Local studies at Eckington Library

Eckington’s local history resources have been upgraded in the last few years by popular request.

Resources available include:

Books:

whole Derbyshire histories
many North East Derbyshire and South Yorkshire titles
material on the immediate area
many locally produced booklets of photographs and reminiscence
some Parish Council and Burial Committeee material
extensive collection of books by and about the Sitwell family of Renishaw
locally written studies such as Bennett's history of education in 19th century Eckington.

Family history:

"how to do it" books
microfiches and CD ROMs of national significance including the British Isles Genealogical Register, the National Burial Index and the 1881 British Census Index
microfiched copies of Eckington, Beighton, Mosborough and Ridgeway Parish Registers
local census returns are available on microfiche for all available years 1841 to 1901 covering Eckington parish, including Mosborough, Renishaw and all the smaller settlements, plus Killamarsh parish.

Other material:

photographic collection of around 250 images
a few Sheffield Kelly’s Trade directories on the shelves to supplement the microfiched set of Derbyshire Trade Directories
a newscutttings file dating from 1976 on
a microfilm reader gives access to local newspapers including the Eckington Leader and a file of the Derbyshire Times from 1900 to 1949.