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Botanical illustration, Henry G. Richardson collection, early 1800s, Dudley Archives and Local History Service 'The home of one hundred trades' Walsall Chamber of Commerce pamphlet, 1930s, Walsall Local History Centre Stained glass design, Chance Brothers of Smethwick, c1850, Sandwell Community History and Archives Service Conveyance of land at Horseley Fields for the establishment of a chemical works, 1842, Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies

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Welcome to Black Country History

Welcome to Black Country History, the searchable online catalogue for the Black Country archive service

This website enables you to search simultaneously across all four Black Country record office catalogues to find information about records held by Dudley Archives and Local History Service, Dudley Archives and Local History Service, Sandwell Community History and Archives Service and Walsall Local History Centre, Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies.

From This Screen You Can:

  • Do a simple search in the catalogues of the archives and local studies or illustrations over all four of the Black Country record offices using Quick Search at the top of this page
  • Use the Archives and Local studies Advanced Search to look at the catalogues in one, some or all of the four record offices
  • Use the Illustrations Advanced Search to look at catalogues in one, some or all of the four record offices using the link at the top of this page
  • Find more information on the collections and help with searching

The Black Country History web site was produced by the Documenting the Workshop of the World project, with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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New records are constantly being added. Keep checking back for the latest updates.

Read more about the latest collections which have been added to the website…

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