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Came across Acess to Archives site.....may be wort

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Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 30 Jul 2006 15:08

can anyone tell me how to access someones will on there I have trouble finding anything at all

Jen ~

Jen ~ Report 30 Jul 2006 15:07

Never mind Sue.............just keep trying, always another day. Jen

♫ D☺ver Sue

♫ D☺ver Sue Report 30 Jul 2006 15:06

I just get 'Problem loading page' :-(((

Jen ~

Jen ~ Report 30 Jul 2006 14:49

OC, I don't believe this, sounds like I stumbled on a real gem lol! Something else to keep me busy then. Jen

Jen ~

Jen ~ Report 30 Jul 2006 14:48

You've tried it then Paul............do you use it often? Jen

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 30 Jul 2006 14:48

Jen This is my absolute favourite Site of all time and I have found more about my family from there than from nearly everywhere else put together. A pain to search, but oh, so well worth it. OC

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 30 Jul 2006 14:48

Once you get used to the unusually designed search facility it's brilliant. It's particularly useful if you want to search by phrase - just enclose the phrase in brackets.

Jen ~

Jen ~ Report 30 Jul 2006 14:43

Just come across the following site, which may be of use. Some may already know of it, others may not.....................It's called A 2 A Acess to Archives...........It's the English strand of the UK archive network and is a useful resource for family historians looking for references to their ancestors in catalogues of the archives held in record offices and other places in England and Wales.................................It's research interests are..........Local historians can use it to find info about archives relating to particular Towns, Villages, Counties, Parishes and other places in Eng. & Wales...........Whilst Family Historians can use it to find archive references to individual people who lived in England & Wales during past ages................The database contains catalogues describing archives held locally in E & W, and dating from the 8th century to the present day!................It is regularly updated and is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.............Last update was July 2006..............It now contains 9.6 million records relating to 8.8 million items held in 403 record offices & other repositories..................the address...............http://a2a(.)org(.)uk/about/catalogues/new0406asp...............remove brackets....Jen