Local and family history

Maidenhead Library has a local studies room for researching local and family history. The Nicholson Room is on the first floor and contains hundreds of photographs, books and maps relating to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Discover history today

• Historical photos and press cuttings of the local area, people and events.
• Books on local and family history.
• Rare, valuable books and manuscripts.
• Historical maps of the Bray, Cookham, Hurley and Maidenhead area.
• Parish register transcripts for most of Berkshire incorporating the John Brooks bequest.
• The 1988 International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) on microfiche.
• Local historical electoral registers.
• Kelly's and similar street directories from the Victorian era onwards.
• The Maidenhead Advertiser from 1870 (on microfilm).
• Photographic displays of the local area.