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This section is intended as a guide to websites and online resources relevant to specific queries.
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I'm interested in shipping records
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http://float-trawlers.lancashire.gov.uk/
Of specific Lancashire relevance, a database containing information and images of Fleetwood (and other) trawlers
Q:
What can I expect when I visit a Record Office?
A: (External)
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/tips/cro.php
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Where can I find information about heraldry?
A: (External)
http://www.sog.org.uk/leaflets/arms.html
Q:
I'm a teacher. Where can I look for archive resources to use in school?
A: (External)
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk
(External)
http://www.cleo.net.uk/home_noflash.cfm
(Cumbria Lancashire Education Online)
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Where can I find online catalogues of archives?
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http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/services/catalogue.asp
LANCAT: Lancashire Record Office's catalogues containing over 77,000 catalogue descriptions
(External)
http://www.nra.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/
National Register of Archives: searchable by personal, corporate and place name.
(External)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm
The Public Record Office (PRO) is the repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1838 to bring together and preserve the records of central government and the courts of law, and to make them available to all who wish to consult them. Its on-line catalogue contains over 8,454,700 records.
(External)
http://www.a2a.org.uk
Access to Archives (A2A).
This project aims to create a virtual national archives catalogue. The historical records to be covered by A2A are of national, regional and local importance and date from periods between the twelfth and twentieth centuries. They are held in geographically dispersed archives offices in England.
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Where can I find information on archives?
A: (External)
http://www.mlanorthwest.org.uk/
Archives in the North West region: MLA North West is committed to raising the profile of archives in the region and fostering closer working relationships with the Library and Museum sectors.
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Where can I find details of archives in higher education?
A: (External)
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/
Gateway to archives of higher education.
Descriptions of major collections within many UK higher education institutions. The finding aids are fully searchable - across repositories as well as by repository.
Q:
Can I have contact details for another record office?
A: (External)
http://www.archon.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/
The principal information gateway for UK archivists and users of manuscript sources for British history. It is hosted and maintained by the Historical Manuscripts Commission. From there you can access information on all repositories in the United Kingdom and all those repositories throughout the world which have collections of manuscripts which are noted in the indexes to the UK National Register of Archives.
(External)
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=5761&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1081439072
UK and international archives: gateways to websites, online catalogues, exhibitions etc.
A little unwieldy, but useful nonetheless.
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Any general information on business archives?
A: (External)
http://www.businessarchivescouncil.org.uk/
Business Archives Council
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I'm looking at a career in archives
A: (External)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/jobs/?source=ddmenu_about3
Society of Archivists
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Who owns a particular piece of land?
A: (External)
http://www.landreg.gov.uk/
HM Land Registry
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Where can I find out about public rights of way in Lancashire?
A:
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/prow/index.asp
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Where can I get information about surviving newspapers?
A: (External)
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/newspapers.html
British Newspaper Library: The Newspaper Library web catalogue includes entries for over 52,000 newspaper and periodical titles which are held from all over the world, dating from the 17th to the 21st century. Each entry in the web catalogue contains full details of the title (including any title changes), the place of publication (the town or city and the country), and the dates which are held.
Q:
I would like to obtain a map of?
A: (External)
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/
Ordnance Survey
(External)
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
1st edition 6-inch OS maps for most of UK
Maps of Blackburn with Darwen
Extensive collections of maps of both towns are held in Blackburn and Darwen Libraries. These include OS maps in various scales from the 1840s to date, together with locally produced maps and plans from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
A
limited number are available on the Library's website Cottontown (External)
http://www.cottontown.org
For further information contact
community.history@blackburn.gov.uk
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I'm interested in records of minority communities
A: (External)
http://www.casbah.ac.uk
CASBAH is a demonstrator project that is identifying and mapping national research resources for Caribbean Studies and the history of Black and Asian people in Britain.
(External)
http://www.connections-exhibition.org
'Connections' exhibition, documenting the history and experiences of African-Caribbean, Asian and Jewish people in modern Britain and the interaction between the groups
(External)
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/
Moving Here is a database of digitised photographs, maps, objects, documents and audio items from 30 local and national (UK) archives, museums and libraries which record migration experiences of the last 200 years.
(External)
http://www.everygeneration.co.uk/
Black community history, genealogy and heritage, with positive and thought-provoking articles and features.
(External)
http://www.blackhistory4schools.com
Aimed particularly at teachers, this site includes teaching material, articles and links.
Q:
How about records for political history?
A: (External)
http://82.71.77.169/introduction.htm
The archives of the Labour History Archive and Study Centre are managed by the People's History Museum in Manchester. LHASC is the only specialist repository for the political wing of the labour movement.
Among its records of working-class political organisations are those of the Chartists, the Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain. It also holds the records of radical politicians, writers and left-wing organisations.
(External)
http://library-2.lse.ac.uk/archives/Default.html
British Library of Political and Economic Science (BLPES)
The Archives Division of the British Library of Political and Economic Science holds unique primary source material of outstanding value for research into British political, social and economic history and the history of anthropology and philosophy. There are core specialisms in twentieth century British political history including labour history, social data from the nineteenth and twentieth century, the European movement and gender politics.
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What sources are there for women's history?
A: (External)
http://www.genesis.ac.uk
Includes a list of web resources on women's history and general information about the Genesis project. The Genesis database holds descriptions of women's history collections from libraries, archives and museums from around the British Isles.
(External)
http://www.historytoherstory.org.uk/