Family History - UK & Ireland Genealogy Community Directory

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•  A Dingle, County Kerry Genealogy Helper - Resources and strategies to search for your Kerry ancestors.
•  A to Z of Irish Genealogy - Provides Irish genealogy inforamtion search.
• About.com: Genealogy - Offers how-to articles, searchable database of surname meanings, message boards, and research tools.
• Ancestors - A family history and genealogy television series.
• Ancestry.com - Allows users to search historical records by category or location, build a family tree. Also includes message boards, news, research tools, and how-to articles.
• Ancestry.com: Charts and Forms - Collection of printable records for building a family tree, including an ancestral chart, research calendar, census form, and family group sheet.
• Ancient Faces - Offers an exchange for family, mystery, and military photos stories and recipes.
•  BBCi: Local and Family History - Provides guides to basic and specialised genealogical research as well as the history of buildings and communities.
• Brief Human Histories - Provides a place to record and anonymously post personal history.
• Brother's Keeper Genealogy - Genealogy programme that organises family information and prints a variety of charts and reports.
• Burke's Peerage & Gentry - Genealogical reference guide to the lineages of over 5,000 titled and landed families in Britain.
• Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages - Contains passenger lists, genealogies on Mayflower passengers, historical documents, and information about the Pilgrims' lives and times.
• Channel Islands Genealogy - Genealogical resources including mailing lists, surname lists, and more.
• Clans of Ireland, The - Features clan lists, famous Irish people, related links, and more.
• Clive Smith's UK Genealogy Page - Reference books and maps on U.K. and (a little) Irish genealogy, heraldry and topography.
• Common Threads - Searchable database of surname queries.
•  Cormican - Trace down your ancestors from America to Ireland.
• CousinConnect.com - Worldwide genealogy query database for helping people trace their ancestry, locate distant relatives, and get help with difficult genealogical research.
•  Curious Fox - A gazetteer of U.K. villages and towns with contact boards for genealogy and local history enquiries and links to old and modern maps. Includes alternative village names and spellings, chapman codes, Welsh and Gaelic spelling, and more.
• Cyberancestors - Forum for exchange of family history and links to other genealogy sites.
• Digging Up Your Roots - Genealogy blog with stories, links, and more.
•  Directory of Royal Genealogical Data - A database containing the genealogy of the British royal family and those linked to it via blood or marriage relationships.
• Documentation and Publications: Professional Genealogical Sources - Find information on how to document and publish genealogy and family history, with listings of scholarly Internet tools, resources, and examples.
•  Dublin City Directory 1850 - Index - Lists surnames of householders and business owners in yesteryear Dublin.
•  Family History in India - Tracing British, European and Anglo-Indian family history in India, Burma, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
• Family History Technology Laboratory - Lab at Brigham Young University focusing on developing computing technologies for family history research.
• Family Name - Chronicles the surprising twists and turns of the director's search for the descendants of the slaves and slave owners who lived on the plantations once owned by his family.
• Family Search - Search the Family History Library's database, which contains millions of names from thousands of family trees; a project of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
• Family Tree Searcher - Search multiple web sites for genealogy information.
• Family Web - Suggested public-domain HTML format for displaying family trees/genealogy on the WWW.
•  familyrecords.gov.uk - Reference guide to family history sites and records from Northern Ireland, England, and Scotland.
•  Fianna Study Group Guide to Irish Genealogy - Information, instruction, hints and how-to's and links for folks researching their Irish ancestors.
•  FreeBMD - Rootsweb project to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages, and deaths for England and Wales from 1837 to 1983 and to make records freely available online.
• Genchat - Message board for genealogists.
• GenCircles - Uses SmartMatching technology to link ancestors in their Global Tree.
• Genealogy for All - Genealogy research for all surnames.
• Genealogy for WebTV? Start Here! - Designed for WebTV with searchable genealogy databases.
