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The Local Studies and Archives building in 1904
Trace your family history, or find out what life was like 100 years ago.
Area covered
Oldham Metropolitan Borough (including Failsworth, Crompton, Royton, Chadderton, Lees and Saddleworth).
Drop-in visitors are welcome!
84 Union Street
Oldham, OL1 1DN
Phone: 0161 770 4654
E-mail: archives@oldham.gov.uk
Monday: 10.00am - 7.00pm
Tuesday: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Wednesday: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Thursday: 10.00am - 7.00pm
Friday: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Disabled access - Ramped access from Greaves street and wheelchair accessible toilets are available.
Charges - microfilm, copying and Register Office searching fees
Events - exhibitions and 'ask an expert' sessions
Family history – research sources and advice
Migrant communities - world history collection
Archives – public records, official records, religious records, private records
Border areas - source guides for areas on the Oldham/Tameside border
Buildings - property history
Schools - education history
Maps – historical and current
Newspapers and obituaries – on microfilm
Military sources – information on soldiers
Books for sale - from Bygone Oldham to Voices of Oldham
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