Archive Service News: July 2008
Change of telephone number at Barrow Record Office
Please note that the telephone number for Barrow Record Office has changed to 01229 407377. The old telephone number (01229 894377) will automatically re-direct for a short period following this change.
Change of telephone numbers at Carlisle Record Office
Please note that the telephone numbers for Carlisle Record Office have changed to 01228 227284 and 01228 227285. The old telephone numbers (01228 607284 and 607285) will automatically re-direct for a short period following this change.
Change of telephone numbers at Kendal Record Office
Please note that the telephone numbers for Kendal Record Office have changed to 01539 713540 and 01539 713539. The old telephone numbers (01539 773540 and 773539) will automatically re-direct for a short period following this change.
Cumbria Archive Service web catalogue
We are pleased to announce the launch of CASCAT, the Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue which is now available on our Online Catalogues page. We hope you find the catalogue useful; please let us know what you think! The catalogue will aim, in the course of time, to be a comprehensive database of all our archival holdings across our four record offices. Initially it will only include catalogues for archive material received since 1999. We will also start to include catalogues for our collections currently to be found on the Access to Archives (A2A) (external link) web site. Our catalogue will eventually incorporate all our A2A catalogues; this work will naturally take some considerable time.
Public Access Computers in Cumbria Record Offices
Cumbria Archive Service is pleased to announce the introduction of personal computers for public access use in our Record Offices. Our first public access computer is now available in our Whitehaven Record Office. Our other Record Offices will introduce public access computers over the next few months.
These computers will feature free access to a number of family, local and national history web sites and sources, including free use of the public libraries version of Ancestry.com. Use may be restricted at busy times to ensure equal and fair access.
Use of cameras in Cumbria Record Offices
There are new charges and rules governing the use of cameras by readers in our Record Offices. Further information can be found on our Service Information page.