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Seaside holidays at Crimdon
See the resort in its 1950s heyday, with beach houses, a pavilion, aluminium huts and beauty contests
Binchester
From Roman fort to colliery village – explore archives, archaeology and local studies collections
Elvet Bridge, Durham
Lots to discover about this ancient landmark and the surrounding buildings, pictured here in 1829
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
Bones, breeds and beasts of burden
Discover more about cattle in the rural life of County Durham and beyond
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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Correspondence between Gerald Harriss …
Read MoreD/X 696/6/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham City Trust, formerly City of Durham Preservation Society
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Eden Colliery, wages book for Busty seam, 28 January 1916 – 28 April 1917 – E-H
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Joint Committee Meetings (East District), Agenda book (with notes), 1917 – E-H
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Lodge accounts – E-H
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Vane Tempest Lodge, aged miners' rent payments, 1945 – 1954 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1915 – 1919 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, April 1934 – February 1937 – E-H
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
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Letter from Edward Pease …
Read MoreD/X 1667/8/211 – Miscellaneous documents – Quaker records: 8. Pease Family
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1912 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, March 1921 – October 1923 – E-H
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., June – December 1908 – E-H
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Sick department register – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, June 1919 – January 1921 – E-H
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