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Sharon

Sharon Report 22 Oct 2015 04:10

:-(I have been purchasing credits and locating newspaper articles that add to the information about relatives. However, now I cannot access the 'view'. I have 45 credits and when I locate an article and press 'view' a screen appears from British Newspaper to sell me credits. Any ideas of where to go with this. It is hugely frustrating!! Especially when I am following the exact procedure I used with success in the first place.
Sharon Enns

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 22 Oct 2015 05:03

well, I wouldn't access the newspapers from GR!


I use the British Newspaper site itself ..........

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/


apart from that, I suggest that you contact GR support directly and ask them to sort it out .............

[email protected]

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Ken2

Ken2 Report 22 Oct 2015 11:28

Are you sure you are logged in to the site before pressing View?

Researching:
Barwick, Lancs Bucks & Berks; Craven, Lancs & Ches; Simpson and Dixon, Lancs & Yorks

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 23 Oct 2015 11:17

Welcome to the Community boards Sharon.


(I'll let Sharon know how to find her replies) :-)

Researching:
ADVICE: Click on 'My Threads' over on the left to find your replies. Please respond to your replies by typing in the Add Reply box at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!

Sharon

Sharon Report 23 Oct 2015 18:35

Thanks for your response. When I first subscribed I had no difficulty 'viewing' the articles. It was only after a week or two it became a problem. I find that if I use google for a particular newspaper and use an article that I know it carries and directs me to genes reunited then I can access the 'view'. How is that for silly!
anyway thank you
Sharon

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 24 Oct 2015 16:08

I have always had problems accessing the archives through any genealogy site. So what I now do. I make notes of those who I am looking, then every so often buy a weekend pass (really just a 24 or 48 hrs online pass) and do them all at once, and then once I have done my 'needed' searches spend many happy hours browsing.

A much more satisfactory was of doing these searches for me.

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!