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Time Team Club www.channel4.com/plus/timeteamclub/index.html
Established to give people more access to archaeology in general and closer contact with the Channel 4 series itself. Benefits include Trench One, a quarterly magazine, each issue of which contains a competition to win a place on a programme shoot, plus news, features, interviews and updates from past and present Time Team excavations, as well as informative articles on archaeology. The club also acts as a sounding board - questions sent in on archaeology or Time Team will be answered - and advice is given on how to get more involved with archaeology.

Public Record Office (PRO)
www.pro.gov.uk/
Holds 'all rolls, records, writs, books, proceedings, decrees, bills, warrants, accounts, papers and documents whatsoever of a public nature, belonging to Her Majesty'. Check out the 'Virtual Museum' for 1,000 years of British history.

Family Records Centre (FRC)
www.pro.gov.uk/about/frc/
Holds records for births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales since 1837 and for legal adoptions since 1927. The website's 'Quick Start on Genealogy' is well worth a read.

Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC)
www.hmc.gov.uk
Maintains the National Register of Archives (NRA), an information bank recording the nature and whereabouts of archives and manuscripts not held by the Public Records Office. Contains over 43,000 unpublished lists of historical papers as well as published catalogues.

UK Family History Online
www.familyrecords.gov.uk
Portal site providing access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the web. Provided by a consortium made up of the Public Record Office, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, National Archives of Scotland, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales, General Register Office, General Register Office for Scotland and British Library India Office.

Familia
www.earl.org.uk/familia
Provides search facilities for family history resources held in public libraries in Britain and Ireland.

Achievements Ltd
www.achievements.co.uk
Professional genealogists, featured on Revealing Secrets.

Federation of Family History Societies
www.ffhs.org.uk
Represents regional and one-name societies throughout Britain (apart from Scotland). Website provides a directory of UK family history societies. Good place to start looking for help.

Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies www.ihgs.ac.uk
For courses and qualifications in genealogy and heraldry.

National Archives of Scotland
www.nas.gov.uk
The main archive for sources on the history of Scotland as a separate kingdom, its role in the British Isles and its links with many other countries. It holds the public and legal records of Scotland, as well as many local and private archives. It also has many records that are very useful for family historians, such as wills and church records.

Scottish Association of Family History Societies
www.safhs.org.uk
For those tracing family roots in Scotland. Has links to other Scottish-based genealogy websites.

Society of Genealogists
www.sog.org.uk
Find a professional genealogist through this comprehensive website.

International Genealogical Index
www.familysearch.org
Compiled from 400 million names, mostly from UK parish records 1600-1900, by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GenUKi)
www.genuki.org.uk/big/EmeryPaper.html
The A-Z of British Genealogical Research on this website is a concise guide to researching British ancestry both locally and at a distance.

A Family Century
www.channel4.com/nextstep/family_century
Channel 4 website charting the history of Britain in the 20th century through the lives of one family. Offers tips and starting points on how to trace your own family roots.

Extraordinary Ancestors
www.channel4.com/plus/geno/
Channel 4's genealogy pages contain a great deal of useful information on how to trace ancestry here and abroad.

Antiques Atlas
www.antiques-atlas.com
UK directory for finding antiques and the emporiums and fairs selling them. Includes an 'events diary' that lists all national antiques fairs on any given day of the month, plus location details and advice on how to get there.

Antiques Directory UK
www.theantiquesdirectory.co.uk
Comprehensive and fully searchable directory for UK sites concerning antiques and collectables. Ideal for backtrackers searching for specialist antique shops.

Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society
www.tilesoc.org.uk
The society is responsible for the study, care and protection of tiles and architectural ceramics. The website includes the illustrated national ceramic database, searchable by county.

World Collectors Net
www.worldcollectorsnet.com
Portal website offering information and features on popular collectables ranging from Royal Doulton to the Smurfs. Each topic has at least one dedicated page of data, which includes related links and a message board.

BBC History Online
www.bbc.co.uk/history
Award-winning site covering a vast range of historical subjects.

Black and Asian History Map
www.blackhistorymap.com
Channel 4's gateway to websites on black and Asian history across the British Isles. The database of links can be searched by location, time period or subject.

EARLWeb
www.earl.org.uk/earlweb/
Portal site for backtrackers seeking online library resources.

Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org
Terrific research tool - like having your local library in your computer.

Local History Magazine
www.local-history.co.uk
Contains a good section on how to get started in local history.

Museumnet
www.museums.co.uk/
Here you can search for museums by region, name or keyword.

Portable Antiquities Scheme
www.finds.org.uk/index.html
Scheme set up to promote and co-ordinate the voluntary recording of chance archaeological finds in England and Wales.

SCRAN: Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network
www.scran.ac.uk
Free access to tens of thousands of images and other resources from museums, libraries, archives and historic monuments in Scotland and all over the UK, appealing to anyone interested in social, industrial, military and local history, genealogy, archaeology, art and architecture.

UK Memories
www.ukmemories.com
Contains personal accounts of British life throughout the 20th century and across the UK. Accepts stories/recollections from its readers by e-mail and letter.