Family History Online at www.familyhistoryonline.net: Description

Article from the Berkshire Family Historian September issue by Chad Hanna
(with extensive updates)

BerksFHS is at the forefront of one of the most exciting developments in online family history and we would like members to take part in it.

Many of you already use the Internet to help you with your research. Web pages, electronic mail and news groups provide information, both for your research and to let you know what's happening in the world of family history. Family history societies publish a lot of information as booklets, fiche and CDs, however they may not contain the information you're looking for, and postal search services can take time to respond. Wouldn't it be nice if you could search for information without worrying about which county your ancestors were living in at the time? Wouldn't it be nice if this information was available on the World Wide Web? Wouldn't it be nice if you only had to pay for the information that was likely to help you?

The site offers Berkshire information both from our Society and others. Society projects include:

• Marriage Index
• Burials 2nd edition
• 1871 Census for the Newbury Registration District (unchecked)

Other Berkshire related information includes:

• 1881 Census free with the help of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
• Marriage Bonds and Allegations from the Diocese of Salisbury
• Will Testators and Beneficiaries from the Court of the Dean and Canons of Windsor
• Berkshire Strays those found in other census indexes that gave a birthplace in Berkshire (found by checking the Est. Birth option on the person search form.

The service now offers over 54 million records, many from the National Burial Index and the 1881 Census. To use anything other than the free name index and the 1881 Census you will need to buy a voucher, either from us or online at FHoL.

updated 20 March 2005