Using Our Services

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.
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.
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.
Digitisation and Microfilming
Service
Our experienced and skilled staff provide a bespoke service to
both individuals
and institutions all around the world.
Search our
Records
We are hoping to have an online catalogue in the very near
future. For the time being,
however, you can search our schools records, maps and plans and
photographs
on this page.
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.