Ironbridge Local & Family History Contacts
Information and contacts for visitors researching local and family history

Friends of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Tel: 01952 435900

Works on all of the museum sites with volunteers, guides, visitors, has special lecture programs/workshops. The trust’s main goal is to preserve, restore and improve on the industrial and historical history of the area. They also have an active archive of photos and books in the long warehouse at the Museum of Iron by appointment only - tel 01952 432141.

Telford Historical and Archaeological Society
Mr. L.D. Wise, 22 Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford TF8 7QQ

This group studies the history and archaeology of the area, will participate in archaeological investigations and carries out lecture series.

Ironbridge Gorge Community Archive
Maurice Darlington
Ingleside, 25 Church Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7NS
Tel: 01952 433480
Email: Ingleside@lineone.net
Website: www.igca.co.uk

This is a group who have heavily researched the Gorge and Coalbrookdale area, they help trace family backgrounds, have compiled lists from Parish Registers and the census. They have photographs and history on most of the main industrialists of the time and in the Coalbrookdale Church there are examples of their research on the Darby family, baptisms, weddings, war veterans from both wars and a potted history of the life in the Gorge in the 19th century.

Shropshire Archives
Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ
Tel: 01743 255350
Website: www.shropshireonline.gov.uk/archives.nsf

This centre has a wealth of information from area archives, churches, local authorities, registry offices, census reports, papers, books, maps etc. etc. They have staff that can advise and direct you in the right direction, photocopying, the ability to make copies of old photos from their vast collection, you can read through microfilm information and if you are unable to get to the centre, for a fee, they can have a researcher look things up for you.

Shropshire Family History Society
Website: www.sfhs.org.uk

Offers vast array of services:
Library with most of the parish registers of Shropshire. Reading information on microfiche including a copy of the British Section of the International Genealogical Index. Quarterly journal, Regular outings and Monthly Meetings.

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