Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway Parliamentary plan 1917 (Reference Q204)
If you are searching
for someone who may still be alive you might like to try contacting Virtual
Manchester. They have a bulletin board called "Looking For"
which can be used to trace family and friends.
If you are planning to
visit Manchester and need information about accommodation please see
the Marketing
Manchester website for more information.
Interested in a career as an archivist ? Then take a look at Liverpool
University or the Society of
Archivists for more details.
Beginners might like to view www.ancestor-search.info
for useful information about the services of record offices
The Manchester Burial Index is now on-line at
http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk |
The Historical
Manuscripts Commission (HMC) are worth a visit if you wish to
search for the whereabouts of archives in offices other than the Public
Record Office. The HMC also provides addresses and telephone numbers
of archive services throughout the UK.
The Archives Hub is a
searchable database of archive collections held in UK universities and
colleges.
Access to Archives is a site
containing details of 4.7 million catalogues of archives held at 326
record offices and other repositories.
There are many genealogical web sites catering for family historians. In
this country there is http://www.genuki.org.uk
while the US based Cyndislist
is immensely popular with over 65,000 links to choose from.
The Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society web site can be
found at
http://www.mlfhs.org.uk
A major portal can be found at http://www.genealogyportal.com,
this has numerous links as well as help and advice
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society have a
web
site for those interested in railway history.
For anyone interested in the canals of Greater Manchester please see www.canalarchive.org.uk
Data concerning the Scottish 2001 census can be found at Scotland's
Census Records On-line web page
The NSCFA have an interesting web site at http://www.colonialfamilies.org
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