Celebrating their 20th year  

Links to Other Cornish Organizations

• London Cornish Society The London Cornish Association was founded in 1898. An Annual Dinner, which is usually held in March, is the highlight in the Association's calendar of events. Another big event is the prestigious Trelawny Lecture, which was established by the Association in 1987 as a way of enabling important Cornish people to give a lecture on a subject of their choice. The Association publishes the Cowethas Kernewek Loundres (The London Cornish Association Newsletter) and Kernowyon dres oll an bys (Cornish Worldwide -- CW).

• The Nobel Society of Celts: If you would be interested in finding out about this organization, e-mail Tom Westgaard, Secretary-Treasurer.

• Cornish Solidarity Hosted from Cornwall. Primarily political in nature: "Cornish Solidarity is a cross party organization, made up of people from all walks of life, who firmly believe that our politicians have failed us. We are uniting for ourselves and more importantly for the future of our children."

• Celtic Society of San Diego A new organization with a newly created website

• Bretons of California -- A recently formed organization for persons of Breton ancestry, good links for general info and to other similar-type organizations.

• Pacific Northwest Cornish Society (PNCS) Organized in May 1998, the PNCS meets 4 times a year, including on St. Pirans Day.

• The Cornish Forefathers Society (CFS) "CORNWALL  One and All" -- KERNOW Onen Hag Oll

• Cornish American Heritage Society (CAHS)

• Cornwall Family History Society (CFHS) The Cornwall Family History Society (CFHS) was formed in 1976 to assist members in tracing their family history. The Society, a registered UK charity, is administered by an Executive Committee elected at the Annual General Meeting, usually held in November each year. Members are invited to attend and take part in the AGM.   There are over 5000 active members in the Society, most of whom live outside Cornwall, with many overseas, especially in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA.

• Cornish Association of Australia

• Cornish Association of New South Wales

• Cornish Heritage - Slate Belt of Pennsylvania

• Brisbane Dead Persons Society (DPS)

• Thames Valley Cornish Association

• Genealogy Links by the Dead Persons Society Australian

• Trevithick Society

• National Trust

• Soskernow The Friends of Cornwall

• Affliated Cornish Associations of the Americas - Publishes The Cornish Circle - Nancy O. Heydt, editor.
  5 Hampton Court  Neptune, NJ 07753-5672

• Cornish International Sport  Home of the campaign to promote Cornish International Sport and is at present campaigning to enter Cornwall into the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

