About this time last year we had a thread to share Hunter Valley bookmarks. Some of the links are dead and there are some new sites, so I thought I might kick it off again. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley/2010-05/1275135488 What Hunter Valley resources do you have bookmarked? Of course there is this list itself which you can browse or search from this landing page: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley.html There's also other mailing lists / discussion boards at: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY.html and http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Starting with Newcastle & environs ... Newcastle City Council http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/ - Cemeteries (includes short historical sketches) http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/about_newcastle/city_and_suburbs/cemeteries - searchable database http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/services/newcastle_library/local_studies/local_studies_e-resources/cemetery_index or unframed at: http://www1.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/library/cemetery_search.cfm - History and Heritage start page http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/about_newcastle/history_and_heritage The Library: http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/services/newcastle_library has heaps besides the cemetery database. For example, the Newcastle Morning Herald index, searchable online (1869-1943) or downloadable PDFs (1944-84) http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/services/newcastle_library/local_studies/local_studies_e-resources/newcastle_morning_herald_index using the following subject index terms: http://www2.ncc.nsw.gov.au/library/herald_subjects_1.cfm They have also a growing digital library: http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/services/newcastle_library/local_studies/digital_collections including Gregson's history of the AA Co. http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/services/newcastle_library/local_studies/digital_collections/digital_books2/australian_agriculture_company There's the Hunter place names index (useful for finding out changes of names of suburbs and streets) http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/services/newcastle_library/local_studies/local_studies_e-resources/hunter_place_names_index The photo bank (see link for online searching) http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/services/newcastle_library/local_studies/local_studies_e-resources/hunter_photo_bank or search several collections at once at: http://collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au/keemu/pages/nrm/ University of Newcastle Cultural collections: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/library/our-libraries/cultural-collections/ and photo sets at Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/sets/ and, also on Flickr, their "Digital Scriptorium" http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/collections/72157600879517929/ at their website, the Virtual Coquun-Hunter River Project (a digital repository of early accounts and descriptions of the Hunter Region) http://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/content.php?pid=94364&sid=705242 Jen Willet's research at: http://www.jenwilletts.com/index.htm The Patricia May's work at: http://www.huntervalleygenealogy.com/ Lake Macquarie .... Suburb history: http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/suburb.htm and the Library photo collection http://www.lakemac.com.au/pagephoto.aspx?tmpt=search&pid=481&vid=17 Maitland .... Council heritage pages (includes link to cemetery database) http://www.maitland.nsw.gov.au/Heritage Hunter Councils: not much of family history interest but has links to HV council websites (some with rather poor heritage resources): http://www.huntercouncils.com.au/index.html Singleton ... Family History Society Singleton inc http://www.xroyvision.com.au/singleton/sfhspage.htm And at Trove ... The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843-1893) http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/8 What can you add? Regards Ian J