NEWLiNC local studies
Ancestry
www.ancestry.co.uk
A subscription site that offers online access to all the Census Returns from 1841 to 1901, as well as the records of births, marriages and deaths from the Civil Registration Index.
Subscription-free access to Ancestry is available via the Peoples Network computers in all Nottinghamshire public libraries and Nottinghamshire Archives by using the website www.ancestrylibrary.com
The Domesday Book online
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/domesday.asp
Learn how to explore Domesday Book, the earliest surviving public record and the foundation document of The National Archives.
Channel 4 Lost Generation
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/L/lostgeneration/index.html
First World War - use this site to find a memorial location or search by surname.
Picture the past
www.picturethepast.org.uk
Picture the past is the North East Midland photographic record website. Search the database for photographs, order copies, add information about the photos in the collection.
National Archives
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Includes general information about what is available at the National Archives, including online Census Returns from 1841 to 1901 and some other online documents.
Familysearch (Mormon Index)
www.familysearch.org
This site contains lots of information about genealogy, and most usefully a searchable, online version of the International Genealogical Index.
Genealogy UK and Ireland
www.genuki.org.uk/big
A "virtual reference library" of genealogical information for the UK and Ireland. Find dedicated information about counties, towns, and even parishes, and the service is completely free.
FreeBMD
www.freebmd.org.uk
Free BMD is an ongoing project which aims to transcribe the records for all births marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to them. It isn't comprehensive, but can prove invaluable.
Find my past
www.findmypast.com
A subscription site that offers the full Civil Registration Index online from 1837 to the present.
Historical Directories
www.historicaldirectories.org
Online searchable county trade directories from 1750 to 1919.
Nottinghamshire Family History Society
www.nottsfhs.org.uk
Nottinghamshire Historic Buildings and Archaeology
Nottinghamshire Local History Association
www.local-history.co.uk/nlha
Nottsnet
www.nottsnet.co.uk
Pages of information dedicated to the cities, towns, villages and hamlets within Nottinghamshire.
Old books on genealogy and local history
www.johntownsend.demon.co.uk
Origins
www.origins.net
This site offers access to many varied resources useful to the genealogist, although it does require a subscription.
Society of Genealogists
www.sog.org.uk/online/index.html
Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire
www.thorotonsociety.org.uk
The links on these pages have been selected and reviewed by staff from Nottinghamshire Libraries, Archives and Information Service.
Nottinghamshire County Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites and does not endorse any product or organisation contained therein.
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