Links to Cornish Sources

• Join the Cornish on E-mail Roster: Send name and e-mail address to Tom Tuttle, manager of the roster. Includes persons of Cornish ancestry in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
• Cornish ConneXions
• Cornwall GenWeb Part of the World GenWeb project, this site features genealogical data on persons of Cornish ancestry, including wills, Bible records. obituaries and other information that may not be available elsewhere on the internet.
• The Cornish Online Census Project
• The 1891 Census of Cornwall Transcription
• Hunter's Cornish Gen Ref
• CornishRoots
• Gen UKI UK & Irish Genealogical resources, including Cornwall
• West Penwith Resources
• Cornwall Connect 
• Westcountry.net
• Parish of Redruth with Lanner and Treleigh
• Cornwall's Newsgroup Archive
• Every Celtic Thing on the web - Cornwall
• Celt Net 
• Keltek Web: Surf the Celtic Web 
• www.cw.cx The website for Cornwall and the Cornish Worldwide
• Cornwall Online The Cornish Internet magazine. All you need to know about Cornwall
• Simply Cornwall On-line Cottage Industries in Cornwall
• The Cornishman -- A weekly paper that comes out on Thursdays.
• Western Morning News -- Daily newspaper of the 'west country' -- including Cornwall.
• The Cornish Light - A travel guide to Cornwall.  A Three Star site according to infoseek.
• Cornish Engines Cornish steam pumping engines as used in our mines. These are at Kew, London
• Roland's Cornish Steam Engine Page This page contains some pictures which are presented in two versions:  first as small thumbnails on buttons, second as bigger jpegs, loaded by pressing the buttons. Also two Quicktime movies available for free download and a virtual tour of a steam engine display that requires Quicktime VR viewer (a free downloadable plug-in).
• Troon Exiles  The site is for exiles from the former mining village of Troon, Cornwall.
• Hundreds of local people are taking action on the ground to stop Hayle Beach being taken away in trucks and sold as a lime fertilizer. You can help too. By signing the petition and sending an email of protest you can help those fighting to save this small part of the planet. Please visit www.soshayle.fsnet.co.uk or www.soshayle.co.uk for more details and to join the protest. You can also join the discussion group  by following the link from our main web site.
• Cornwall Family History Society
• Alan's Cornish Pages
• Colin Roe's Genealogy Page
• Yvonne Home Page
• Roberta Peeple's Cornwall Connection
• Dunkerley Family Celtic & Cornish Web Page
• Jon Ree's Cornwall page
• Cornish Cousins on the Internet a listing of Cornish Cousins on the Internet.
• Cornish Surname Index
• Cornish Legends A collection of various Cornish legends.
• Cornishfolklore.com a website now to promote and celebrate Cornish folklore.
• Trelawny ballad The Cornish National Anthem.
• Trelawny - Lyrics and a .wav file.
• Cornish Folk Songs
• Guild of Ringers
• Change Ringing
• Lowena dhywgh Kernowyon (Joy to you Cornishmen)- from Dave Annear's language web site
• Hugh Robins' Homepage Hugh is in search of ancient ancestors.
• Cornwall - One and All (Marcia Rothman's Homepage) Marcia has a very nice genealogy and all things Cornish website. Durdatha whye! Kernow Onen Hag Oll
• Cornish Dialect and Language A Dictionary of Cornish Dialect -- comprehensive
• Dave Annear's Cornish Language Page it is a very informative, easy to follow web site on everything you ever wanted to know about the Cornish Language and more!
• Agan Tavas: Our Language Resources for learning the Cornish Language
• CORNISH-L, is a E-mail list for anyone interested in Cornwall. To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to: cornish-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or cornish-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
• Cornish Literary Backgrounds a small site with a collection of cornish literature and an historical recount of the language.
• KERNEWEK YN LOUNDRES (CORNISH IN LONDON) Cornish Language Society in London.
• Gaelic Dictionaries Online Searchable On-line dictionaries of Phil Kelly's Manx-English dictionary, several Scottish Gaelic / Gàidhlig dictionaries, and several Irish Gaelic / Gaeilge dictionaries and databases.
• Celtic Music Site Home of Celtic music on the internet, since 1994, Ceolas houses the largest online collection of information on Celtic music, and has links to hundreds of related sites. Current popularity is over half a million hits per month.
