Genealogy Chat

If you are a member of the library and have a library card you can access The Times Digital Archive from home.

Found quite a few of my relatives mentioned in the papers on there

Marcelle

please can you give more detail, I've tried going to the Times Digital Archive website but it suggests that searching involves a fee from £4.95 for one day, then monthly and annual options

I couldn't find anything about using a library card - can you let us know ho its done?

thanks

I went onto my local library websire ie Bristol Central Library
It says 24hr Library
Then then were a couple of choices including Ancestry (but this can only be accessed at the library)
I chose The Times Digital Archive. Had to put in three letters (that they tell you to online) followed by my library card number (using my 5 year olds as cant find mine) and now free to search

I don't think it applies to all counties. It doesn't in Kent - or at least it didn't a few months ago when I last tried. Boo hoo.

Jill

have just tried via Bucks libraries and it seems to be on there too, so not just local to Bristol ...

from the www.bucksscc.gov.uk home page, click through the following links:

Leisure & culture> Libraries> Reference and enquiries> Exclusive resources

these are the sites available from home:

Exclusive resources available 24/7
The sites below can be accessed for free from home, using your Buckinghamshire library card details to login or using a public computer in any Buckinghamshire library or study centre.

19th Century British Library Newspapers
Dictionary of National Biography
Encyclopedia Britannica
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Children's Resources
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Music Online
History Study Centre
Infotrac Journals
Infotrac Newspapers
Issues Online
Naxos music library
Newsbank
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Reference
Times Digital Archive
Who's Who and Who Was Who from 1898

I only came across it by chance yesterday. I could sit here all day reading the old papers but hubby will not be very pleased!! Makes a change not having to pay for something!!

Woo-hoo - Kent do it too!

I just checked - you have to register online and have a PIN number:

Newspapers and periodicals

All links on this page open in a new window.

ebsco logo EBSCO UK/EIRE Reference Centre - this resource consists of a selection of UK and International magazines, newspapers (including UK local and tabloid papers), reference books supported by a large image bank.

General reference center logo General Reference Centre - a general interest database integrating articles and extracts from newspapers, periodicals and reference books. Find information on the latest current events, popular culture phenomenon, the arts and sciences, sports and more.

Infotrac newspapers logo Infotrac Newspapers - provides access to the full text of articles from the Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Guardian, Independent, Times, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Mirror, People and Sun newspapers (including the Sunday equivalents where appropriate).

Times digital logo Times Digital Archives - search through the digital edition of The Times (London) 1785 - 1985 using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

Jill

Happy searching Jill lol

Thank you Marcelle - I'm so glad I double-checked it!!

Jill