Family history and local studies

Library subscriptions 

• Ancestry Library edition: family history resource with access to public records from around the world. For remote access, please log in to your library account.
• Find my past: family history resource with access to public records from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. For remote access, please log in to your library account.

Other webpages

• Armchair Archivist: help librarians and archivists from your living room.  If you’re cooped-up and curious, use your free time to decipher handwriting, tag images and more
• Cheshire Archives and Local Studies: records and printed material from our historical county with many resources accessible online. Search through the Cheshire Collection (Find My Past), the Cheshire First World War Servicemen’s Index or browse through historic photographs via Cheshire Image Bank