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• A to Z of UK Council Archives

  A genealogy website taking you direct to all the UK Council Archives & Records Websites useful for family history and local research. Includes England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland, Channel Isles and Isle of Man.

• Archival Research Techniques and Skills Scheme

  Online tutorial aimed at those who wish to start research work in archives in the UK.

  • Online archival research

  • Planning your visit

  • Pre-research: locating archives

  • Research techniques

  • Rules, regulations and document handling

• Archives in Focus

  Introductory guide to archives in the UK.

  • Family History

  • House History

  • Local History

• ARCHON - Repositories in Isle Of Man

• British Postal Museum & Archive

  Holds the records of the British Post Office from the seventeenth century to the present day.

  • Family History Research

    Pensions and Gratuities records, Appointment records and Establishment books are the prime sources for family history research at our archives. The BPMA holds many other useful sources which can help paint a fuller picture of your ancestor's life.

• Culture24 / History

  Information about UK musuems, libraries, galleries, and heritage sites.

• CURL - The Consortium of University Research Libraries

• Familia

  Directory of family history resources held in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. Provides information about the libraries and their holdings.

  • Isle of Man

• Family History Library Catalog

  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.

  • Isle of Man

• FamilySearch Centers in the Isle of Man

  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.

• FamilySearch Centers in the Isle of Man

• Isle of Man - The General Registry / Oik Reccortyssee

  • The Registries Division

• Isle of Man Public Record Office

  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • Records

• Manx National Heritage Library and Archives

  • 20th Century Sources for Genealogists: Public Information Sheet No. 4

  • Acknowledgements, References and Copyright: Public Information Sheet No. 2

  • Manx Manorial Records: Public Information Sheet No. 7

  • Maps and Plans of the Isle of Man: Public Information Sheet No. 6

  • Some Manx First Names

  • Sources for Family History: Public Information Sheet No. 1

  • Tracing the History of Your House: Public Information Sheet No. 3

  • Vehicle Registration Records

• National Gas Archive

  Company archive of the Lattice Group which holds the historical records of the UK gas industry dating from the early 19th Century.

• Parliamentary Archives: House of Lords Record Office

  The archive service for both Houses of Parliament and facilitates public access to several million records which are preserved in the Victoria Tower repository. The records include original Acts of Parliament from 1497, Journals from 1510, papers laid before Parliament from 1531, Peerage papers from 1597, Judicial papers from 1621, and plans of canals, roads, railways and other public works deposited in connection with private bills from 1794. Amongst the comparatively few records of genealogical interest are the Protestation returns of 1642 and certain Papist returns.

  • What's in the Parliamentary Archives?

• Project EARL - Connecting Public Libraries to the Network

• Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - United Kingdom

  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.

• The British Library

• The National Archives (U.K.)

  Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom.

  • Military History

  • Search Our Collections

    • 1901 Census of England and Wales Online

      Pay-for-use online searchable index with online images available.

    • DocumentsOnline

      Searching the index is free. There is a small fee to download a digital image of a document.

    • Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England

  • The Catalogue

    Descriptions of more than 10 million records held by The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. The visitor may either search or browse through the descriptions. Images of the documents are not available. Visitors can request copies online and can also place advance orders for the day of their visit.

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    • Research Guides: A to Z

      This is an alphabetical list of the topical Research Guides. The guides help you find what you need in the catalogue, so this should be the first thing you consult.