• Genius Loci: The Spirit of the Place Music, pictures and narrative celebrating the land of Cornwall.
• Jim Wearne's Cornish Page "A remarkable combination of American Culture super- imposed upon familiar Cornish Music. The evolution of Cornish folk music beyond the threshold over which so many are feared to tread. A rich fusion." (Cornish World ).This page has several purposes: First - To help people find recordings of music from Cornwall. Second - To provide links and information about Cornwall and Cornish music. Third- To promote and support Cornwall and all things Celtic.
• Cornish Tales Audio CD of Cornish Folk Tales as told by David Shaw.
• Welcome to Cornwall - A tour of the legends and places of Cornwall
• Cornish Images photos of Cornwall by Clive Stocker
• Video: Cornish Coast from the Air Available in both VHS and DVD formats
• Golowan - The Cornish Arts Festival held annually in Penzance.
• CORNISH-L VOLUNTEER LOOK-UP LIBRARY This list is compiled from the efforts of the Cornish Family Mailing List hosted by rootsweb.com.
• The directory of Cornish email addresses
• Cornish in the United Kingdom
• Cornish Miners and Mines Stean San Agnes an quelia stean in Kernow (St Agnes' tin is the best tin in Cornwall)
• Mining History Network -- A compendium of history and current discussions of hardrock mining.  Of particular interest to those studying the Cornish Heritage
• Camborne School of Mines Featured at the 1998 Gathering
• Cornish Miners Heritage (from Tom and Libby Luke's page).
• The Cornish Miner -- A brief History
• The Cornish Pilot Gig Association The pilot gig (a boat) was invented by William Peters of St. Mawes and his best design is used still.  This is the official site of the governing body of this international sport.
• Authentic Cornish Recipes 
• Cornish Recipes Cornish Christmas Puddon, Cornish Yeast Buns, Scones, Queen Cakes, Puff Pastry (Rough), Cornish Clotted Cream, Saffron Cake
• Cousin Jack Pasties according to L. Reimann
• Cornish Shortbread Cookies -- A "recipe" and commentary
• TRELAWNY'S ARMY Cornwall's Rugby Team!!
• THE CORNWALL FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY A worldwide organization of people with interest in Cornwall. While you're here, if you want to know CFHS members who are on the internet you'll find a listing here.
• CORNISH CONNECTIONS is an interesting Cornish page developed and maintained by Roberta (Richards) Peeples.
• Cornish Solidarity
• The Official Novelty Sporran Site
• Mebyon Kernow official web site
• SOS KERNOW A site dedicated to current affairs in Cornwall
• TYR - GWYR - GWERYN
• Cornish Heritage/Ertach Kernewek
• Mebyon Kernow Page in Australia
• Stannators of the Cornish Stannary Parliament
• Myths and Legends of Cornwall by Craig Weatherhill & Paul Devereux
• The Universal Currency Converter
• The Eden Project The Eden Project Officially Opens Easter 2001, but the site receives visitors already.  The £80 Million project aims to show the importance of the relationship between man and plants via a giant biome built in an abandoned clay pit near St. Blazey in Cornwall.
• Cornish Studies University of Exeter Press
• soc.culture.celtic newgroup FAQ
• St Piran's Day - March 5th
• St Piran's Day History
• David Annear's Cornish Language Centre
• Cornwall County Council
• Cornwall Record Office (CRO)
• The Royal Institution of Cornwall (RIC)
• The Royal Cornwall Museum (Truro)
• Cornish Studies Library (CSL)
• Cornish Studies
• The British Library
• Familia Libraries
• Cornish Language Advisory Service
• Deeds Project -- Cornwall by Harvard Law School
• Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
• Cornwall Online's Genealogy Pages -- data bases here
• St Catherine's Marriage Index
• Query the UK, Australian or NZ Marriage Witness Indexes
• Bodmin Moor and it's People 
• Medieval Studies.
• Emigration to the U.S. and the British Colonies - by Cornwall Online
• Historical Cornwall Discoveries, Inventions and Achievements by Cornish Connexions
• Richard Pearse First Man to 'Fly' a Mechanically Powered Aeroplane
• King of Dumnonia of the Dumnonii tribe
• Kingdoms of Dumnonia
• Glossary of Cornish Place Names
• CFHS list of Towns and Parishes
• Clickable map of Cornwall's towers
• Multi Media Mapping
• UK Street Map Page
• Map of St Austell area
• Map of Cornwall
• Map of Wadebridge area
• John Speed's 1610 map of England

