Local & Family History Centre
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Hartlepool library members can access our large local and family history collection for Hartlepool and the surrounding areas at the Local and Family History Centre. Drop by and our friendly team can help you find what you’re looking for and support you throughout your research. You can access thousands of resources including but not limited to:
- local history books
- maps
- photographs
- electoral rolls
- council minutes
- parish registers
- ephemera (records of things that exist, are used or enjoyed for only a short time)
- newspapers
- ward directories
Charges apply for printing. Please note that all venues are cash-only, except for Community Hub Central and Seaton Community Hub, where card payments are accepted.
Venue information
Opening Hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 10am to 3pm
Saturday: 9am to 1pm
Contact us:
Are you at a standstill in your local history or family research and not sure how to progress? Contact our team who will be happy to help.
or call 01429 523422 during opening hours
Address:
Sir William Gray House,
Clarence Road,
Hartlepool
TS24 8BT
The Transport Interchange is the closest car park to this site but more car parks can be found nearby.
Online resources
Library members also have access to Ancestry Library Edition, Find My Past and the British Newspaper Archive. These online resources can be used for free on any library computer. You can visit these websites whilst on a library computer using the links below:
Teesside Archives
Although we have a vast amount of local and family history that we keep locally in Hartlepool, we also join our three neighbouring authorities Middlesbrough, Stockton, and Redcar and Cleveland by making further records available and preserving our heritage at Teesside Archives.
Hartlepool History Then and Now
Images of Hartlepool can be viewed online at Hartlepool Then and Now using the link below. The site includes photographs and information from the library and museum services alongside hundreds of previously unseen images donated by members of the public to form a very personal history of the town by its residents.