Theme: History

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1. Brickfields.
   

   http://www.brickfields.org.uk/
   "An educational site aimed at life long learners. Although focused on Hackney we hope it will prove useful to anyone interested in learning about the history of London."
2. East of London Family History Society.
   

   http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/
   "Aims to promote and encourage the study of family history amongst those living in or having ancestral links with, that area of Greater London north of the Thames extending from the edge of the City of London at Bishopsgate and Aldgate, eastwards through the London Boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, to the edge of Metropolitan Essex at Havering."
3. Geffrye Museum.
   

   http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/
   "Furniture, textiles, paintings and objects displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day". History, collections, virtual tour.
4. Hackney Archives Images Database.
   

   http://www.hackney.gov.uk/index.htm/ca-archives/c-archives-images.htm
   An online database of historic images (photos and engravings), categorised by subject and location in Hackney. A lot more interesting than it seems at first sight. Make sure you always check 'Show Thumbnail Previews'.
5. Memory Blitz.
   

   http://www.brickfields.org.uk/memoryblitz/
   "Memory Blitz is about how the Second World War affected people's lives. It is based on the memories of Hackney residents."
6. Timeline Magazine.
   

   http://timeline.org.uk/
   "TimeLine is a lifelong learning project, centred on Hackney -- the area of London where we are based. Working together with local communities, ordinary people discover and present a kaleidoscope of information about the history of their own area. By looking up from our own individual concerns, at the people and places around us, TimeLine has become a part of the local landscape. It is a way that people of totally different ages, cultures and backgrounds communicate with each other -- through the one thing we have in common: Hackney's inspirational history and heritage."
7. Tudor Hackney.
   

   http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/tudorhackney/
   "Enables you to explore the world of 1601 through a virtual reality reconstruction of the Rectory House."
8. Vision of Hackney.
   

   http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/GBH_match_page.jsp?ons=Hackney
   Maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions, 1801 to 2001.

1. Family and Culture : Cultural History.
2. Family and Culture : Family History.
3. Family and Culture : Second World War.
4. Hackney : Community Engagement.
5. London : History.