To find out more about the sources held at the History Centre, visit our collections page.

You might also be interested in:

• Your local registrar or the General Register Office (opens in a new window) – these issue birth, marriage and death certificates, which are not held at the History Centre

• Our Freedom of Information or Data Protection pages, if you are interested in current records not yet transferred to the History Centre

• Dorset's libraries

• Dorset's museums

• Dorset History Centre

  The Dorset History Centre is the archives service and local studies library for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. We can help with family, local or house history research, school and community projects and much more!

• Collections

  The Dorset History Centre holds over six miles of original records, held in specialist archival storage. We collect archives of all kinds relating to Dorset and families in the county.

• Services

  The following services are offered by the Dorset History Centre.

• Contact us

• Frequently asked questions

• Fees and charges

  Dorset History Centre fees and charges 2009/10.

• Visiting the Dorset History Centre

  Anyone can visit the Dorset History Centre to carry out research in the records - free of charge. We do not operate a booking system, although we suggest you contact us before you visit to make sure that we have the sources you need.