Hi Louise, As you don't say what years you are interested in it may help if you take at look at our branch website http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/Resources.htm Their are several institutions transcribed from the 1841 census. Please note however, they have not been verified, so please look at the original before putting in your tree. As for the record office it's currently on two sites. The county hall branch stores the original records, but many records have been filmed and are in the town centre. The link to the record office website is http://hub.whub.org.uk/home/wcc-records. Decide exactly what you need and then contact them to sort out where you best go. The staff are extremely friendly and knowledgeable. Parking, if going by car, is dreadful which ever you go to. There is a Park and Ride scheme for the town centre, which I would recommend. Train to the town centre would also work well. There you will also find the BMSGH Worcestershire Marriage Index from 1660 to 1837, which has virtually every marriage in the county in it. It is not available on-line or on CD. The only other set of books is at the BMSGH library in Birmingham. Although there is a postal look up service. Good luck Louise Oliver wrote: > Dear List > > Has anyone had any experience of visiting the County Records Office? I > am planning a visit next spring and would value any tips or > experiences. I will be particularly interested in Workhouse > (kidderminster) prison (worcester) and Asylum (powick) records. > > Thank you > > Louise > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- Mike Yegwart Branch Chairman BromsgroveBMSGH The Family History Site for North Worcestershire http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/