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A collection of miscellaneous tips and tricks not covered in other articles that might help you with your research.
*There are a number of websites including ''Eighteenth Century Collections Online'' (ECCO), ''House of Commons Parliamentary Papers'', ''The [London] Times Digital Archive 1785-1985'', ''The Illustrated London News 1842-2003'', ''19th Century UK Periodicals'' and other newspaper sites, ''JSTOR'' (many journals), which may help you in your research, where access is restricted . Card holders of participating Libraries including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement) [https://auth.nls.uk/ldc/ Scotland], [http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=otherresourcesa-z Wales], [http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/list/licenced/e Australia], [http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm State Library of NSW], and many University Libraries can access some, or all of these websites, generally remotely on their own computers. Many of these websites including ECCO may also be [http://www.bl.uk/eresources/dbstptitles/eresourcesa.html accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms] and the [http://www.nli.ie/en/eresources.aspx National Library of Ireland] Reading Room. Also see [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]]
*In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access ''The Times'' '''remotely'''<ref>Acknown et al. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.com/forumsorg/topic/257396-the-times-on-line/ The Times On-Line] ''Great War Forum'' 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 201821 August 2020.</ref> but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' and ''Who's Who & Who Was Who''. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. ''Ancestry'' - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.
:As an example, [http://suffolklibraries.co.uk/information-resources/ Suffolk Libraries] shows the databases available to the users of the more than 40 local libraries of Suffolk County Council. Ancestry and findmypast are available but must be accessed in a local library, while other databases are available on home computers.
==Interpret personal name abbreviations used in records==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Abbreviations_Lists_for_Personal_Names_(English) Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)] FamilySearch Wiki
==Read cemetery inscriptions==* YouTube videos by Pumpkintown Primitives, David Gillespie**"Best trick EVER to read old Gravestones given by a stone carver!" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyGlVWvGZbs Part 1], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1zlKvz0jVo Part 2] The "mirror trick" which requires sunny conditions.**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz3m-FsGYGI MUST watch before cleaning Gravestones, by a Stone Carver] What '''not''' to do.
==Read old handwriting==
See Fibiwiki article [[Reading old handwriting]]
