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Archives, local and family history

Archive catalogue

Find all the reference material you need to research into local history or your own family history.

Visit the search room by appointment to view original archives, rare books, maps, photographs and more.

Our dedicated research officer can carry out short or in-depth information searches for a fee.

Where to start if you’re thinking of tracing your family history, and how we can help.

Our collection includes microfilmed newspapers and church records, reference books and more.

Access baptism, marriage and burial records in Liverpool’s parish registers on Ancestry.com.

Our digital archive has a large and diverse collection of records that evidence life in Liverpool.

Explore a host of records – from birth, mariage and death records to census and land surveys.