Links to relevant websites
County resources
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- A very comprehensive site, including information on the archives and library services.
- History links for Nottingham
- A comprehensive list of links to websites on Nottingham and Nottinghamshire local history and heritage.
Nottinghamshire local history
- Nottinghamshire Local History Association
- News and activities, contents of the latest "Nottinghamshire Historian" journal, and contact details for county local history societies.
- Nottingham Civic Society
- The Society is engaged in fighting for conservation and good planning in Nottingham, safeguarding listed buildings from demolition or neglect, celebrating well-designed new buildings and renovations, organising a regular and comprehensive series of guided walks in and around historic Nottingham, publishing a range of books, pamphlets and maps related to Nottingham.
- Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham
- Major archive collection; also holds the East Midlands Collection.
- Nottinghamshire Archives
- Holds numerous different collections of archives derived from a wide variety of sources, both official and private.
- Nottingham Local Studies Library and Nottinghamshire libraries
- The places to start your historical research!
- Nottinghamshire Family History Society
- "The Notts FHS exists to bring together all who are interested in family history research, to help in the preservation and indexing of local genealogical records, and in the copying and publishing of such records. "
- Genuki: Nottinghamshire
- A comprehensive collection of resources for genealogical research. Contains an invaluable gazeteer of Nottinghamshire towns and villages drawn from White's 1853 Directory for the county.
- Nottinghamshire history
- Cornelius Brown's History of Nottinghamshire and many other online materials for the Nottinghamshire local historian and genealogist.
- Southwell DAC Church History Project
- The project aims to build a database of historical knowledge on all of the churches of Southwell Diocese.
- Lenton Times/Lenton Local History Society
- Material on the history of this Nottingham suburb.
- Bibliography of Nottinghamshire Folk Plays and Related Customs
- This is a database of over 500 records on folk plays and Plough Monday customs from Notts. and adjacent counties. Most records have abstracts, and some sources are quoted in full. There are indexes to places, plus an author listing.
- Papplewick Parish website
- The website contains a sizable historic archive. It also includes information on the Moor Pond Woods project which as one of its aims is to provide interpretation on the system of 18th century water management associated with the Leen Mills.
- Woodborough Heritage
- This is the official website for the Woodborough Photographic
Recording Group. The website contains a vast and varied historical
account of the village and its people since Domesday. The Group
has over 3,600 digitally stored photos in its database, these date
from the year 1862 onwards, and since year 2000, digital photography
onwards.
- Sherwood Archaeology Society
- Formed in the 1960s the Society provides a programme of lectures throughout the year and the opportunity to take part in archaeological excavations and gain an introduction to the techniques involved.
Archives and historical resources
- Access to Archives
- Useful site with a wealth of material for the local historian.
- The National Archives
- Very colourful site for the national archive repository.
- The 1901 Census
- The whole 1901 Census for England and Wales has been made available as a searchable online resource.
- British Association for Local History
- Publishers of The Local Historian: contains abstracts of the most recent editions of the journal.
- Local History Magazine
- Photo Ark
- An online archive of old UK photographs, postcards and images. Image submissions welcome.
- Picture the Past
- “Use the Picture the Past website to view thousands of historic images from public libraries and museums in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Order top-quality copies of your favourite images online.”
Archaeology and historic buildings
- Trent & Peak Archaeological Trust
- Archaological excavations in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and beyond.
- CBA Guide to UK archaeology online
- Superb collection of archaeological links, compiled and maintained by the Council for British Archaeology.
- Nottinghamshire Building Preservation Trust
- Information on the work of the Trust, current projects, The Dovecote Fund, buildings in the county at risk etc.
- Nottinghamshire Historic Churches Trust
- Information on the work of the Trust, grants available, churches helped, fund-raising activities etc.
- The Watson Fothergill Home Page
- Watson Fothergill was one of the leading local architects practicing in the Nottingham area from 1870 to 1906.
Archaeological and historical societies
Derbyshire Archaeological Society
Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society