Key Christmas archive and library closures

Some archive and library Christmas closures in Scotland, Ireland, and in England:

National Records of Scotland/Scotlands People Centre, Edinburgh
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/visit-us

Our buildings will be closed to the public from 1pm on Friday 23rd December until 9am on Wednesday 4th January.


National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow
https://www.nls.uk/using-the-library/opening-hours/

During the festive season, we are closed on selected days, including public holidays, with revised opening hours on other days.

Saturday 24 December: Closed.
Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 December: Closed (Christmas holidays).
Wednesday 28 December:
        Edinburgh: Open 10am to 5pm
        Kelvin Hall: Open 1:30pm to 3:45pm
Thursday 29 and Friday 30 December:
        Edinburgh: Open 10am to 5pm
        Kelvin Hall: Open 10am to 3:45pm
Saturday 31 December: Closed.
Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 January: Closed (New Year holidays).


Scottish Genealogy Society
https://www.scotsgenealogy.com/
Christmas Closure:

We will be closed Wednesday, 21st December 2022 until we
reopen on Thursday, 5th January 2023


Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/getting-proni-and-opening-hours

Public holidays:
Monday 26 December 2022
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Wednesday 28 December 2022
Monday 2 January 2023

National Archives, Dublin
https://www.nationalarchives.ie/product/book-the-reading-room/

Christmas Closure – We will be closed to the public from 5pm 23rd December to January 2nd. Re-opening as usual 10am Tuesday January 3rd 2023.


National Archives, Kew, England
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/opening-times/

Closure dates. All dates listed below are inclusive. Some dates may be subject to change.

    Christmas 2022: Saturday 24 December to Wednesday 28 December
    New Year’s Day: Saturday 31 December to Monday 2 January 2023


British Library, London St. Pancras and Boston Spa
https://www.bl.uk/visit/opening-hours

London
23 – 27 December 2022     Closed
28 – 31 December 2022     Open as normal
1 January 2023      Closed
2 January 2023      Reading Rooms closed. Exhibition Galleries and public areas open (11:00 to 17.00)

Boston Spa
23 December 2022 to 2 January 2023  Closed

Please contact other repositories for their Christmas closure details.

I'll also be switched off from the evening of this Friday 23rd until January 4th 2023 - with the exception of one newsletter to be written!!!

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.