On this page is a list of links to other websites that contain information that may be useful to our members.
This is not a comprehensive list. The society cannot be held responsible for the content of any linked website on this page, nor the security of any site.
Ancestry – Large and comprehensive census and genealogy resource.
Brimington and Tapton Local History Group
http://brimingtonandtaptonhistory.btck.co.uk/
British Newspaper Library. -‒ The British Newspaper Archive is a partnership between the British Library and findmypast to digitise up to 40 million newspaper pages from the British Library’s vast collection over the next 10 years.
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Chesterfield and District Family History Society. ‒ The society aims to assist and encourage the study of family history and promote research into genealogical material.
Chesterfield Canal Archive
Chesterfield Canal Trust
Campaigns for the restoration of the full length of the Chesterfield. Their website features current news and historical articles. There is a link from this site to Christine Richardson’s Chesterfield Canal Archive.
https://chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/
Chesterfield St Helens & District Local History Society
http://chesterfield-shadlhs.org/
Chesterfield Local Studies Library ‒ Derbyshire’s rich history is reflected in the wide range of materials available at Chesterfield Library. All types of local studies are represented including history, literature, geography, natural history, industry and transport. The ever-growing interest in family history has brought forth a vast range of publications on the subject and the library has a special collection of helpful guides to family history research.
The range of materials includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, news cuttings and maps. There are photographs, slides and prints, videos and DVDs, music on CD, CD ROMs and microforms. Access to content is made easy through excellent subject and place indexes to the collection.
Chesterfield Museum
Chesterfield’s rich historical heritage is explored in the town’s museum and art gallery. Taking the ‘Story of Chesterfield’ as its theme, the museum shows how the town has become the place it is today. Please note that the museum is currently closed due a building upgrades.
https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/museum
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Cares for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 154 countries. The site lists details of Commonwealth war dead so that graves or names on memorials can be located. The cemetery database contains information on about 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where Commonwealth casualties from the two world wars are commemorated.
Derbyshire Heritage
This is an ongoing project to collate information about many natural places of special interest in Derbyshire and the Peak District. It is a mixture of literature ‘on the ground’ information.
http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/
Derbyshire Record Office
Combines the archives and the local studies library. Responsible for Derbyshire’s archives and main local studies collections.
https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/
Find My Past
Similar to Ancestry but with different special collections.
The National Archives
Discovery holds more than 32 million descriptions of records held by The National Archives and more than 2,500 archives across the country. Over 9 million records are available for download.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
National Library of Scotland
Although the primary collection is of Scottish maps it includes Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales including the 25 inch maps of for midland counties and southern England published in 1898 and 1914.
NEDIAS – North East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Industrial History and Heritage of Chesterfield, and the north east Derbyshire area. There are monthly meetings with talks on local heritage, and members receive quarterly Newsletters full of details about “What’s On”.
(Please note that the NEDIAS site was reported as being a potential phishing hazard by Microsoft in February 2026). Reported Unsafe Site: Navigation Blocked
Neil’s Local History and Mining Site – A website run by an ex-miner and full of useful information for all with an interest in mining and local history
Picture the Past
Searchable images of Derbyshire.
http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/
Victoria County History
The Derbyshire VCH is actively researching parishes and townships in southern, western and north-eastern Derbyshire. Volume IV will feature Ault Hucknall, Heath, Langwith, Pleasley, Scarcliffe and Sutton-cum-Duckmanton.
https://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/counties/derbyshire
Last revised: 25 February 2026