Services
The History Centre is open to visitors five days a week, Tuesdays to Saturdays. There is a searchroom for requesting and viewing original documents, a microfilm room, library and study areas and computers for public use.
The Dorset History Centre was one of the first archive services to go into partnership with a commercial organisation in order to digitise a significant percentage of its records and make these available online. The first set of Dorset records were released by Ancestry.com in summer 2011.
Aside from its enquiry service, the History Centre also offer talks and group visits, learning sessions for schools or further and higher education bodies, copying of documents and a paid research service for people unable to visit in person. The History Centre also has a conservation lab which supports its preservation objectives.
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