Their security is tighter than my Dr. surgery! Thanks for the info. Richard In a message dated 05/01/2012 03:38:36 GMT Standard Time, drageke@ntlworld.com writes: A passport will help but may not be sufficient. Take something additionally that links your name to a valid address (a utility bill or suchlike). A UK passport will not do that. I found the following text on another record office site but the requirements should be much the same. "CARN tickets can be issued on the day of your visit. You will need to complete a simple form and produce some proof of identity with your name, current address and signature such as: Driving licence (which contains all three pieces of information required on one document) Bank / credit card Passport (note that UK passports do not give your address) Bank statement Utility bill Post Office savings book Disabled person's registration Pension book Some of these will need to be used together." regards Keith Drage Swindon UK > -----Original Message----- > From: norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Treetopsfarm@aol.com > Sent: 04 January 2012 13:34 > To: norfolk@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NFK] NRO > > > Thanks David - I'll take my passport! > > Richard > > > In a message dated 04/01/2012 12:46:04 GMT Standard Time, > david@rudram.org > writes: > > I agree that NRO is a nice modern RO with helpful staff. They'll let > you look at microform records with minimal formalities but you'll need > to identify your self if you want access to original documents. NRO is > a member of CARN (County Archive Research Network) so if you already > have a card that will be all that you need. If you don't or it's > expired like mine was this summer you'll need to provide proof of > identity. I can't recall what they wanted but if you have two pieces > with a photograph and an address between them is the usually what is > needed. > > David Rudram > > On 04/01/2012 11:36, Treetopsfarm@aol.com wrote: > > Actually, yours was the first! Many thanks for the NROCAT idea - I'll > > look at that before I go and have a plan ready! This forum is > so much > better > > than most I've joined - must be the members! > > > > Thanks again > > > > Richard > > > > > > In a message dated 04/01/2012 11:30:00 GMT Standard Time, > > elizgh@btinternet.com writes: > > > > Hi, I am sure you will have had many encouraging emails in > > response . NRO is fine , a good place helpful staff and a fairly > simple > > indexing system to both parishes and names . I have just googled > NROCAT > > and in the quick search box put Harbord and there are some 29 pages of > > references to Harbord . It looks as if you could spend a > month there > on > > the Harbords !!! > > > > > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From:<Treetopsfarm@aol.com> > > To:<norfolk@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 8:47 AM > > Subject: [NFK] NRO > > > > > >> Hi all > >> > >> I have two relatives who are working with me on our mutual family of > >> Harbords. Although Jean (NFK lister) has been extremely > helpful > in > >> overcoming > >> a "brick wall", more unresolved questions have come to > light. As the > UK > >> representative of the family group, I feel it is down to > me to make > the > > > >> trip > >> to study what documents I can find in Norfolk that are not > online. I > >> have > >> read that the Norwich Record Office contains a lot of > material, but > can > >> anyone advise me who has been there - Is it available for public > >> scrutiny? > >> Do you have to book? Do you have to pay and if so, how much? Is > the > >> information detailed? > >> > >> I would be very grateful for any advice, and also if there are any > other > >> recommended places to visit when I am there. I gather > Gunton Park is > not > >> open to visitors, but would not expect to find much historical > > information > >> there anyway. > >> > >> Richard Harbord, Somerset > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message