Local studies at Eckington Library

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

Local studies resources available include the following.

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 Committee 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 news cuttings 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