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Genealogical Standards

National genealogical Society “Standards for Use of Technology in Genealogical Research” - The NGS has many useful articles that can be accessed for free at this site.

Free Sites for Census Records and Vital Records

Family Search pilot site - This is an extensive collection of census data, indexes to vital records, and digital images of vital records. FamilySearch is a service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The National Archives of Ireland Census Records - The 1901 and 1911 census records with searcheable index and digitized images.

Free BMD - England and Wales - FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed index records.