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poppycat

poppycat Report 16 Nov 2011 14:48

Jonesey

I was hoping to be able to access the Burnley Library Lancashire..For the Old Newspapers... i joined up with them & did get a reply from them today.

This is my Reply......Thank you for your application. Unfortunately membership is only available to residents within the UK.............I live on the other side of the world.

Originally i thought outside of UK could apply.

Researching:
Gurney [ Hertfordshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire London Middlesex] Freemantle [Bishops Sutton Southsea HAMPSHIRE] Halsted/Halstead[Portsea hampshire Brighton East SUSSEX] Lower [Brighton Lewe East SUSSEX Broomfeild [Dover Maidstone Aylesford Orpington KENT] Eves [Maidstone Goudhurst KENT] Buttress [ Cork IRELAND Deal Dover Canterbury KENT] Bayden [Deal Kent] Huckstepp [Dover Wye Ashford Hinxhil Of,ChilhamKENT] Kendall/Kendal[Poplar Middlesex Walmer KENT]

Sorcha

Sorcha Report 9 Oct 2011 15:33

nudge


Sorcha

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 29 Sep 2011 17:03

What's this wonderful tip doing all the way down here??!!!???

Bring it back up to the top!!

Ahhhh.................. down.

Tee hee,

DrJan

DrJan Report 28 Aug 2011 20:07

Many UK libraries will allow library members to access the site; certainly members of Glasgow District libraries can access the site with their library membership number and bar code. Very well worth joining your local library for this reason alone; newspapers from all over the UK are accessible, check out the list.

Researching:
Suffolk: Boyns, Taylor, Marshall. Perthshire: MacDonald, Hay. Kincardineshire: Milne, Ogilvie. Stirlingshire: Campbell Dunbartonshire: Horn, Shearer, Strang. Glasgow: Thomson Ayrshire: Barclay, Peebles.

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 27 Aug 2011 15:46

A well deserved nudge!!!

oldbean

oldbean Report 13 Aug 2011 08:28

Thanks Jonesey

I hoped you would come up with the goods! So pretty much as I thought, great taking a look though, I shall enjoy exploring further, thanks again.

Researching:
Brett, Sparkes, Stock, Bourne, Hulse, Doyle

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 13 Aug 2011 08:21

Oldbean,

Unfortunately there is no simple answer. All that you can really do is examine the newspaper article looking for clues that might assist you in deciding whether or not the person named is your ancestor.

You might also check to see if there are any more reports in any other journals detailing whatever the incident was. Just as today I have found that newspaper reports were often syndicated or copied by other publications so it is possible that there are more details to be found.

Good luck.

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.

oldbean

oldbean Report 12 Aug 2011 22:06

Stupid question-how do I prove that this is my Ancestor that I have found in the Newspaper? Yes, the name is the same, correct area as far as I know, is that proof enough though?

I have my Library card, thanks for the tips everyone!

Researching:
Brett, Sparkes, Stock, Bourne, Hulse, Doyle

Gee

Gee Report 31 Jul 2011 11:42

Book marking for when I get home...thanks Jonesey

Researching:

Amanda2003

Amanda2003 Report 30 Jul 2011 21:52

A hundred thousand " thank you" for having put up this thread Jonesy :-D

Having said that , I've just found out one of my Great Grandfathers was an embezzling thief :-0 He was had up on at least two different occasions , I dread to think what else I'm going to unearth !

Excellent site :-)

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 25 Jul 2011 16:42

Nudgin'

Elaine

Elaine Report 6 Jul 2011 01:01

thankyou again Jonesy.

just realized the time!!

have written all down ready for tomorrow.

Elaine. :-)

Researching:
Evans.,Roughley.,Whitfield.,Parr.,Farrington(All Lancs); Birchall(Staffs):Mahon(Ireland)Rice(Ireland)Aughney(Carlow)Curran(Carlow)Kelly(Cork)

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 5 Jul 2011 21:55

Elaine,


Follow these instructions:

Once you log into Lancashire Libraries site click on "Online Reference Library" on the left hand side of the page.

The click on "19th Century British Library Newspapers" on the left hand side of the page.

Enter your library barcode number and press "Proceed".

From there click "Browse Publication Title" and click one one that interests you. Then away you go.

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.

Elaine

Elaine Report 5 Jul 2011 19:41

Cheers Jonesy.....followed the link and filled in the application form.

now,how do i get to see old newspapers?

what do i click on?

please don't think i'm daft,but i couldn't seem to find anything mentioning old copies.

thankyou,Elaine

Researching:
Evans.,Roughley.,Whitfield.,Parr.,Farrington(All Lancs); Birchall(Staffs):Mahon(Ireland)Rice(Ireland)Aughney(Carlow)Curran(Carlow)Kelly(Cork)

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 5 Jul 2011 09:05

Elaine,

Not sure what is causing the problem that you are experiencing unless you may have mistyped the website address slightly. Use the link below to join Lancashire Library and hopefully everything should then be fine.

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/borrower/application_form.asp

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.

Elaine

Elaine Report 5 Jul 2011 00:55

oops....i typed in the http given,but it said:-

"the specified request cannot be executed from current Application Pool"

what the heck does this mean?

Researching:
Evans.,Roughley.,Whitfield.,Parr.,Farrington(All Lancs); Birchall(Staffs):Mahon(Ireland)Rice(Ireland)Aughney(Carlow)Curran(Carlow)Kelly(Cork)

Elaine

Elaine Report 5 Jul 2011 00:50

thanks Jonesy...you are truly a mine of information!

wonder if a N.Ireland library card will work?

Researching:
Evans.,Roughley.,Whitfield.,Parr.,Farrington(All Lancs); Birchall(Staffs):Mahon(Ireland)Rice(Ireland)Aughney(Carlow)Curran(Carlow)Kelly(Cork)

Joy

Joy Report 4 Jul 2011 22:36

Susan - find the site for your local library, for instance as an example:

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/library/ringwood-library.htm

then
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/library/reference-online.htm

then
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/galenet/hamlib?cause=http%3A%2F%2Ffind.galegroup.com%2Fmenu%2Fcommonmenu.do%3FuserGroupName%3Dhamlib%26finalAuth%3Dtrue&cont=&sev=temp&type=session&sserv=no

Then type in your library card number under
Please enter your borrower card number here:

AuntySherlock

AuntySherlock Report 4 Jul 2011 22:30

Hi Susan, I'm not really stalking you. This is another of my interests.


If you go back to the first post on the thread it gives you the information you need to access the library. There is a link mentioned, copy and paste it into your address bar and take it from there.

opal

opal Report 4 Jul 2011 22:17

I have already got a local library card with a bar code and numbers above , how do i go about searching ? confused . :-S

Researching:
bedford family ,lincolnshire. smith family epperstone, nottinghamshire.turvill family nottinghamshire. bell family nottinghamshire. limb family nottinghamshire .

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