Research links. By Jan Barnes
New Zealand
Church of Later Day Saints Family History
Centres have New Zealand Births Death and Marriage Indexes and Cemetery
records. International material is on microfiche and on their web site. Films of original records may be ordered for
viewing. Some centres have film collections on site. This is a list of the LDS
research centres in New Zealand.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
The
web site has data on line. Where references are stated the primary source
material may be ordered to a Family History Centre for checking. Film and fiche
numbers are in the Library Catalogue. Beware of material that has been
submitted with no source reference.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp
National
Library has a genealogical research section. Incorporates the Alexander Turnbull
Library, which has Timeframes - photographs etc on line and Papers Past - old
newspapers on line.
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/
Archives
New Zealand has New Zealand material mostly from government departments. Some
of their records, including probates, are indexed on Archway
http://www.archives.govt.nz/
New
Zealand Society of Genealogists has an extensive library. They have an Irish
Group in Auckland. They sell CDs of records eg various electoral rolls, New
Zealand Marriages with matching brides and grooms.
http://www.genealogy.org.nz/
Land
Information New Zealand for land titles and maps.
http://www.linz.govt.nz/home/index.html
New
Zealand Birth Death & Marriage Certificates Indexes are in local offices, public libraries and LDS Family
History Centres.
http://www.bdm.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Births-Deaths-and-Marriages-Index?OpenDocument
Auckland
Public Library Research Centre has a collection of New Zealand and Australian
records and also much research material from around the word, some available on
line.
http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/heritage
Auckland
Museum Library.
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/107/
Other
Census
On Line.
http://www.census-online.com/links/
Ancestry.com (subscription needed but often free in
libraries).
http://www.ancestry.com/
Ireland
National
Archives.
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/
National
Library.
http://www.nli.ie/
Registry
of Deeds now Property Registration Authority (LDS has filmed many of the old
records)
http://www.landregistry.ie/
Dublin
City Library (Heritage)
http://www.dublincity.ie/living_in_the_city/libraries/heritage_and_history/
Clare
Library
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/
Mayo
Maps
http://www.mayolibrary.ie/maps/data/MapsData/index.htm
Sligo
Maps
http://www.sligococo.ie/library/maps/1837/index/index.htm
Galway
Library (includes maps)
http://www.galway.ie/en/services/library/
Galway
Place Index
http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/asp/placeindex.asp
Louth
County (Library Archives Heritage)
http://www.louthcoco.ie/index.aspx
Brendan
Hall’s County Louth site
http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/index.htm
Leitrim
Roscommon
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml
Topographical
Dictionary
http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/index.php
Ire
Atlas Townland Database
http://www.seanruad.com/
Landowners
in Ireland 1876
http://www.failteromhat.com/lo1876.htm
Griffith’s
Valuation
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php
Ireland
Old News
http://www.irelandoldnews.com/
England
National
Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Free
Births Marriages and Deaths
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
British
History Online
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
Leicestershire
Archives
http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm
Birmingham
Library has a good collection of printed calendars
of medieval and other material.