Local Studies collection Local Studies collection
Photographs

 

The collection contains over 40,000 indexed images of local people and places, some of these are oil paintings and watercolours. There is also access to the Durham Record, a collection of photographs of County Durham.

Newspapers Newspapers
newpapers

 

As well as a full collection of microfilms for The Northern Echo, we also hold a range of other regional newspapers, mainly on microfilm.

To see our full list click here

Monumental Inscriptions Monumental Inscriptions

 

Monumental inscriptions are transcripts of the wording on headstones and can be very useful when tracing your family history.

The Centre for Local Studies has an extensive collection of Monumental Inscriptions compiled mainly by the Cleveland, South Durham and North Yorkshire Family History Society. To see our full list click here

Darlington Cemetery Records Darlington Cemetery Records

 

Burial records are available on microfilm for West Cemetery 1858-1998, North Cemetery 1874-1998 and East Cemetery 1928-1998.

Maps Maps
maps

 

From 1826 to date, and access to the Durham Record which contains mapping of County Durham 1850 – 1990.

Directories Directories

 

Trade and street directories for Darlington, County Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire 1827-1974.

To see a full list for County Durham and Darlington click here

and to see our full list in date order click here

Parish Registers Parish Registers

 

Parish Registers for the Borough of Darlington and surrounding areas are available on microfilm.

We also have some indexes and transcripts from other areas, so check our full list here.

Free newspapers Free newspapers

You might also find this amazing newspaper resource useful It is available in Crown Street Library for free!

The British Newspaper Archive