Cheshire Archives and Local Studies: discover Cheshire's past

Latest news and events 

• To keep staff and visitors safe the Record Office will open from 28^th July with a limited, appointment only service. You must contact us to arrange an appointment – full details can be found on our ‘Visiting Us’ page
• We can now provide limited access to records on microfilms at the Record Office. Please contact us if you wish to book a microfilm reader
• Many of our resources can still be accessed online. Have you viewed our tithe map website, images of collections on Flickr and interesting stories on our blog? 
• Life in Lockdown further information and photograph donation form
• You can search The Cheshire Collection online on Find my Past and access further records on Ancestry. If you are a Cheshire West resident you can access Ancestry using your library card number. 
• See the Cheshire First World War Servicemen’s Index
• View our latest newsletter (PDF, 1MB), including our limited reopening, our Life in Lockdown project and jigsaws. 
• Our new ‘Horrible Handwriting’ palaeography tutorial is now available, head to our Keep Curious page for this and other fun activities and resources inspired by our collections.