====== Useful Web Sites ======

[[http://www.familytreedna.com|Family Tree DNA]]

Family tree DNA website provides access to DNA testing for genealogical purposes and also includes matching services for members. This is a great alternative method of finding connections with other people.

[[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com|World Vital Records]]

Alternative site for accessing vital records.

[[http://www.myheritage.com|My Heritage]]

Alternative site to sites like ancestry.com. This company also owns world vital records.

[[http://www.ancestry.com|Ancestry US]]
[[http://www.ancestry.co.uk|Ancestry UK]]
[[http://www.ancestry.com.au|Ancestry AU]]

Good site for connecting with others researching your family tree.

[[http://www.findmypast.com|Find My Past US]]
[[http://www.findmypast.co.uk|Find My Past UK]]
[[http://www.findmypast.com.au|Find My Past AU]]

Good site for accessing records not available elsewhere.

[[http://www.familysearch.org|Family Search]]

Good site for free access to many records from around the world held by the LDS.

[[http://www.seanruad.com/|Ireland Townlands Database]]

Searchable database of townland names in Ireland.

[[http://www.proni.gov.uk|Public Records Office of Northern Ireland]]

Public records for Northern Ireland and some records for border counties such as Cavan.

[[http://www.nationalarchives.ie|National Archives of Ireland]]

Public records for the republic of Ireland.

[[http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie|Tithe Applotment Books]]

Searchable database of tithe applotment books 1823-1837.

[[http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie|Ireland Census 1901/1911]]

Searchable database of the Ireland 1901 and 1911 census records.

[[http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie|Ireland Calendars of Wills and Administration 1858-1922]]

Searchable database of indexes to the calendars of wills and administration documents.

[[http://csorp.nationalarchives.ie|Ireland Chief Secretaries Office Registered Papers]]

Searchable database of the chief secretaries office registered papers.

[[http://www.therjhuntercollection.com|The R.J. Hunter Collection]]

Searchable database of Munster Rolls c. 1630 and various other resources relating to the plantation period.

[[http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation|Griffiths Valuations]]

Searchable database of Griffiths Valuations 1847-1864.

[[http://www.freebmd.org.uk|Free BDM UK]]

Searchable database of free birth, death, and marriage records for the UK. Many Irish moved to and from the UK mainland so you could find records of your ancestors here.

[[http://www.bawnboy.com|Bawnboy Records]]

Some genealogical records for the Bawnboy area in County Cavan. Many families originally from Fermanagh lived in this area so you might find records of your ancestors relatives here.

[[http://www.irelandoldnews.com|Ireland Old News]]

Transcriptions of old Irish newspapers. There is not much there for Fermanagh but don't forget to search the neighboring counties for records.

[[http://www.irishgenealogy.ie|Irish Genealogy]]

Searchable databases of Irish church records. Currently only holds church records for Dublin, Carlow, Cork, and Kerry. However there are some records relating to Fermanagh and hopefully over time more church records will be made available online.

[[http://www.rootsireland.ie|Roots Ireland]]

Searchable databases of records. A bit expensive.

[[http://maps.google.co.uk|Townlands in Google Maps]]

Google maps has many townlands recorded so you can search for your townlands in google maps. The spelling is not always as expected though so you might need to try variant spellings.

[[http://www.ancestryireland.com|Ulster Historical Foundation]]

A variety of records, most of which are only accessible by paid members.

[[http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/civilmaps/|Civil Parish Maps]]

List of civil parishes in Ireland. The website also contains various other genealogical resources for counties including Fermanagh.

[[http://www.libraryireland.com/Genealogy.php|Library Ireland]]

Various genealogical resources for Ireland including Fermanagh.

[[http://openlibrary.org|Open Library]]

Online library of books that can be accessed online, including books about Fermanagh.

[[http://www.nli.ie|National Library of Ireland]]

Online photographs and references to other material relating to Ireland and Fermanagh.

[[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer|Ordinance Survey Maps Online]]

Online ordinance survey maps of Ireland including overlays of current maps

[[http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=54.2487&lon=-7.15927&zoom=16&layers=M|Open Street Map]]

Street maps including Northern Ireland with townlands marked

[[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~registryofdeeds/by_name/name_index.htm|Registry of Deeds Project Index]]

Index of registry of deeds of wills and land transactions for Ireland.

[[http://kabristan.org.uk|The Kabristan Archives]]

THE KABRISTAN ARCHIVES is an organisation dedicated to preserving memorial inscriptions from graveyards in Ireland, the Indian sub-continent, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and Jamaica, including many which no longer exist.