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Links
A2A (Access to Archives)
Hosted by The National Archives, A2A allows you to search for material held by archives in England: www.a2a.org.uk/
A list of A2A collections now available through CASCAT is available here (opens as pdf.).
Backhouse Map, 1773
Map of the Quarterly Meetings of Quakers in Lancaster, Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham and York by James Backhouse, 1773.
http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/webmap/thelakes/html/maps/m01864.htm
British History On-line
Part of one of the original volumes of the VCH for Cumberland is available on-line, as is the volume of the VCH Lancashire which covers that part of the county now in Cumbria
Victoria County History of Cumberland Volume 2 (1905)
A part-volume, covering the history of the religious houses in the county, including the early history of Carlisle cathedral
Victoria County History of Lancashire - Eight volumes (1907-14)
Volumes 2 to 8 are available on line. Volume Eight covers Lonsdale hundred, the northernmost part of the historic county, now in Cumbria. It includes the parishes of Cartmel, Hawkshead and Ulverston.
Victoria County History of Yorkshire - Eight Volumes (1914-2002)
Eight volumes are available on line - however, these do not include the part of Yorkshire now in Cumbria.
Calisto
A programme which shows the English calendar, including the date of Easter, 1668/9 style dates (ie old New Years Day), saint's days and regnal years. Free to download: http://homepages.tesco.net/~jk.calisto/calisto/
Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
The Society's website includes an index of articles in CWAAS Transactions and links to useful websites: http://cumbriapast.com/
Cumberland Wildlife Trust
An oral history archive on Farming in the Lake District is available on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.
Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue (CASCAT)
Provides details of holdings at the four Archive Centres in Barrow, Carlisle, Kendal and Whitehaven: http://www.archiveweb.cumbria.gov.uk/CalmView/default.aspx
A guide to using CASCAT is available here (opens as pdf.).
A list of A2A collections now available through CASCAT is available here (opens as pdf.).
Cumbria Image Bank
Cumbria County Council's online collection of photographs from around Cumbria. http://www.cumbriaimagebank.org.uk/
Cumbrian Manorial Records
The Cumbrian Manorial Records website aims to provide practical guidance to users of manorial records, particularly in Cumbria. http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm
Cumbria Newspapers
The British Library's list of Cumbrian Newspapers held in Cumbria Archives. This document was derived from 'Newspan: report of the Newsplan project in the Northern Region October 1987 - September 1988 (London: British Library, 1989).
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/eLibrary/Content/Internet/542/827/3781110059.pdf
Guide to the Lakes
Hosted by Portsmouth University, this website offers a miscelleny of topographical maps, geological maps, railway maps, and road maps, as well as prints and notes on a range of topics: http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/webmap/thelakes/html/lakemenu.htm
Historical Directories
Digital library of local and trade directories, 1750-1919, searchable by period, place or keyword: www.historicaldirectories.org/
Latin Translators
There are several programmes available that can assist with Latin translation. These include:
The Blitz Latin Translator costs £24.68 (excluding tax) to download - http://www.blitzlatin.com/
Quick Latin is free to download - http://www.quicklatin.com/
Google also has its own translation site - http://translate.google.com/
Leicester University's Palaeography Tutorial
Tutorial for medieval and early modern palaeography - http://paleo.anglo-norman.org/
Manorial Documents Register
The Manorial Documents Register (MDR) allows an online search for the location of all manorial documents relating to specific manors: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr
Nicolson & Burns History of Cumberland & Westmorland On-Line
You can read Joseph Nicolson and Richard Burns The History and Antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1777, here
http://www.archive.org/details/historyandantiq00burngoog
Religious Census of 1851
The National Archives have produced a digital microfilm copy of the 1851 Religious Census [Ref. HO/129]. This is free to view and download.
To view returns for Cumbria, please click here.
TNA Catalogue
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/default.asp?j=1
TNA Currency Converter
Use the National Archives' Currency Converter to convert old money into new or find out how today's prices compare to yesterday's.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/
TNA Palaeography Tutorial
The National Archives offers an online tutorial to help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/