Family History   

If you are new to family history or you are an experienced genealogist, follow this link to find out more about our service and the records we hold to assist you in your research.

Local History  

Find out what records the Worcestershire Record Office holds for researching the history of your locality, house, street, etc. Follow this link also for online searchable indexes to photographs, school records and plans.

Online handlists

We are hoping to have an online catalogue in the very near future. For the time being, however, you can search our schools, highways and bridges and photographic survey handlists on this page.

Oral History  

If you are interested in listening to oral history memories of Worcestershire people or know of recordings that we should be aware of and want to contact us about them, follow this link.

Talks and Visits  

The Worcestershire Record Office can provide speakers for talks and arrange special group visits to its two public branches. To find out more about this service, follow this link.

Education Service  

The Worcestershire Record Office has a learning group made up of six members of staff who deal with the educational service provision for the county. If you are a teacher and want to know more about the services we provide, please follow this link for further details.

Research Service  

The Worcestershire Record Office has a recommended researcher to deal with all your more complex local and family history enquiries. For further details about timescales and costs, please follow this link.

Freedom of Information Requests  

Since January 2005 the public have the right to access information relating to any public authority. If you wish to make such a request, please follow this link for more information.

Online Payment Services

Worcestershire Record Office has started a pilot scheme offering people the chance to pay for certain items over the internet with their credit cards. Currently you can use the service for buying items from our online shop, ordering print-outs from microfilms of parish registers, wills and census and ordering digitised images and documents. Follow the link for more information.