• Genealogy Forum on AOL - Family history, Civil War history, surname centre, file library, genealogy chat, beginners' help, and more.
• Genealogy Gateway - Offers research of family ancestory with genealogy software and free searches.
•  Genealogy Help - Provides local history, photos, parish register transcriptions, and census return transcriptions, focusing on the County of Somerset.
• Genealogy Helplist - Volunteers are willing to help others by looking up specific items at institutions near them, or help supply other information easily accessible to them.
• Genealogy Home Page, The - Directory of genealogy resource and guide sites, family pages, newsgroups and mailing lists, societies, commercial services, and more.
• Genealogy on the Web - Offers resources for genealogical research around the world.
• Genealogy Today - Includes a collection of databases and search tools, original articles from experienced genealogists, and a directory of local genealogy.
• Genealogy.com - Including surname searches, introduction to researching, message boards and links. Featuring the Family Tree Maker.
• Genealogy.org - Directory of genealogy research resources including immigration and census records, popular research sites, and databases by state.
• Genealogy: Advice for Effective Searches - Offers customised search advice and hints on using genealogy records to create a research plan.
• GenealogyPortal.com - Offers search resources. Includes articles and news.
• GeneaNet - Genealogy database of surnames dating before 1850.
• GenesConnected - Allows you to add your family history and then search the database to see if you can match any of your relations against any other member's details.
• GenTutor - This page is for genealogists, family historians, and persons interested in American history and geography. It offers advice and links to related home pages.
• Ginny's Genealogy Attic - Information for the genealogical researcher, including searchable queries, family reports, census reports, cemetery reports, will abstracts, and other resources.
• Gone But Not Forgotten - Resource for both research and publication of genealogy data.
• Granduncle Mark's Genealogy Parlor - Mark Hickman shares a variety of pages for getting started in genealogy, surname pages including the Denton, Eddleman, Ellsworth, and Farnsley families, and genealogy humour.
• Helm's Genealogy Toolbox - Includes genealogical software profiles, search engines, digitized images, how-to articles, queries, and genealogical news stories.
• Historical Research Ireland - Provides a guide to researching your Irish ancestors.
• I Dream of Genealogy - Collection of free genealogy databases, famous genealogies, lost and found items, free family tree evaluations, and more.
• International Internet Genealogical Society University - Genealogical research in Australia, with online classes available for researching your family history on the Internet.
• Internet Genealogy - Information on Polish, German, German-Prussian, German-Russian, Prussian & Irish information on the Internet.
•  Ireland Genealogy Information - How to start the search for your Irish roots. Research your ancestry with Ireland Genealogy Information's search engine, forum, or Gaelic surname glossary.
•  Irish Ancestors - Published by The Irish Times on the Web, this site is an extensive genealogical guide and resource for anyone interested in exploring their Irish heritage.
•  Irish Ancestral Pages - Aims to promote and encourage Irish genealogy and help those researching their Irish ancestry.
•  Irish Genealogy - Resources to trace your family tree from the Family Education Network.
•  Irish Nova Scotian Genealogy Conference - Post queries on Irish Nova Scotian Ancestors.
• Jolts Genealogy Magazine - Hub for researchers looking to share not only their data, but their concerns and problems.
•  Kent Invicta - Information of interest to genealogists.
• Knot System, The - Method to visualise and document simple and complex relations based on bisexual reproduction. It is a numeric notation of relationship.
•  Limerick Roots Genealogy Database - Searchable database with 1300 individuals and 300 surnames.
• Lineages - Genealogy reference library and resource centre. Offers beginner's guide, books and software, search services, and more.
• Linkages Kinship DataSets Project - A collection of datasets from around the world, provided by various social science researchers, and provided in visual form (called "P-Graph"s). Project headed by Douglas R. White Ph.D.
•  Lookup UK.com - Aims to find lost friends and family, adoptees, and birth parents. Also contains information on genealogy.
