Access to Archives
The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives
held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the
present day.
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Archives Hub
A national gateway to descriptions of archives in UK
universities and colleges.
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The Archives of Australia Gateway
This site provides links to all the state organised
records and archive centres.
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Australia Genealogy
Provides links to all information necessary for
researching your family tree.
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Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
Provides help and advice on how to begin and where to
start looking for Australian ancestors.
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The British Library
This website describes the British Library's collection
and their wide range of services for tracking down and
accessing information and for ordering copies of the
items you need. It is worth visiting if you are trying
to track down a book or some historical background.
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COPAC
This is a union catalogue. It provides free access to
the merged online catalogues of 22 of the largest
university research libraries in the UK and Ireland plus
the British Library.
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Cora Num
Provides links to essential websites for genealogists.
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First Families 2001
This project invited people to submit the details of
their ancestors and stories about their lives. Although
the project is now closed, you can search by surname to
find possible connections and make contacts with any of
the contributors.
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Historical Manuscripts Commission
HMC is the UK's central advisory body on archives and
manuscripts relating to British history. The Archives in
Focus, Your History section may be the best starting
point if you want to know how the HMC can help you.
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Imperial War Museum
Look under Collections for the link to the Family
History Research topic where you can find guidance on
using the IWM archives for your research on army and
navy ancestry.
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London Ancestor
Local history information for Greater London including
maps, transcripts, directories etc.
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National Archives of Australia
Provides information on how to access records from the
Australian National Archives.
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National Library of Australia
The site allows you to search for everything held in the
National Library.
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Parish Register Transcription Society
You can order a range of transcripts of UK parish
registers from this website.
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Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web
This site carries a database containing the genealogy of
the British Royal family and those linked to it via
blood or marriage relationships. It contains, in fact,
the genealogy of almost every ruling house in the
western world.
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Rural History Centre
If you are trying to find out about life in the UK visit
the Collections area of this site which includes
artefacts, books, archives, photographs, film and sound
recordings, all related to the history of food, farming
and country life.
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The Workhouse
This site is dedicated to the workhouse - its buildings,
its inmates, its staff and administrators but there is
also a section on Records and Archives which gives an
overview of where to look for your ancestors' records.
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The World War 1 Document Archive
The archive is international in focus and intends to
present in one location primary documents concerning the
Great War. Every document available on the site can be
searched by entering a keyword into the search box.
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