Access to Archives 'A2A' is the English strand in the UK archives network and will make 8million catalogue entries for archives dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries and held in national, local and specialist archives available on the www by March 2002.

Addresses of local archives holding Barnsley related information.

Archives Hub A service which provides free access via the Internet to information about the archives available for research at universities and colleges in the UK.

A Vision of Britain Through Time

Barnsley Chronicle Weekly local newspaper published in Barnsley. The editor accepts letters for publication via email at editorial@barnsley-chronicle.co.uk. Now includes an online 'Family Search' section.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Information pages from the local council. Accomodation. Eating out. Events and attractions.

Bolton on Dearne with Goldthorpe Enclosure Awards 1761 - 1767 Copied by Ronald Crossland in Barnsley Library Local Studies and transcribed to disc by Walter Norris, 1991. This link will connect directly to the pages on GENUKI 'Bolton-on-Dearne' parish.

Brereley: A History of Brierley Richard Watson, author of 'Brereley : A History of Brierley', first published in 1975, and at present out of print, has placed the entire text of the work, including recent revisions, online. This comprehensive study is well worth a visit by those researching family background in that part of our district, which was at one time included in the ancient Parish of Felkirk.

British History On Line

British Mining Database

BT Online Telephone Directory

Collieries in the West Riding in 1896 A list of coal mines being worked in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1896. For each colliery, the list includes nearest town/village, name of owners, name of manager, name of under manager, an indication of the market served by the extracted coal, and the total number of workers employed there, underground and on the surface.

Cyber Heritage Sites by Steve Johnson Provides photographic material of the ships and personnel of the 19th and 20th century Royal Navy.

Cyndi's Genealogical Links Very comprehensive collection (over 55 000) of World Wide Internet links from Cyndi Howell.

Explore Genealogy A non-profit making public interest website focused on tracing your family tree.

Family History Societies This link leads to the Family History Society lists maintained by the Federation of Family History Societies.

Federation of Family History Societies Organisation for UK Family History Societies.

Friends of Barnsley Cemetery A link to their website

Genealogy Homepage Associated ftp site.

Genealogy Site Finder US based. Joint indexing project by Family Tree Maker Magazine and Helm's Genealogical Toolbox.

GENUKI The aim of the service is to provide a 'virtual reference library' of genealogical information which is of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commmercial service, provided by an ever growing group of volunteers in co-operation with with the Federation of Family History Societies. There are specific pages available relating to Yorkshire

Guild of One Name Studies This site contains the complete listing of over 6000 one name studies registered with the Guild, and includes full contact information.

Harrogate Links

High Hoyland Churchyard Compiled by Alan Reardon. Includes a map of the graveyard.

Historical Manuscripts Commission The Historical Manuscripts Commission are in the process of upgrading and computerising the Manorial Documents Register. Currently only Wales and Yorkshire are available.

Huddersfield Family History Society

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 400 volunteers transcribing ship passenger lists in an ongoing process. The site can be searched by ship name, date, port of arrival or departure, and surname.

LDS Family Search On-line databases

Leeds Links

Little Houghton Town Book Transcribed in 1996 by Walt Norris.

My Yorkshire - Celebrating all that's best in God's Own County. (This site has no connection with the following site "My Yorkshire).

My Yorkshire. A showcase for digital stories and community history in Yorkshire. The site currently displays stories in Huddersfield and Sheffield, which have been produced by communities working in partnership with museums. Contact details for local museums can be found in the contributors' section of the website. (This site has no connection with the preceeding 'My Yorkshire - Celebrating all that's best in God's Own County).

National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office, Kew)

Oundle Links

Quaker Family History Society

Roots Computing Dick Eastman's extensions to Compuserve 'Roots' Forum.

Rotherham Family History Society

Scottish General Record Office Scots Origins Internet Service. Fully searchable online databases. Charges are levied for this service.

Sheffield Family History Society

Sheffield Indexers

Standing Orders for the 65th Regiment (of Foot) Formed in 1758, later to become the Yorks & Lancs. Transcribed by Walt Norris from an officer's notebook found in the papers of the Wood Family of Monk Bretton. Probably, the book belonged to a Lieut. Bingley whose recruiting list of 1776/7 was found with it.

UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service Known as 'GENUKI',The aim of the service is to provide a 'virtual reference library' of genealogical information which is of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commmercial service, provided by an ever growing group of volunteers in co-operation with with the Federation of Family History Societies. There are specific pages available relating to Yorkshire

UK Record Repositories on the Internet

Victorian History Overview Includes articles covering British Social and Political History in the 19th Century. Of particular interest to those researching coal mining ancestry are the extracts from the Report of the Royal Commission of 1841/42 which enquired into children's working conditions in the coal mines of Yorkshire.

Wakefield Family History Society Guy Etchells has drawn our attention to his Index to transcriptions of War Memorials. Most of these transcripts are of memorials in the Wakefield area, but Barnsley researchers may wish to be aware that Grimethorpe and Royston are included among the transcripts available.

West Yorkshire Archive Service Headquarters Located at Wakefield. Includes links to the pages maintained by WYAS outstations in Leeds, Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield.

Yorkshire Surname Interest List Pages A mailing list associated with Yorkshire Surname Interests may be accessed by sending mail to YORKSGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com A Frequently Asked Question File is available. The Yorksgen Archives are available from 1997 and may be searched by keyword.

Y-Pas Chippy at Kexbrough Brent has included an number of Kexbrough local history pages within his site. Personal visitors to Kexbrough will find the chippy just down the road towards Darton, near the White Bear.