Internet Archive - A huge site with free access to newsreels, books, films and so much more..
Wikipedia - Free encylopedia
National Archives - The official archive of the UK government
National Archives - U.S. National Archives
Library of Congress - U.S. - The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world.
Victoria and Albert Museum -Wonderful museum with a large collection of photoghaphs.
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Family History
Cyndi's List - A huge collection of links to Genealogy Sites
Family Search - Discover your family history
Kinhelp - Scottish family history resources.
KinHelp has lots of freebies,
including indexes to Scottish historical works of genealogical interest.
Freecen - UK census on line
Freereg - Internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records
Devon Mitchells - Aim to provide a genealogy for every Mitchell in Devon & Cornwall.
Census Finder - A Directory of Free Census Records
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History
Sheffield History - A great forum with memories, stories and pictures of the city of Sheffield.
The Churches of Britain and Ireland - There are currently about 13,550 churches
on the web-site.
The Work of William Albert Green - An interesting site sharing the drawings of W.A.Green .Many of the drawings show
buildings that have been demolished, and so this collection forms a valuable historic record.
Past Times Project - free-to-use and non-profit making British website.
Russell W.Barnes Home-Page -
Defence of Cumbria in the 20th Century a treasure-trove of local history accessible by all.
Reminiscence - collection of Vintage Postcards, Victorian and Edwardian
Cartes de Visite
and Cabinet Portraits, and other nostalgic photographs.
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Comics
downthetubes.net -
An interesting and attractive site well worth a visit.
This site was originally created to be a resource base for people seeking comics artists and writers but has mushroomed over the years.
Entertainment
The Jukebox man -
If you are interested in Jukeboxes than this could be the site for you.
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Holiday Accommodation
Cornwall Holiday Directory
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Photography
Visit the past -
Visit the past take a trip back in time. Old photos, prints and pictures from the UK.
Dave Upton Photography -
Here you will find photos from the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset
The Scenic route -
Take the scenic route and enjoy the many postcard type pictures provided by sites all over the world
Ryepress - Colin Bailey is a UK artist and printmaker living and working in Hastings, East Sussex after living in Rye for ten years and Kings Cross, London for fifteen years.
Old Derby Photos - This site aims to show a social history of Derby and Derbyshire from around 1880 to the 1960s.
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Postcards
The Postcard Company Ltd -
Produce a wide range of marketing cards, including 6x4 postcards, promotional cards, flyers and much more…
Walking
www.walking-uk.com -
Walking-uk has everything for the walker and rambler in one place.
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