We hold a wide range of information about
the history of North Somerset.
All our libraries have access to free
online resources such as
Ancestry,
Dictionary of National Biography,
Times
Digital Archive, Who's Who,
and recommended websites on cyberLibrary for
family history.
Your local library has a
parish pack, which draws together information about the history of
the local parish from maps, and books.
Local history collections at
Clevedon,
Nailsea,
Portishead
and Weston
libraries have material including maps, photographs and parish
records on microfiche. Our history books are all listed on our
catalogue.
Weston
library has the largest collection covering the history of the
area in the
North Somerset Studies library. There are also
family history resources and sessions from the local
family history society.
Archive materials related to the area are held in the
Somerset Record
Office. Our archivist
visits libraries regularly from Taunton.
Heritage sites and ancient monuments records are held by our
archaeology
service.
Historical objects, paintings, photographs and illustrations are
also held by our museum.
You will find local history societies and historians on our
local organisations database Clearasmud.
If you make your family and local history enquiry by post or
email, the first 15 minutes we spend on your enquiry is free.
Further research is £10.50 per hour plus the cost of any copies and
postage.
For more information contact
Weston information library.