

Website

http://www.leics.gov.uk/recordoffice

Plough

Working the Land

14 February 2012

Lunchtime talk about agricultural labourers and the records they left behind.

Tea and coffee included. Bring your own lunch.

Suitable for

  • 18+
  • Not suitable for children

When

12-1pm

Where

Record Office

Admission

Pre-booking essential. Adults £3.50.

Website

http://www.leics.gov.uk/recordoffice

All Human Life is Here

21 February 2012

Lunch time talk about the records of the Court of Quarter Sessions.

Tea and coffee included. Bring your own lunch.

Suitable for

  • 18+

When

12-1pm

Where

Record Office

Admission

Pre-booking essential. Adults £3.50.

Website

http://www.leics.gov.uk/recordoffice

Sources for Local History

28 February 2012

Lunch time talk about the maps at the County Record Office.

Tea and coffee included. Bring your own lunch.

Suitable for

  • 18+

When

12-1pm

Where

Record Office

Admission

Pre-booking essential. Adults £3.50.

Website

http://www.leics.gov.uk/recordoffice

Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicestershire
LE18 2AH
England

Website

www.leics.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

0116 257 1080

Fax

0116 257 1120

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.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

http://www.learnwithmuseums.org.uk/JourneyView.asp?JID=72&PID=283

This learning journey contains archive materials that highlights the work of the Air Raid Precaution (ARP) Service and the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) in defending Britain during World War Two.

Publisher

  • Learn with Museums

http://www.learnwithmuseums.org.uk/JourneyView.asp?JID=69&PID=276

The British introduced the large scale production of tobacco, coffee, cotton and sugar cane. Wealthy Leicestershire landowning families, like the Palmers (Surinam and Jamaica) who are represented in this resource, were swift to seize the opportunity to acquire plantations

Publisher

  • Learn with Museums

Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicestershire
LE18 2AH
England

Website

www.leics.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

0116 257 1080

Fax

0116 257 1120

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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