Wolverhampton City Archives

If you are interested in any aspect of Wolverhampton's history, Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies can help.

We have documents, maps, books, photos, newspapers and much more relating to the history of all areas now within the present city of Wolverhampton including Bilston, Bushbury, Penn, Tettenhall and Wednesfield.  There are also over 30,000 photographs, plus films, sound recordings, memorabilia and much more.

We also have a wide variety of resources to help you research your family history; census returns, newspapers, records from local schools, churches, clubs, societies and businesses, electoral registers, and indexes to births, deaths and marriages.

Much of the collection has been catalogued and brief information about individual items plus images of over 8,000 old photographs are available to search online on the Wolverhampton City Archives website.

For more information on the archives, including contact details, opening hours, access, services provided and room hire, see the Wolverhampton City Archives website.

Other Useful Resources for Local and Family History Researchers

Listed below are a range of online resources about local archives and history which you may find of interest:

• 1901 Census
• Access to Archives (A2A) 
• Black Country Connections
• Black Country History
• Black Country Prints
• Dudley Archives and Local Studies Service
• Genuki 
• Local History Online
• Sandwell Community History and Archives Service
• Staffordshire Archive Service
• The National Archives
• Walsall Local History Centre
• Wolverhampton History