Useful sites for Derbyshire family
historians
http://www.derby.gov.uk/libraries/about/local_studies/
This
site has all the basic details you need; location map, staff details, opening
times and contact details. There are excellent information sheets on family
history and tracing the history of your house, and lots of information about
collections held.
Fast
loading, clear and attractive, with useful links ‘across the border’ to neighbouring
local authorities. A very good starting point.
Links
to community groups including family history societies.
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/
The
site for the archives of Derby City, Derbyshire and the Diocese. Contact
details and good links. The family history page is currently under
construction.
http://www.dfhs.org.uk/index.html
This
site, for Derbyshire Family History Society, is of limited use. Its rather
text-heavy layout makes it difficult to use, and there is little information on
the sources provided in the library. The potentially interesting Current
Feature has not been updated since 2001. Apart from the contact details, the
site is probably most of interest to Society members.
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/librar/locstu.htm
A
well laid out page with all the basics, and quite a lot of information on
sources available.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/
Genuki’s
Derbyshire pages. Need I say more?
An
example of a very local site maintained by those connected with the village.
Many more sites of this type can be accessed via http://www.curiousfox.com/ and http://dir.webring.com/rw
Contact
site for family and local history. Latest entries updated daily. Searchable by
place (town/village) and people. You must be a member to search People. Paid
members can state their interests and be e-mailed about new entries.
British
Association for Local History site is of most interest to members, but has some
links of interest.
http://www.wirksworth.org.uk
The genealogy and local history of the
Wirksworth Area, Derbyshire, England from 1600 to 1900 listing 350,000 original
records.
http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/index.html
“Local
History Magazine’s” directory of groups, giving contacts and details of regular
periodicals.
Webrings
link similar sites in ‘rings’, forming a concentration of sites on a particular
subject. Each Ring is created and maintained by an
individual web site owner called the RingMaster. RingMasters determine the look
and feel of the Ring, approve and manage member sites, and encourage other
sites to join.
Follow
the links to the appropriate pages. This is a good way to trace small personal
and local sites