• Lost Husbands Guide to On-Line Genealogy - News, reviews, activities, and more.
• Mathematics Genealogy Project - With the goal to list all individuals who have received a doctorate in mathematics.
•  Mygensearch.com - Genealogy and family history research services directory for Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales.
• MyHeritage - Face recognition for your photos and family tree.
•  National Archives of Ireland - Securing the preservation of records relating to Ireland and providing the opportunities for the public to access these archives.
• News Stand - Information, and links for genealogy columns that accept queries and announcements.
• Norwegian Roots - Home to the Roots Genealogy Awards, genealogy resources, and Hostager, Hauståker, and Høstaker family history.
• Notorious Ancestors - Chronicles the exploits of famous or not-so-famous ancestors.
•  Offley Family Society, The - Open to anyone who has an interest in the name of Offley and similar surnames.
• Olive Tree Genealogy - Includes ships' passenger lists, church records, military muster rolls, census records, and more.
• OneGreatFamily.com - Offers an interactive genealogy browser, incorporating tools for family news, scrapbooks, calendars, cards, and family trees.
• Oral History Questions
•  Original IrelandGenWeb - From the World Gen Web Project.
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Matches volunteer genealogy buffs in various locales with those who cannot travel to far-off cemeteries or courthouses.
• Regional Genealogy: Local History Research - Find genealogy links to many Internet resources.
• RootsWeb Surname List - Searchable registry of surnames.
• RootsWeb.com - Genealogy research resources including 100,000-entry Roots Surname List, family trees, ROOTS-L and other mailing lists, and much more.
•  Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web - Data for the Royal Family of Britain, but this includes just about all the Royals for Europe.
• ShadCat's Free Genealogy Listings - Find your roots, add a link to your genealogy related site.
•  Sligo County Ireland Genealogy - Provides information on surnames and more.
• Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation - Creating a genetic and genealogical database by linking individuals together in relationship trees based on their DNA. Includes news and information on participating.
• Surname Origin List - From the Family Chronicle site. Includes an A-Z list outlining the origin of surnames and how they vary greatly from place to place.
• Surname Site - Genealogy information with names, articles, and links.
• TribalPages - Online genealogy service.
  
• Genealogy Web Directory Website genealogy listings directory.
• Tribes, Clans, Families and Genealogy - Searchable genealogy site with query board, add your URL, family history and reviewed genealogy homepage links.
• UK & Ireland Genealogy Index - This server is a virtual library of material relating to genealogy and family history of the British Isles.
• All Genealogy Sites Directory
  
• Family History Articles Genealogy articles for family history researchers, genealogists, authors with articles for publishing and web masters seeking quality original content
  
• OVS-Genealogy- Software Cemetery Transcriptions, Birth, Death Marriage Records, Family Histories, etc.. Add a link. Search for your surname.
•  UK Genealogy Interests Directory (UKGID) - Enables users to find other "family historians" who have performed genealogical research and may be willing to share their findings.
• Vital Records Guide - Complete online guide to U.S. vital records. Find birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, and divorce records.
• Vital Records Information State Index - Information about where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death, and marriage certificates) from each state, territory, and county of the United States.
• Whalers' Heritage Project, The - Offers lists of whalers and whaling ships for genealogy research.
• WikiTree - The goal of WikiTree is to construct bloodline trees of families that will gradually start forming a global family forest of humanity. All entries are freely edited by users.
• World Roots Genealogy Archive - Information and resources for genealogy research.
• Yigal Rechtman: Mostly Genealogy - Genealogy resources: Lomza, Poland; Augustow/Augostow, Austria; Chicago Cemetery Index.
• Your Past Connections - Search a database of family documents, birth and marriage certificates, photos, and other history and genealogy related items found at flea markets, garage sales, and auctions.
• Yourfamily.com - Offers a database of family homepages and genealogy research. Also contains links to web resources and services.