The Priaulx Library, located in
St Peter Port
St. Peter Port (french: Saint-Pierre Port) is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2019 was 18,958.
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Guernsey, contains the island's principal collection of local and family history.
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History
The library building, Candie House, and its initial collection of books were donated to the island by Osmond de Beauvoir Priaulx in 1889.[Priaulx Library](_blank)
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, Classical and Oriental literature, military history and local genealogy
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. The building was subsequently extended
Today
The library's collection of local history and genealogy records makes it a primary resource for researchers in these areas. It also hosts exhibitions and lectures.Priaulx Library
References
External links
Library website
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Organisations based in Guernsey
Research libraries
Buildings and structures in Saint Peter Port