Interesting Websites The Forgotten Times http://www.theforgottentimes.com/ Australia's first free digital-only online history magazine, *The Forgotten Times,* is a magazine with stories for those interested in all issues relating to genealogy, Australian history or researching your family tree. *The Forgotten Times* is produced by a team of journalists keen to provide the very best history and family tree stories - the ones that are really worth reading. If you ever asked “What is History?”, well here it is in its most readable form. CAMDEX - Index of Births, Marriages, Civil Partnerships and Deaths in Cambridgeshire http://www.camdex.org/ Volunteers from the CFHS have assisted the staff of the Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Registration Service compile an index of all the Births, Marriages, Civil Partnerships and Deaths within Cambridgeshire since 1837. The index is available to review by members of the public free of charge and copies of BMD certificates can be ordered and paid for on-line from the CCC Registration Service. *Family Search: A Guide to the British Batches* http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/igi/index.htm Sometimes to locate all members of a specific family it is useful to search through batches which relate to one event (BMD) in one parish, during a defined set of dates. If like me you were a fan of the Hugh Wallis site which took you directly to Batch Numbers for the IGI<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ehughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm>(International Genealogical Index) records in England, then though this site doesn't offer all the information provided by the excellent IGI, it updates and amplifies much of that information.<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ehughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm> This website lists the Extracted batches for the British Isles that previously formed part of the IGI. <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ehughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm> * * *The Workhouse (UK)<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ehughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm> * http://www.workhouses.org.uk/<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ehughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm> The Workhouse often evokes the grim Victorian world of *Oliver Twist*, but its story is a fascinating mix of social history, politics, economics and architecture. This site is dedicated to the workhouse — its buildings, inmates, staff and administrators, even its poets...<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ehughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm>Although mentioned before this site has such a wealth of information continually added to, that it is worth revisiting often. <https://www.familysearch.org/> *Indicommons <http://www.indicommons.org/>* The Commons was launched in 2008, by Flickr with the release of nearly 3,000 photographs from two popular Library of Congress collections. The stated aims of the Commons project are to increase the public’s access to publicly held photography collections in civic institutions around the world and to provide a way for the public to contribute historical data pertaining to the collections. Since then, dozens of museums, public libraries, and other cultural heritage institutions from around the world have joined The Commons, releasing over 50,000 images to be perused, tagged, and researched by the public. There are quite a number of Australian collections amongst these. *Vimily <http://www.vimily.com/>* Vimily’s official free app is the easiest way to film your family interviews, and continually update their life stories with photographs and family videos. The Vimily iOS application requires an account at Vimily.com. You can sign up for an account for free on the website. *British Library Manuscripts <http://www.bl.uk/app/>* 58 outstanding royal manuscripts, 500 high-resolution images, expert videos, in one luxurious app. <https://www.familysearch.org/>