General

• www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk - Wakefield District photographs, maps and memorabilia produced by Wakefield Libraries and Information Services.
• www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/Libraries/LibrariesOnline/OnlineResources - Links to the Library edition of Ancestry, which provides free access for anyone with a library card within a Wakefield Library.
• www.genuki.org.uk - UK based site, with links to numerous genealogical sites. Suitable for beginners and advanced researchers.
• www.freebmd.org.uk - Free access to transcriptions of the General Register Office index to births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales.
• www.familysearch.org - Mormon site includes the International Genealogical Index. Free to use.
• www.findmypast.com - Formerly 1837online, this UK subscription website hosts databases including censuses, military records, the National Burial Index and outbound passenger lists.

Local History

• www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/castlesandmuseums/ - Opening times and information about Wakefield Museum.
• www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk/ - online archive of photographs and documents of our district from the late 19th century to recent times

Official Sites

• www.direct.gov.uk/ - Information from the General Registry Office is now available via the DirectGov website.
• www.1911census.co.uk - Free index, but credits must be purchased to see the full information.

Archives

• www.nationalarchives.gov.uk - The Documents Online section provides access to digitised records such as WW1 medal rolls, Domesday Book and wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Free index but a fee for downloads.
• www.archives.wyjs.org.uk - West Yorkshire Archives Service website, including searchable database of records.
• www.arch.wyjs.org.uk - West Yorkshire Archaeological Services which also holds the county’s Sites and Monuments records.

Scotland and Ireland

• www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - Online searching for censuses, parish registers, wills and births, marriages and deaths.
• www.nationalarchives.ie - National Archives of Ireland website, with information on the 1901 and 1911 censuses digitisation project.

Armed Forces/ War Casualties

• www.cwgc.org - Commonwealth War Graves Commission site. List of men and women from Commonwealth forces who died in two world wars.
• www.wakefield.gov.uk/remember - Website dedicated to the stories of people from across the Wakefield District who served their country in times of conflict.

Societies

• www.ffhs.org.uk - Federation of Family History Societies.
• www.wdco.org/site/Pontefract-and--District-Archaeological-Society - Contact details and information for Pontefract and District Archaeological Society.
• www.wdfhs.co.uk - Wakefield and District Family History Society.
• www.pontefractfhs.org.uk - Pontefract and District Family History Society.
• www.wakefieldhistoricalsoc.org.uk - Wakefield Historical Society.

Photographs and Maps Online

• www.imagesofengland.org.uk - Digital library of listed buildings.
• www.old-maps.co.uk - Database of historic Ordinance Survey maps with gazetteer.