A2A:
Access to Archives
| The A2A database contains catalogues describing
archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the
present day. An invaluable resource for researchers. |
Collect Britain: Putting History in Place |
This is the British Library’s largest digitisation
project to date. Two collections which might be of interest to
members are The Notebooks of Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (covering
the period 1773-1794) – this
includes 2,500 drawings Grimm made for Sir Richard Kaye, who eventually
became Dean of Lincoln; and Early Ordnance Survey Maps of Nottinghamshire – including
interactive images of maps for the Newark area, Nottingham and
south west Nottinghamshire and the Trent valley north of Newark. |
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Cyndi's List: Nottinghamshire |
Links to websites on Nottinghamshire genealogy and history. |
Domesday Book and Nottinghamshire |
The website of David Roffe,
a respected scholar whose research interests include the Danelaw,
landscape history, church history, and insanity in the Middle Ages,
includes papers on pre-Conquest Nottingham
and a major article on the Nottinghamshire Domesday. |
My Broxtowehundred Journal |
The main purpose of this site is to arouse an interest in the history of Nottinghamshires,
and of village life and to appreciate some of the problems that faced there inhabitants Village history is the real history of England, since it is the history of the common man.
with pictorial images and parish records
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Nottinghamshires History |
This Website of A P Nicholson,
A Nottinghamshire History website is designed to offer local and family historians a wealth of material on all aspects of the county's history and also act as a gateway to other useful resources.
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Historical Directories Project |
Leicester University is currently running a
project to establish a digital library of 18th, 19th and early
20th century local and
trade directories from England and Wales. Directories of counties
and towns are among the most important sources for local and genealogical
studies. Nottinghamshire trade directories already on line include
White’s county directories for 1832 and 1885-86, and Wright’s
directory of Nottingham, 1905. |
Old Nottinghamshire Local & Family History pages |
The website of Heather Faulkes,
a collected database of Nottinghamshire churches in alphabetical order with images. |
Nottinghamshire GenWeb |
The website of Heather Faulkes,
If you have a query regarding your Nottinghamshire family research, why don't you try looking on one of the following message boards to see if anyone is searching for the same family?. |
Nottinghamshire Church Images |
The website of Heather Faulkes,
Although the majority of churches relate to the pre-1832 parishes, there have been a number of new parishes formed after this date. I have tried to include the approximate date built for any parishes created after 1832, or for any church which has wholly replaced an older parish church. |
Memories of Nottinghamshire |
The idea of this site is to capture, save and share
memories, stories, tales & anecdotes of people's
childhood, working and adult lives. The real history
of Nottinghamshire is in the memories of it's people
through their interaction with one another in place and time.
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- The
1901 Census
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The whole 1901 Census for England and Wales
has been made available as a searchable online resource. |
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Nottingham
Local Studies Library |
Excellent resource for research on all aspects of Nottingham and
Nottinghamshire history |
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Nottingham University:
Manuscripts & Special Collections |
"The University Library has been actively collecting manuscript
and archive material for over seventy years and there are now over
3 million records in over 600 archive and manuscript collections.
The holdings include the papers of leading Nottinghamshire families
and their estates, the records of local businesses and organisations,
including those the Archdeaconry of Nottinghamshire, the personal
papers of political, diplomatic, literary, scientific and academic
figures, as well as some of the historical records of the University
and its predecessor. University College Nottingham." |
Nottinghamshire
1891 Census Project (FreeCEN) |
FreeCEN's aim is to provide a free-to-view on-line
searchable database of the census returns for the whole
country. This page shows progress for Nottinghamshire. |
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Nottinghamshire
Archives |
"Nottinghamshire Archives houses historical archives for
the county of Nottinghamshire, the city of Nottingham, the diocese
of Southwell and other local bodies, families and individuals." |
Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway |
The Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway is designed
to provide a guide to the heritage resources of the county, and
a history of Nottinghamshire featuring the latest research. |
Nottinghamshire Notes |
Janet Rodgers' richly illustrated website describes
visits to places of historic interest in Nottinghamshire and the
surrounding counties; there is also information on Janet's recent
publications. |
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Notts Living
History Archive |
"The Nottinghamshire Living History Archive Millennium Award
Scheme aims to capture and record life in Nottinghamshire through
the Millennium. The Millennium Award Scheme enables individuals
to record in sound and vision the modern history of a Nottinghamshire
community as witnessed by its inhabitants." |
Old Nottinghamshire: Local and Family History |
Heather Faulkes website provides information
on the history of the Ashfield district, a database of Nottinghamshire
parish churches, transcriptions of Mansfield gravestones etc. |
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Photo Ark:
Nottinghamshire subjects |
"An online collection of old UK photographs, postcards and
images" |
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Picture the Past |
“Use the Picture the Past website to view thousands of historic
images from public libraries and museums in Derby, Derbyshire,
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Order top-quality copies of your
favourite images online.” |
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Society
of Genealogists. Family History Library and Education Centre:
Nottinghamshire Parish Registers |
List of Nottinghamshire parish registers and the years covered. |
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Southwell
DAC Church History Project |
The project aims to build a database of historical knowledge on
all of the churches of Southwell Diocese. |
Victoria County History of Nottinghamshire |
The British History Online website has made the
full text of the Nottinghamshire monastic houses chapter available
online. |