• Old Maps.co.uk - An online library of historical maps of Great Britain (including Cornwall).

• Cornish World Magazine - Subscribe online

• Spencer Thorn Jewellers Cornish makers of jewelry in Cornwall

Celtic Sources

• Celt City News  (Cornish Section)

• Cyndi's List - England

• Early Celtic Kingdom

• Teer Ha Tavaz (Land and Language) A 25 part, free online course for Modern Cornish based on the work of Richard Gendall. The site will have a full, graphical dictionary and all Cornish texts come complete with clickable hints as to the meaning. The automatic dictionary lookup will also work out any mutations in the text ie click "an venen" and it knows to show you the entry for "benen". Any constructive criticism or ideas are welcome.

Links to Genealogical Sources

• Everton's Genealogical Helper and Everton's On-Line Search Everton Publishers has been gathering information for nearly 20 years to help genealogists find more of their genealogy. These databases are: The Computerized "Roots" Cellar; Computerized Family Filel; Pedigree Library; 1851 English Census; 1871 Ontario Canada Census; 1880 US Census; GEDSRCH; EPICARD; Social Security Death Benefits Through 1994; British Officers in Revolutionary War; Genealogy Dictionary; Place locator; Plus many others. Over 70 million ancestral names! Over 140,000 genealogists have submitted information. Personally contact submitters.
• LDS Resources on the Internet
• Global Heritage Center
• Federation of Genealogical Societys' NARA Page
• Federation of Genealogical   Societies Home Page
• Bob Kinsman's Genealogy Page
• Ancestor Search
• Roots Surname List Name Finder This is an interface to the July 1998 release of the Roots Surname List, a listing of about 434,623 surnames submitted by about 60,672 genealogists. Type in a surname, hit enter or return, and a list of people researching that surname will be returned. A spiffy new forms- based search is also available.
• Ancestry Genealogy Library "America's number one on-line genealogical library."
• Ancestry.com
• Cornwall 1871 Census
• Cornwall Legacy has transcribed all the Methodist registers for Cornwall up to 1900 and made them available on CD at a reasonable price on the website.
• US Surname Distribution Enter a surname (last name) into the form and you'll get a map of the United States showing the distribution of people with this surname within the 50 United States.
• Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild
• Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe Home Page Tools and resources for the geneologist.
• Ancestor Publishers Church Records on fiche
• Tips for Dating Old Photographs
• MayFlower Biographies A complete list of every Mayflower passenger, Photo-scans of Bradford's original passenger list, A transcription of Bradford's original passenger list, and the names of all known crew members.
• Relationship Chart On-line guide to determine your relationship to another.
• Ultimate Family Tree Welcome to Ultimate Family Tree Family Tracer, the ultimate online resource for tracing your family history. Search the databases, including the most current SSDI with over 54 million names, or take advantage of our special relationship with Lineages, one of the largest genealogical research services in the world. New resources are added continually.
• The Making of America Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
• Genealogy Toolbox Massive Site with excellent genealogical resources.
• Genealogy Today - articles, news, searchable databases and local genealogy directory
• WPA Life Histories These life histories were written by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers' Project for the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936-1940. The Library of Congress collection includes 2,900 documents representing the work of over 300 writers from 24 states. Typically 2,000-15,000 words in length, the documents consist of drafts and revisions, varying in form from narrative to dialogue to report to case history. The histories describe the informant's family education, income, occupation, political views, religion and mores, medical needs, diet and miscellaneous observations. Pseudonyms are often substituted for individuals and places named in the narrative texts.
• Links to Census Sites on the Web Transcriptions and Indexes for Federal and State Censuses, Tax Lists, Military Rosters, etc. Archives, Libraries, and Other Institutions Holding Census Material Government Publications, FAQ's, How To's, and Other Tips For Census Research Census Materials For Sale: Publications, Microfilms, CD-ROMs, and Computer Software Professional Researchers For Hire Other Census Researchers and Genealogists Offering Help With Look-Ups 1850 Greene Co., Tennessee Census: Full 401 Page Transcription, Complete Index of Heads of Households, Strays, and Others
• Native American Genealogy We now have pages up on Cherokee, Choctaw, Lakota with lots more coming for Native American Genealogy. We are hoping to build sites for all the different Indian Nations as time progresses. Since there is such a great interest in Cherokee families and I have done a lot of work on those lines I thought that we would try something different and add some files. The first of them was Nancy Wards so Sequoyah is next.
• BLM Land Office Records for Eastern US Welcome to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eastern States, General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site. This site provides live database and image access to more than two million federal land title records for the Eastern Public Land States, dating back to 1820.
• Federal Inmate Information Information on how to obtain reocrds for Federal and State inmates.
• RootsWeb Home of ROOTS-L (now in its 11th year)Home of the Roots Surname List (now in its 10th year): The Internet's Oldest and Largest Genealogy Resource. Support RootsWeb -- Become a Member Using Our Secure Server! The Full 434,624-Name July Roots Surname List is Here! An Easy Form for Adding Your Surnames to the RSL.
• Cyndi's List of Geneological Sites on the Internet Over 29,250 links, categorized & cross-referenced,in over 90 categories. You won't need to look elsewhere!
• USGenWeb This is the home page for The USGenWeb Project. Consisting of a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States, the Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone.
• Geneology Chat
• The Genealogy Home Page Sponsored by Family Tree Maker Online:Genealogy Help and Guides; Libraries; Maps, Geography, Deeds and Photography; Newsgroups and Mailing Lists; Searching for related genealogists; On line genealogy information; Internet Guides and Genealogy Home Pages; North American Genealogy Resources; World-Wide Genealogy Resources; Religous Genealogy Resources; Genealogy Software; Genealogy Societies; Upcoming Genealogy Events; Commercial Services; Please visit the Genealogy Anonymous FTP Site, the companion genealogy file collection. The FTP site contains a wealth of free and shareware genealogy software, the ROOTS-L file collection and other text files with genealogical data and help.
• Birthquest An online searchable database dedicated to searching Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents and Siblings...
• Dejanews (search old gen. newsgroup postings)
• Cemeteries:
  (Death)(Cemeteries in Africa)(Cemeteries in America, excluding the USA)(Cemeteries in the USA) (Cemeteries in Asia)(Cemeteries in Australia) (Cemeteries in Europe) -- more
• International Black Sheep Sheep Society of Geneaologists The rules are simple: you must have someone in the family, preferably in your direct lines, who's a "dastardly, infamous individual of public knowledge and ill repute."
• Rand Organization Genealogical Club Welcome to the RAND Genealogy Club, a group of RAND employees who share the hobby of tracing our family trees. We provide this page to share information about genealogical resources we've found available on the "information highway." Some of you have asked about joining the RGC. This club is simply a forum for RAND employees to discuss genealogy. Everyone, however, is welcome to submit information to the Roots Location List and Roots Surname List.
• Root Diggin' Department by Janyce Rein. A lot of everything genealogical. Very graphics intensive and slow to load.
• Gene Stark's Genealogy Page Has a GEDCOM to HTML converter to download.
• RSL Search (this is a great place for a surname search)
• GenForum -- The largest Genealogical Message Board on the 'Net.
• Family Tree Maker -- An outstanding genealogcal software program, with an excellent selection of databases available on CD.
• GedHTree -- Elegant ancestor trees on the Web -- free software
• ParLoc -- A free software program to locate UK parishes
• Legacy Family Tree - Downloadable commercial software for making genealogical records.

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