Lancashire Record Office also told me that the GRO covers all counties whereas they only want to deal with records for Lancashire. Lynn in Preston ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lancaster" <jim.lancaster@zen.co.uk> To: <ENG-LANCS-PRESTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:15 PM Subject: Re: GRO Indexes. > Hi, Pat, > > Welcome to Preston. Given half a chance my wife would have us move back > there!!! > > You wrote > > > I've just discovered that the County Record Office in Preston doesn't have > the GRO index's > > Where do I go to look at them? > > The simple reason is that they are available in the Harris Library in the > town centre. > > Before family history became as popular as it is today, the Harris Library > started to buy the film/fiche and so it continued to build its collection as > and when money was available for the benefit of its users. The Lancashire > Record office on the other hand is concerned with the preservation and > conservation of records, rather than printed or duplicated material. When > the two institutions became part of the same authority in 1972, it would > have been seen as a waste of public money to duplicate this provision. > > This also happens in reverse in Manchester. The main Manchester Library, > Manchester Central Library, has a big collection of local and family history > material, but NOT the General Register Office Indexes - because the Greater > Manchester Record Office has purchased them. > > Have a look at the Reference Library in the Harris Library, you will be > surprised at its holdings. > > Hope this helps > > Jim Lancaster (Bury, Lancs.) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patrick Molloy" <patrick@windflower.eclipse.co.uk> > To: <ENG-LANCS-PRESTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 12:12 PM > Subject: GRO Indexs. > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >