NP Branch 40th Anniversary

Links mentioned by Jan Gow

Here are some of the internet links that were mentioned by Jan Gow, in her talks at the 40th anniversary celebrations, 21 and 22 November 2009.

Search Engines

The internet is enormous, and any single search engine covers only a part of it. So be sure to use several different search engines to improve your chances.

Altavista

Google

Clusty

Trovando - search several engines from one

TreEZy - find your family history online

Surname Navigator

Online Resources - free to view

FamilySearch - family history records from around the world

FreeBMD - index of UK birth, marriage and death records

FreeCen - UK census data 1841 to 1891

FreeReg - UK registers of baptisms, marriage and burial records

UKBMD - births, marriages, deaths and censuses on the internet

NSW BMD - NSW registry of births, deaths & marriages

CoraWeb - an Australian gateway for tracing your family history

Online Resources - pay to view

NZ BMD - NZ births, deaths & marriages online

NZGDB - the New Zealand genealogy database

FindMyPast - UK family history resources

TheGenealogist - UK online census, birth, marriage, death and parish records

OriginsNetwork - premier resource for tracing British and Irish ancestors

1901censusonline - official website of the 1901 census of England and Wales

1911census - 1911 census of England and Wales

ScotlandsPeople - Scottish family BMD records, census

WorldVitalRecords -

FamilyRelatives - USA military records, school registers, civil war roll of honor

Ancestry.com - share your family tree, online resources

MyHeritage - share your family tree with people you know and love

Genealogy programmes

Legacy

Family Historian

FamilyTreeMaker

RootsMagic

Other useful sites

FamilySearch wiki - family history research advice

TreePad - personal information organiser

Evernote - personal information organiser