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Cornish history and useful sites for tracing Cornish ancestors
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Cornish Forefathers Society  Popular

Family history research society for those looking their Cornish roots. Includes maps of parishes, Cornish names, news, useful addresses and how to join.
Added on: 22-Aug-2004 | hits: 531 | Rating: 10 (1 Vote)

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The Parish Chest 

The Premier Online Genealogical Fair where our customers come first. Open twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, fifty two weeks of the year. No more crowds and sore aching feet. Shop in complete comfort without ever leaving your armchair.
Added on: 31-Aug-2004 | hits: 312 | Rating: 10 (1 Vote)

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A Cornish Sourcebook 

A source and starting point for all who want to learn about Cornwall.
Added on: 15-May-2006 | hits: 231 | Rating: 10 (1 Vote)

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St Keverne Local History Society 

The Local History society website holds the archive of Canon Diggens who was vicar in St Keverne at the end of the 19th century. The archive includes information on Antiquities, Shipwrecks, Rebellions, Ancient Customs, Superstitions, Smuggling, The Old Manors of St - Keverne.... Also on the site are Parish Records of baptisms, marriages, burials and census, some dating from 1580. Included are tape recorded memories of people who remembered the Mohegan shipwreck disaster in 1898 (mp3). The shipwreck of the Barque John, Old Parish Photographs of St Keverne and Coverack, Old Documents, Downloads etc..
Added on: 27-Jun-2005 | hits: 288 | Rating: 5 (1 Vote)

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Stone Men of the West Country 

A personal genealogical index of stone workers and related occupations in Cornwall and Devon between 1750 and 1900.
Added on: 22-Aug-2004 | hits: 326
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CornwallGenWeb  Popular

Extnsive site for research of Cornwall's history and genealogy. Part of the WorldGenWeb Project.
Added on: 22-Aug-2004 | hits: 544
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Cornish Surnames  Popular

Comprehensive listing of Cornish surnames with meanings and populations from the 1881 census
Added on: 22-Aug-2004 | hits: 636
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Cornwall Family History Society 

Centre promoting research into Cornish family history, by co-ordinating transcription and indexing of original records by its members and by maintaining a research library in Truro.
Added on: 18-Sep-2004 | hits: 379
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Trevithick Society 

A site for anyone interested in industrial archaeology and all aspects of the industrial past of Cornwall.
Added on: 18-Sep-2004 | hits: 293
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soskernow - Friends of Cornwall 

Site for Cornish Hisotry and events, Church history, Rebellions and people. Frequently updated. Please note the old location at tesco will soon close so please use the new site.
Added on: 28-Jul-2005 | hits: 253
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Cornish History - Cornwall and the Cornish Diaspora 

Cornish History is an online journal and educational resource devoted to the historical study of both Cornwall and the Cornish Diaspora.
Added on: 09-Oct-2005 | hits: 281
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Meyn Mamvro 

MEYN MAMVRO is the magazine of ancient stones and sacred sites in Cornwall. It has been published regularly 3 times a year since 1986, and, taken together, all the editions contain a wealth of original material about the prehistory and ancient customs of Cornwall.
Added on: 11-Sep-2006 | hits: 177
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Camborne Old Cornwall Society 

The website of the Camborne Old Cornwall Society.
Added on: 28-Nov-2006 | hits: 167
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The Cornish: A Neglected Nation? 

By Mark Stoyle, made avaliable by the BBC.
Added on: 18-Jan-2008 | hits: 140
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Maps of Cornwall BBC h2g2. 

A great selection of maps of Cornwall showing a Celtic or Distinct Identity.
Added on: 18-Jan-2008 | hits: 164
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