Local history online
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Cambridge - Past, Present and Future
Local history from Ango-Saxon onwards.
Cambridge History
A simple history of Cambridge with photos.
Cambridge History - A Personal View
Which doesn't claim to be truthful, accurate or responsible!
Cambridgeshire Churches
Pictures, descriptions and history of Cambridgeshire Churches.
Capturing Cambridge
Projects of local history.
Creating My Cambridge
Public art project to share historical sources about Cambridge's people and places, past and present.
Gwydir Street
Information and history of Gwydir Street, off Mill Road.
History of Cambridge University
From Cambridge University website.
History of the Cavendish
The Cavendish Laboratory has an extraordinary history of discovery and innovation in Physics since 1874.
Mill Road History
A community project to capture the history of Mill Road using local volunteers.
Search for a grave in Mill Road cemetery
Graves database contains all the information gathered during a detailed survey of Mill Road Cemetery by the Cambridge Family History Society.
Street Directories
Street directories for Cambridge and elsewhere.
University of Cambridge Colleges.
Many include their college history on their websites.

Local groups
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Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Providing access for local people to the local history, architecture and archaelogy of Cambridgeshire.
Cambridge Archaeology Field Group
Actively contributing to archaeology in the Cambridge area.
Cambridge England Family History Centre
Run by Latter Day Saints (the Mormons). In Cherry Hinton Road.
Cambridge Past Present & Future
Manage a number of green open spaces and historic buildings including Wandlebury and the Leper Chapel. They run various events.
Cambridgeshire Family History Society
Cambridgeshire based family genealogy.

Archives
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Cambridgeshire Archives
In Ely. Visiting is by appointment only.
Cambridgeshire Collection
Books, newspapers, maps, illustrations, handbills and tape recordings about Cambridge.
Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network (CCAN)
Records memories, with over 50,000 photos, written text, audio and video recordings of everyday life.
Cambridgeshire Roll of Honour
War memorials in Cambridgeshire.

Historians
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Michelle Bullivant
Cambridgeshire landscape archaeology and local historian.
Mike Petty
Local historian.

Online genealogy
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Family History and Research
From Direct.gov (government website). Useful links and information.
Family Search using Latter Day Saints Database
Search for an ancestor by surname, for free.
Find a Grave
Grave stones and memorials.
Find a Will or Probate
To order a will costs money, but you can find the Probate figure online for free.
FreeBMD
Records of births, marriages and deaths 1837-1983 (incomplete).
Gravestone Photographic Resource
Photos of gravestones throughout the world, including Britain.
National Archives
The National Archives' collection including over a million digital images of wills.
Newspapers, Periodicals and Journals
(Needs Cambridgeshire Libray card to access). Includes the Times back to 1785.
The Gazette
Searchable public record, useful for military records.

Other websites
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British History Online
Digital library with printed primary and secondary sources for medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
British Newspaper Archives
Access hundreds of historic newspapers from all over Britain and Ireland.
Civic Coats of Arms
Coats of arms of councils and authorities of the UK (including Cambridge and Cambridgeshire).
Old maps of Cambridge
Old maps of Cambridge online.