State visit
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accompanied by Frau Elke Büdenbender will visit Windsor, as the guests of The King and Queen, from Wednesday 3 December to Friday 5 December 2025. Find out more.
Local and family history
Local and family history and resources available at libraries.
Local and family history at Windsor library
Windsor Library's local studies collection is on the first floor. It contains many photographs, books, maps and other resources relating to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Discover history today
- Historical photos and press cuttings of local area, people and events.
- Books on local and family history.
- Rare, valuable books and manuscripts.
- Historical maps of Windsor and the surrounding area.
- Parish register transcripts for Windsor up to 1837.
- Local historical electoral registers.
- Kelly's directories from the Victorian era onwards.
- The Windsor & Eton Express from 1900 (on microfilm).
Windsor library
Windsor Library
Bachelors Acre
Windsor
SL4 1ER
Tel. 01753 743940
Email: local.studies@rbwm.gov.uk