Local Links

East Yorkshire

Down Your Way magazine A magazine that covers Yorkshire. This is advertised as a nostalgic magazine. Definitely worth a visit. See what you think.
http://www.down-your-way.demon.co.uk/

Driffield and Wolds Genealogy A local site that is very diverse and interesting. Highly recommended.
http://www.dg.petch.btinternet.co.uk/

Genuki Yorkshire pages The definitive UK reference for genealogists
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html

The East Riding of Yorkshire Archives can be accessed in Lord Roberts Road, Beverley, and holds documents dating from the 12th Century to the present day. Their web site has to be one of the finest county archive sites in the UK and must be visited.
http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/libraries/archives/archives.html

Through Yorkshire BMD, the county's Family History Societies are collaborating with the local Registration Services to make the indexes to these records freely searchable via the Internet. Although the indexes are not yet complete for all years and districts, but will eventually cover Yorkshire births, marriages and deaths for the years 1837 to 1950.
http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk

Tracing your family in Kingston Upon Hull is very well supported by the excellent facilities offered by the Kingston Upon Hull Family History Portal. We strongly recommend that you visit this web site to explore the range of facilities, resources and support on offer, including; City Archives, Family History Unit, Local Studies Library, Register Office, Family History Centre, Burial & Cremation Service and links to features such as; Tips for Beginners, Gareth's List of Useful Websites, Lost Trawlermen of Hull and the Central Library Family & Local History Lunchtime Club.
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/genealogy

Heroes of Hull is a database of individuals who lost their lives in times of war; civillian and military. Although the name implies that olny Hull folk are included, records from the surrounding areas (e.g. Cottingham, Beverley, Hedon) - and some as far away as from Scarborough, may also be discovered. The database conitinues to grow every day and visitors are ethusiastically welcomed to add their own ancestors and tributes to their 9000+ records.
http://www.heroesofhull.co.uk

Hullwebs Heritage of Hull offers a large collection of local history snippets including historical maps, a database of Hull (and district) war dead, whaleship masters and vessels, and a record of trawlers and crew members lost at sea. Hullwebs is always looking for local interest stories, documents and images for inclusion on their website.
http://www.hullwebs.co.uk

Hull City Archives, are located next to the EYFHS Research Rooms in Guildhall Road, is the City of Hull's central archive of historical documents.
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/archives/index.php

Kingston Upon Hull Central Library hold a large selection of materials for the family historian, inluding St Catherine's Index, The International Geneologian Index (IGI), old newspapers, census returns - far too much to list here!
Kingston upon Hull - Central Library

Local Studies Library, in Albion Street Hull, holds local census returns, newspapers and a wealth of books, photographs and information valuable to the family historian. GRO Index and the IGI are also held in the same building.
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/libraries/local_studies/index.php

The Latter Day Saints Research Centre, in Holderness Road, is a valuable source of research information and advice which should be visited by all family historians. Church membership is not required.
History Page
Contact Details

Scarborough

The Scarborough Library and Information Centre holds an extensive collection of resources for the family historian with their Vernon Road Centre.
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/libraries

The Scarborough Directory offers a simple directory for organisations, large or small, to publish
information and contact details for the local community.
http://www.thescarboroughdirectory.org/

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire Archive Centre, Lincoln
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catId=2053

Lincolnshire Family History Society, Lincoln
http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/

Neighbouring Societies with Websites

City of York & District Family History Society
http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk/

Cleveland, North Yorkshire & South Durham Family History Society
http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk/

Doncaster & District Family History Society
http://www.doncasterfhs.co.uk/

Isle of Axholme Family History Society
http://www.linktop.demon.co.uk/axholme/

Keighly & District Family History Society
http://www.kdfhs.org/

Rotherham Family History Society
www.rotherhamfhs.co.uk

 

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