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The Archive
This collection has been gradually built up and added to since the foundation of the Society in 1966. It is unusual in that the catalogue index contains a large number of personal names making it a
good source of material
for local history and family historians.
The Society
has recently used part of a grant from the Heritage Lottery
Fund to finance an archivist Francis Gotto. He carefully checked
and corrected the cataloguing and storage of our collection. His work
involved checking the handwritten catalogue against the computerised entries,
changing them where necessary (to make them more consistent), checking the
contents of the storage boxes, listing items that needed conservation, removing
rusty pins and other damaging materials, and re-wrapping the collection in
acid-free archival paper. He did an excellent job.
Our Record
Collection
The archive contains documents,
books, maps, newspapers and an important collection of local photographs relating to families, property, trade, church, school
etc. The catalogue is searched by
computer. The parishes
covered by the collection are those of the old Bromyard Rural District Council.
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Records
Available
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Method of storage/retrieval |
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Over
16,000 entries relating to papers , documents & maps . |
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Over
4,000 Photographs
Library
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Calendars
of the local newspapers 1883-1969
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Computerised
document retrieval system. Includes many names of people and places
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Roll Film
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Fiche
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Original
/ Photocopy
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Parish
registers of baptisms, marriages & burials in Bromyard and surrounding
parishes, see map. A few are indexed.
Some gaps in our films are made good with photocopies |
Yes
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No
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Yes
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Marriage
Notice Books. 1843 – 1948. Indexed.
These
are impending marriages notified to the Bromyard Registry Office and
include Non-Conformist & Catholic marriages
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No
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No
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Yes
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Monumental
Inscriptions for the following parishes:
Acton Beauchamp, Bishops
Frome, Bromyard (churchyard & cemetery), Castle Frome, Edvin Loach,
Fromes Hill, Grendon Bishop, Little Cowarne, Moreton Jeffries, Stanford
Bishop, Tedstone Delamere, Tedstone Wafre, Thornbury, Upper Sapey, Wacton
and Suckley in Worcs.
Bromyard
Independent Church [Congegational]
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No
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Yes
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No
computer
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Census
returns for Bromyard RD see map
1841
- 1871
1881
– 1901
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Yes
No
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No
Yes
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No
No
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Census
indexes.
Herefordshire
& Worcestershire 1881
British
Isles 1881
Herefordshire
1851
Herefordshire
1851, 1891 & 1901
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No
No
No
No
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Yes
No
Yes
No
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No
CDs
No
CDs
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The
local newspapers. 1883 – 1970
1977 - 2000
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Yes
No
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No
No
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No
Yes
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IGI |
No
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Yes
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No
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Land
Tax
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Yes
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No
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No
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Tithe
maps
Tithe
apportionments
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Yes
Yes
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No
No
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No
No
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1886
25 inch OS Maps
1904
25 inch OS Maps |
No
Yes
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No
No
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Yes
No
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Book Stock
In addition to
the archive material held in the Society's collection an effort
has
been made in recent years to extend the scope of books on the locality
which provide a valuable part
of the service we offer to our users. The
book
stock is arranged in three main guided categories — the history and
topography specifically
related to the Bromyard area as covered by the
Society
- general books on aspects of Herefordshire but containing
Bromyard
area information together with specific books on adjacent
towns
such as Ledbury, Leominster and Hereford and lastly a much
enlarged
section entitled "Background and Self Help Books" which includes
items invaluable to those
undertaking both local and family history
research.
In addition we
have a series of booklets on various aspects of genealogy
and
local history aimed at both the beginner and those with greater experience.
We also have an almost
complete set of the Transactions of the
Woolhope
Field Club from 1852 to date. These are fully indexed and contain
a
wealth of historical, archaeological, and natural history material
covering
the whole of the County.
At
present all the books are for reference only - however selected volumes
can to be
loaned
to members of the Society for short periods.
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