A selection of useful links relating to genealogy and tracing family trees which is being added to frequently.
The abbreviations are mainly in commonplace use throughout the industry but a few are just used personally in referencing whilst researching.
The first block are more general ancestry and history related websites whilst the later section are those identified for specific research enquiries.
Main genealogy research websites –
- Ancestry [ANC]
- Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives [AGRA]
- Family History Society of Cheshire
- FamilySearch
- FindMyPast [FMP]
- FreeBMD
- General Register Office [GRO]
- Guild of One-Name Studies [GOONS]
- Historic England
- Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies [IHGS]
- International Institute of Genealogical Studies [IIGS]
- Irish Genealogical Research Society [IGRS]
- Isle of Wight Family History Society [IOWFHS]
- Kent Family History Society [KFHS]
- MyHeritage [MYH]
- North West Kent Family History Society [NWKFHS]
- Pharos Tutors
- Register of Qualified Genealogists [RQG]
- Shropshire Family History Society [SFHS]
- Society of Genealogists [SOG]
- Society for One-Place Studies [SfOPS]
- The Surname Society