Accessing our family history resources

You may search our catalogue by using the People Index or you may search our Mill People database.

The People Index lists individuals who have a connection with material in the Archive, for example when they are the subject of an article or photograph.
The Mill People database is a more comprehensive listing of individuals connected with the milling trade, whether or not we have any archive records.

To use the search facility and inspect the catalogue in detail, you need to register and select a password. You can do this here.

Family history research will also be possible by visiting the Archive’s offices and library, where we have a large collection of books, newsletters and journals that may contain information of relevance. Although we will welcome visitors they must make an appointment, as we are totally dependent on volunteer cataloguers/custodians. We offer a fee-based research service for those unable to make the journey.

The Mill People database

Photographs, correspondence and other documents

This is based upon the extensive database assembled by the late Mary Yoward, with help from her husband Tony. The late Eve Logan, another assiduous compiler of information on millers and millwrights, gave Mary over 30 bulging lever-arch files to add to her own. To this strong base Archive volunteers have added many more entries derived from a variety of sources, and this work continues.

All our records are carefully indexed as they are catalogued. It is not possible to view uncatalogued material, although if you are interested in helping us catalogue, we would be pleased to hear from you.

In such a large collection there are many leads for the family historian. We have various pictures of millers and millwrights working and posing for the camera.

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