Wrexham Archives and Local Studies explained

Wrexham Archives and Local Studies (simply the Wrexham Archives; formerly A.N. Palmer Centre for Local Studies and Archives) holds the archives for the city of Wrexham. The archives are held at County Buildings, on Regent Street, Wrexham, and run by Wrexham County Borough Council as part of its Wrexham Archives and Local Studies Service.[1] [2] The centre was initially named after local Wrexham historian Alfred Neobard Palmer.[3] The building is shared with Wrexham County Borough Museum and the archives opened in 2002.[4] [5]

Materials

Materials held at the centre include:[6] [7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrexham Archives and Local Studies Service . Wrexham.gov.uk. 12 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Archives . The National . The Discovery Service . 2022-06-15 . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . en-GB.
  3. Web site: A.N. Palmer Centre for Local Studies and Archives - About A.N. Palmer . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180712223424/https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/archives/an_palmer.htm . 12 July 2018 . Wrexham.gov.uk . 12 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Archives . 2022-06-15 . Wrexham Heritage . en-US.
  5. Web site: WalesOnline . 2002-05-05 . News from around Wales . 2022-06-15 . WalesOnline . en.
  6. Web site: Catalogues and Indexes - Sources Available for Local and Family History Research . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180416190538/http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/archives/catalogue.htm . 16 April 2018 . 16 June 2022 . wrexham.gov.uk.
  7. Web site: Wrexham Archives Service collection - Archives Hub . 2022-06-15 . archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.
  8. Web site: Live . Cheshire . 2009-04-15 . Wrexham mayor David Griffiths uses museum’s archives to trace family roots . 2022-06-15 . CheshireLive . en.
  9. Web site: Catalogues and Indexes . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413141821/http://old.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/archives/catalogue.htm . 13 April 2021 . 7 April 2023 . old.wrexham.gov.uk.
  10. Web site: Holdings of Local Newspapers . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220108000027/http://old.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/museum/newspapers_held.pdf . 8 January 2022.