Recording sheet for visiting local archives/studies centres
Location:
Date of visit:
Type of Document
Census
My local example
Date:
Place:
What it can show:
The name, age, and
occupation of everyone
living in your area
The census is divided
by street so you can
find someone if you
know where they live.
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Maps of local area
What they can show:
You can use these to
find local streets and
buildings. You can
compare maps from
different times to see
how an area changes.
School log book
What they can show:
You can use this to find
out how schools were
run and what it was like
to go to a Victorian
school.
Map:
Date:
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Name of school:
Date:
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Kelly’s Directory
Name of town:
Date:
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What they can show:
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You can use this book
which lists most local
businesses, to find out
about trade and jobs in
your local area. Often
the directory has
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sections on the history
of a local town and lists
of people who owned
their own house. We
can also follow up these
people in the census.
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Newspaper
Name of paper:
Date:
Local newspapers can
cover events in your
area. They also may
contain lists of births,
marriages, deaths and
wills or land and
buildings properties for
sale or rent.
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Other sources
Date:
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Other sources
Date:
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