Manx Genealogy

[Blue70]

Does anyone know if https://www.isle-of-man.com/genealogy/messageboard/ is gone for good? The website seems to have made changes there was a huge amount of family history content on there that is no longer available. It will be a pity if it doesn't return. I suppose content could be accessed via Wayback but the interactivity side of things won't be available.

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[Frances_mnb]

yes probably gone as the ownership of Isle-of-Man.com was transferred from MT to new owners - my ManxNoteBook was preserved by the new owners but I suspect the genealogy board was lost

[Blue70]

That's a shame. Some content may still be accessed via the Wayback Machine website but I always find it hard work navigating it. Here's an example of a page using Wayback:-

http://web.archive.org/web/20160805075502/http://isle-of-man.com/genealogy/messageboard/manx_archive_1.pl/md/read/id/511785


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[diane5250]

I was trying to access Brian Lawsons site but its gone. he did alot of work, some wills had been transcribed, is all that work lost and gone now.

[Blue70]

https://iomfhs.com/the-library-and-resources/

https://iomfhs.com/lawsons-data/

https://iomfhs.com/wills-index/

https://iomfhs.com/useful-links/

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[diane5250]

thanks for those links, they are helpful.
There was a site with his info on wills and many wills had been transcribed and were online. alot of times it was helpful as sometimes it is hard to find the will.    I don't know if it was all lost.
the old site was this address but when you clickon it now, its a black screen.
https://ww7.mannincloud.info/?usid=18&utid=31204468724&usid=18&utid=31204471905

thank you for providing the other links.

[Blue70]

In the members only area of IOMFHS website it says ManninCloud no longer operates a website. Some of the files are in the members only area of the website. There's some will transcripts here that have been preserved but they're in the members area of the IOMFHS website:-

https://iomfhs.com/wills/


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[diane5250]

Thanks very much Blue, glad to know that the work has been preserved.