Google are uploading to the Google Earth arial images of Buckinghamshire and other places which were taken in December 1945. These are aligned with the modern imagery so by moving the slider the changes can be seen. Most of Buckinghamshire north of Chesham and Princes Risborough is now available and an area on the eastern border with Middlesex including Colnbrook Denham & Wraysbury.
The Centre for Bucks Studies ( now Buckinghamshire Archives ) has launched a 'Bombs over Bucks' item on their website detailing the damage suffered in Bucks during WW2. There is map which you can zoom in on showing where individual bombs fell based on the reports of the ARP wardens
The Slough History Online website has continued to expand and have now births marriages and deaths indexed from 1883 to 1929 for the images of the Slough and Windsor Observer newspaper on the site. Just go to the advanced search, put in a surname and choose births marriages and deaths as content type. The indexing of local stories are partially completed, 1883 to 1888 are online and 1889 will be added soon. Slough Library also holds an extensive collection of Parish Registers on film, click here to download from Slough Library a word document containing a list of the parish register holdings
The Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies has just launched the online index of Wills proved in the Archdeaconry of Buckingham between 1483 and 1858. The Society made a major contribution to making this possible.
The Civil Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths started in 1837. The registers are held by the local Registrar with a copy deposited at the General Register Office (GRO). Copies of these certificates can be obtained either by ordering on-line or by post. The cheapest way to obtain copy certificates is to order direct from the GRO.
The Identity & Passport Service has warned: don't pay too much for your replacement birth certificates. See their advice here
This applies equally to other certificates.
When using commercial websites to find an index entry for a birth, marriage or death registration it can be tempting to click on a conveniently placed link to order a certificate. However it will almost certainly be cheaper(or at least the same) to go the official government site to order