Tag Archives: British Newspaper Archive

This week’s crème de la crème — September 28, 2024

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsNew Free to View on the British Newspaper Archive and FamilySearch Labs Experimental Search Watch by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. 10 Details Not to Miss on Italian Vital Records by DiAnn … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 27, 2024

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFamilySearch Catalog Update and Ontario Foul Ups by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. ScotlandsPeople annual records update and Scottish and Irish directories included in new TheGenealogist release by Chris Paton … Continue reading →

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Another one million newspaper pages made free by British Newspaper Archive and British Library

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Gail Dever

The British Newspaper Archive, in partnership with the British Library, has made a further one million historical newspaper pages available completely free to the public, reaching a new total of two million free pages. Together, the British Newspaper Archive and … Continue reading →

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How to access free collections on Ancestry, Findmypast, and British Newspaper Archive

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Gail Dever

On his blog, The Ancestor Hunt, Kenneth R. Marks is constantly publishing lists of where to find free records. The expression, whirling dervish, comes to mind, and that’s a good thing for us. He recently compiled and published lengthy lists … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — January 29, 2022

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFamilySearch + LAC = Canada, 1851 Census Success by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Behind the Archives’ Door: The Newspaper Project on Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives. Learning about Acadian “blind spots” … Continue reading →

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Over one million historical newspaper pages on Findmypast — for FREE

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Gail Dever

Following the renewal of a long-term partnership, Findmypast and the British Library have pledged to make millions of historical newspaper pages free to view online.  Right now, more than one million pages are free to search and explore on both … Continue reading →

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British Newspaper Archive reaches another milestone, and that’s good news for Findmypast subscribers too

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Gail Dever

The British Newspaper Archive yesterday announced it had reached 43 million pages in its online collection. Helping to reach this milestone are two newly added titles, the Staffordshire Newsletter and the Darlington and Richmond Herald. Subscribers to Findmypast’s ultimate British … Continue reading →

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British Library and Findmypast announce renewal of long-term partnership

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Gail Dever

Findmypast and the British Library yesterday announced an extension of their long-term partnership, the British Newspaper Archive. Originally launched in 2011, the ten-year project has delivered the most significant mass digitisation of newspapers the UK has ever seen.  The British Newspaper Archive and Findmypast, now … Continue reading →

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British Newspaper Archive’s family notices, 1800-1900, on FamilySearch

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch has added what appears to be a new collection, British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices. The free collection comes from the British Newspaper Archive, and it is a collaborative project with Findmypast.com. This collection contains almost six million family notices found … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 29, 2014

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Researching an Ancestor in the Carignan Regiment by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog. Canadian Expeditionary Force Online Research Resources by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Canadian Veteran Death … Continue reading →

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