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Church Registers Database
Find out what baptism, marriage and burial registers we keep and their covering dates
Easington: People, Past and Present
Search images and oral histories by the people of Easington and the surrounding area
Mining Durham’s Hidden Depths
Search for County Durham miners by name
Binchester
From Roman fort to colliery village – explore archives, archaeology and local studies collections
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
Durham Light Infantry objects, photos, memorials and memories of this military campaign in South Africa
Stockton & Darlington railway
Track the development of early railways in County Durham since the 1820s
In pursuit of perfection
Listen to John (Pop) Porter talking in 1976 about how to grow prize leeks at Peterlee
Birth, marriage and death certificates
Start with a quick surname check for records after 1837 held by County Durham’s registration service
Richard Annand, VC
The first British Army soldier of the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross, in May 1940
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(19) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/65(2) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(20) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/65(4) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/113 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/115 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/65(1) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/117 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(21) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of a schoolgirl …
Read MoreD/Ph 504/1/52 – Photographs and photocopies – Bowburn, Merrington Lane, Spennymoor, Ferryhill, Kelloe
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Photograph of 14 girls in a cookery class …
Read MoreND/Ea 4/34/1 – Easington District Council (1974 – 2009) – Art projects, festivals and events
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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1962 – U-Z
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between U-Z.
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/65(3) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Annual Review of the Work of the Compensation Department, later called Annual Reports and Compensation Reports, 1927, 1929 – 1946 – U-Z
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between U-Z.
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Sick department register – U-Z
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between U-Z.
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Daniel John Wharrier (open) [1652] …
Read MoreCOR/CD 2/1534 – County Durham and Darlington Coroner – Inquests
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 30 December 1941 – 23 June 1941 – U-Z
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between U-Z.
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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1955 – U-Z
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between U-Z.
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Photograph of officers Wharrier and Elliot of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/63(30) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 4 January 1943 – 28 June 1943 – U-Z
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between U-Z.
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Group photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/114 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of a group of youths with teacher H. Holder in the North York Moors during the Lyke Wake Walk …
Read MoreD/Ph 504/1/2 – Photographs and photocopies – Bowburn, Merrington Lane, Spennymoor, Ferryhill, Kelloe
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(22) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
