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Online sources of information include:

• Dataset websites, such as those of national and local archives, newspapers and commercial organizations, providing digital collections of records

• Portal websites, for advice, information and links to other websites and collections

• Forums, communities and mailing lists, for subscribers to share information and research

If you would rather avoid the constant emails generated by mailing lists, but still like the idea of joining an online community, take a look at the Nations Memory Bank (NMB) website where you can become a member of one of the Family, Military, House, Fashion, and Local, National Trust or Food communities at www.nationsmemorybank. co.uk. NMB is a digital archive of all of our memories, not just family history, where photos can be uploaded and memories of different events relating to the images are placed on a memory map and discussed by other users in the forums. For example, you can post a picture of your family and ask other users of the site to help you name the people in it, or provide stories about what they were like. This is a great website for learning from other people’s experiences, and you can search for key words to find memories about a topic or place of interest relevant to your research. NMB is also a brilliant space for storing your own research. If you have recorded an interview with an elderly relative, why not transcribe that interview and store it as a memory on the site so that other users can read and learn from their recollections? (However, remember to seek the permission of the interviewee before putting their life story in the public domain.)