Family History Resources
• Researching Family History - the BBC guide
• National Archives – based at Kew
• Society of Genealogists – the UK’s largest family history society
• Local History Centre – West Ealing Library, Free to Ealing library members, includes local archives and online access to both
• The Times Digital Archive – every issue since 1785, and
• Newsbank - a consolidated archive of thousands of publications, broadcasts, websites etc.
• Family History Federation - helps members research their family history and ancestors. Over 180 member societies including overseas (previously the Federation of Family History Societies)
• The UK branch of Ancestry.com - a private online company based in Utah. The world’s largest profit making genealogical company operates a network of historical record and genetic genealogical websites; includes AncestryDNA for genetic research.
• London Metropolitan Archive - an amazing range of documents, images, maps, films and books about London, free to use and open to everyone.
• Find my Past - a UK-based online genealogy service owned by British publishers DC Thomson; over 4 billion searchable records of census, directory and historical information