Worcester Branch
of the
Birmingham & Midland Society
for Genealogy and Heraldry

Resources

Lending Library

At the Worcester Branch we provide a free loan service for a selection of books and microfiche. A microfiche reader is also available for loan. This service is only open to those society members who attend our branch meetings.

Requests for loans must be made in person to our librarian, Peter Taylor.

The books and microfiche may normally be borrowed for one month only. The librarian may however extend the loan if the publication has not been reserved by another member. This extension is entirely at the librarian's discretion.

Borrowers will be solely responsible for the publications while in their possession and will reimburse the branch the full cost of replacing any lost or damaged items.

A month's notice will normally be required to borrow the fiche and reader.

Books, CDs, Maps

Our librarian, Peter Taylor, can obtain for you any of the publications issued by the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry. Whatever their level of expertise, all family researchers will find some of these books of interest to them. 

He can also supply any publications in print issued by the Federation of Family History Societies, the Society of Genealogists, Phillimore, Berwin Books and Chapman.

See http://www.bmsgh-shop.org.uk/ for a catalogue of publications available.

BMSGH Indexes

Worcestershire Burial Index

Co-ordinators: Bernie and Mary McLean, 9, Rodman Close, Birmingham B15 3PE

See http://www.bmsgh.org/search/Wo_burial_index.html for coverage

Initial enquiries preferred by e-mail to referencelibrarian@bmsgh.org

Fees
£4.00 non-returnable search fee per surname for up to three entries from the Index. Additional entries 25p each. Cheques should be made payable to BMSGH and a stamped, addressed envelope included for your reply. BMSGH members must include their current membership number on all correspondence to qualify for the members discount of 20%.

Also you may make payment using PayPal to account address search.fees@bmsgh.org

Worcestershire Marriage Index

Co-ordinators: Angela & Charles Purcell, 8 Ironside Close, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 2HX

Fees
£4.00 non-returnable search fee per surname for up to three entries from the Index. Additional entries 25p each. Cheques should be made payable to BMSGH and a stamped, addressed envelope included for your reply. BMSGH members must include their current membership number on all correspondence to qualify for the members discount of 20%.

1660-1837 - All Worcestershire parishes including those added to or lost to the County by boundary changes etc. The index also contains many non-conformist, Quaker, Roman Catholic plus many Strays.

Searches by groom or bride surname, parish or date.

Requests for quotations accepted by e-mail worcestershiremarriageindex@bmsgh.org

All other requests by post with fee and sae. NO telephone enquiries.

Worcestershire Monumential Inscriptions

As published by BMSGH (now on CD) - includes 175 plus graveyards and burial grounds
Initial enquiries preferred by e-mail to yh_uci@btinternet.com
Mrs. Yvonne Harrison, 54 Exe Hill, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7RA

BMSGH Reference Library

The Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry library, open to members only, is located at the Birmingham and Midland Institute in central Birmingham. Directions, opening times, and a link to download the library catalogue can be found at http://bmsgh.org/library/libr1.html

Publications relating to Worcestershire Parishes are listed within each parish page. In addition the library has a copy of the Worcestershire Marriage Index with the following coverage:
Volume 1 - A to C  - 1701-1754; 1754-1800; 1801-1837
Volume 2 - D to Hi - 1701-1754; 1754-1800; 1801-1837
Volume 3 - Ho to O -1701-1754; 1754-1800; 1801-1837
Volume 4 - P to S -  1701-1754; 1754-1800; 1801-1837
Volume 5 - T to Z -  1701-1754; 1754-1800; 1801-1837