There is a continuing movement and change of URLs  and ISPs  such that sometimes useful and helpful sites close down at very short

Useful links.

There is a continuous movement and change of URLs  and ISPs  such that it is sometimes pot luck if the site is still there when you visit. It is usually worthwhile  visiting sites dedicated to providing links and which are regularly maintained.

Sites always worth visiting regularly with many links and free access to  some databases. These sites are normally up to date.

Ancestry.com  www.ancestry.com

Cyndis List  www.cyndislist.com

Rootsweb www.rootsweb.com .

Help finding LDS film numbers. www.rootsweb.com/~bifhsusa .

Other general sites with links

Ros Davies` Co Down  site: This excellent site has  some 26 pages of ORR information – well worth a look.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/Afrontpage.htm

An Introduction to Scottish Family History http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/intro.html 

Catholic Church and Family History < Genealogy>
Ireland   http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/Catholic-Ireland.htm

Church of Ireland [ Anglican ] genealogy link and Church Library. www.ireland.anglican.org/library/libroots.html 

Electric Scotland  http://www.electricscotland.com/  – thousands of pages about Scotland, heritage, genealogy etc.

Gazetteer and maps, Ordnance Survey  www.ordsvy.gov.uk

Genuki www.genuki.org.uk the main UK genealogy site including basic where and how to information.

General Records Office, Scotland www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk 

Guild of One Name Studies www.one-name.org

Latter Day Saints. www.familysearch.org 

Library of Congress, Genealogy. http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy

National Archives England, www.hmc.gov.uk/main.htm

National Archives, Scotland  www.nas.gov.uk This site has extensive records and an electronic/searchable catalogue, including criminal proceedings of individuals ( many Orrs included !).

National Archives and Records Admin. USA www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.htmln

National Library of Scotland   www.nls.uk  

New England History and Genealogical Soc. www.nehgs.org

Newspaper Library UK, www.bl.uk/collections/newspaper/

Presbyterian Church in Ireland http://www.presbyterianireland.org/

Public Records Office (England) http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk/

Public Records Office N Ireland (PRONI) http://proni.nics.gov.uk

Reformed Presbytery of Ireland [ Covenanters ]  www.rpc.org

Scottish Genealogy Society  www.scotsgenealogy.com

Ulster History Foundation / Ulster Historical and Genealogical Guild http://www.ancestryireland.co.uk/   This is a very useful site with most BMDs for Antrim and Down. There is a Free search facility of a wide range of records, but Pay for details; half price for members of UHGG.

US Census  (statistics & name frequency) www.census.gov/genealogy/www/freqnames.html

US Gen Web  www.usgenweb.org

US Land Records – Eastern States. www.glorecords.blm.gov

US Military History site http://www.justmilitaryloans.com/military-genealogy

US News Library www.newslibrary.com

Want an interesting tour of `Orr` names, links and photographs ?
Go to   http://images.google.com/ and type `Orr` [ or your own name if you aren`t an Orr ] into the search facility. You will be  surprised at who and what turns up. Enjoy.

Links last checked 30 Dec 2010.