Archives: Wigan and Leigh collections

• Official recordsFrom hospitals, courts, local government, canals, schools, churches and more
• Family historyResearch local studies and your family history
• Personal storiesFamily estate papers, biographical cuttings, Edward Hall diaries and more
• WW1 and WW2Tracing your WW1 ancestors, soldier burials, WW1 council minutes
• Miners relief societyRecords of financial relief given to injured miners from the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners Permanent Relief Society
• MiscellaneousContain some of the most interesting and unusual items in the archives
• NewspapersList of all the newspapers and diary of local events from the Leigh Chronicle
• MapsComprehensive Ordnance Survey maps
• Image archiveSearch online for historical images, records, postcards and more