Useful Links
Family History: General/Cheshire
There is a bewildering number of courses, books and websites
designed to give advice on how to start and information on the
sources (both online and printed) you can use, so the Family History
section of our website aims to pull together some useful advice
on family history in general to assist you with your search,
together with information specific to Cheshire where this
exists.
Cheshire Archives
and Local Studies Research Service
Cheshire Parish Transcription
Project
Find My Past's Cheshire
Collection has over 10 million Cheshire records
Family History: Lancashire
Lancashire Parish Registers
searchable online
Local History
Local History Magazine
includes advice on getting started; information about local history
courses and useful links.
History of Buildings
Sources for Building History: a
guide to researching historic buildings in the British Isles.
Includes numerous useful links.
Images of England is a
‘point in time’ photographic library of England’s listed buildings,
recorded at the turn of the 21st century.
Cheshire and surrounding area
History and maps
Victoria County History. Cheshire
volumes online
Chester West and Chester Council Heritage
pages include links to a number of services, including the
Virtual Tour of Chester
Images
Picture Cheshire includes
digital images of Cheshire
The Mersey Gateway project
aims to create a website with 20,000 digital images which will
illustrate the history and growth of the port of Liverpool, and the
development of distinct communities within the city and in towns on
the Mersey. Although primarily relating to Liverpool, this website
also contains Cheshire material
Local Societies
Libraries, Museum and Heritage
Revealing Cheshire's Past is a Heritage Lottery Funded project. Its
aim is to increase access to the
County Historic Environment Record (
CHER
).
Visiting the area
Local Authority websites
Warrington
Grid for Learning Includes links for Warrington local history
websites
Other Record Offices
ARCHON Archives
Online: Royal Commission of Historical Manuscripts; National
Register of Archives; A-Z of repositories. Provides access to
information on all repositories in the UK; UK National Register of
Archives; useful links.
The National Archives
In April 2003, the National Archives
brought together the Public Record Office and the Historical
Manuscripts Commission. This site includes useful guides and
factsheets for researching:
- Family history (naming names and tracing places; people at
work; the army and the navy; migrant ancestors; ancestors and the
law)
- Local history (land and people; local government and services;
popular protest; the law; working lives)
- Sources for schools
- Online catalogue
- Events, exhibitions and useful links
- A-Z Research Information leaflets
- Census returns online (chargeable)
- National Register of Archives
Online lists of available records
The Access to
Archives (A2A) database contains catalogues of archives held
across England and dating from the 900s to the present day.
The Archives Hub provides a
single point of access to descriptions of archives held in UK
universities and colleges. At present these are primarily at
collection-level, although where possible they are linked to
complete catalogue descriptions. The Archives Hub forms one part of
the UK's National Archives Network, alongside related networking
projects.
Unlocking
Britain's Waterway History
Hundreds of years of British
waterway history brought together in one online catalogue.
General Interest History
BBC History 2000 - Information
about current television and radio programmes; special articles;
education courses; events and activities all over the UK.
History On-Line
is a section of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR)
website.
British History Online is
the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and
secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the
British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and
the History of Parliament Trust, we aim to support academic and
personal users around the world in their learning, teaching and
research.
Victoria
County History .Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to
Queen Victoria, the VCH is an encyclopaedic record of England's
places and people from earliest times to the present day.
HistoryWorld - History and
Timelines
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Established by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the
Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. It is a
non-profit-making organisation that was founded by Sir Fabian Ware.
It has a searchable database.
The British
Library Newspaper Library catalogue includes entries for over
52,000 newspaper and periodical titles. The collections include:
all UK national daily and Sunday newspapers from 1801 to the
present; most UK and Irish provincial newspapers, some dating from
the early 18th century onwards; selected newspapers from around the
world in European languages, some dating from the 17th century
onwards; and a wide range of UK and Irish popular periodicals,
covering all subjects from fashion, pop music and cinema, to
sports, hobbies and trades
Teaching and learning
Adoption queries
About Archives as a profession
North West Regional Archive
Council. Gives an overview and details of organisations in the
North West (UK) that care for archives and allow public access.
Includes local authorities, businesses, educational, estate and
private bodies
Archives and Records
Association - The ARA came into existence on 1 June
2010 and is the result of a merger of the National Council on
Archives and the Association of Chief Archivists in Local
Government with the Society of Archivists.
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