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www.familysearch.org/

Family Search is a free site which is very useful when you get back beyond the 1841 census.  Also their new Pilot Site is very interesting and give you access to Original Church Registers.

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 www.genuki.org.uk

 Genuki, this is a database of information which is relevant to the counties of the United Kingdom & Ireland , giving both village, town and parish details.

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http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

 Freebmd, this is a site where volunteers are transcribing the GRO, Birth, Death & Marriage entries, and putting them on the web, these start in 1837, and the majority are now up to 1920-30’s.

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 www.ukbmd.co.uk

 This site gives a list of what is held by each county and what is available on the internet to be searched. Thsi includes the list of Registrar Offices with information online.

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www.cyndislist.com

 Cyndy’s list is a data base of information similar to Genuki, however instead of being restricted to the UK Cyndy’s list is world wide.

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www.cwgc.org/

 If you have lost a relative in either of the world wars this is an interesting site.

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www.old-maps.co.uk   

This is a searchable site with old maps.

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www.dmm.org.uk   

This a site dedicated to the Coal Mining of County Durham as well as links to other Mining Resources.

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www.keystothepast.info

This a site run by Durham County Council dedicated to the history of the North East, along with maps etc.

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www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/

Sunniside Local History Society, is a local group interested in expanding the knowledge of the local area. The site has some very interesting facts & features.

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www.rootschat.com

This is a website forum for people searching their ancestor, we have found it very useful.

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www.pontvalley.net

This is a progressive website for the Pont Valley area, and is very informative about the district, with an interesting forum.

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www.oldphotoforum.com/

This site needs no introduction, it is what it says, Old Photographs, and is very interesting.

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www.durhamintime.org.uk/

This is a site associated with the Durham in Time Project, our society is one of the supporters of the project, as some of the members have benefited from the courses run by the project. The site also contains a good selection of photographs on the different sites for all parts of the region.

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