Newspaper records online (General)
by sylviamorgan , Saturday, March 15, 2008, 05:50 (6106 days ago)
Hi
There is free access to newspaper records on
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazed/gazed156.htm
An "advanced search" on the forest of dean shows lots of articles
Sylvia
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by abstewart, Monday, March 17, 2008, 07:10 (6104 days ago) @ sylviamorgan
Hi Sylvia
When I try this, I get an Infotrac page (for the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium) asking for a library ID, barcode or other ID. How did you manage to carry out a search? Is the free access gone now?
Alan Stewart
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by sylviamorgan , Monday, March 17, 2008, 08:58 (6104 days ago) @ abstewart
Hi Alan
Yes, unfortunately the freebie seems to have finished
Sylvia
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by joss, Monday, March 17, 2008, 12:46 (6103 days ago) @ sylviamorgan
Sadly true. Yesterday I got on and found one great great grandfather being drunk and disorderly on numerous occasions, and violent on a couple, while another great grandfather was caught passing counterfeit coins (here's one I made earlier) in a pub! Unfortunately, this morning my quest for dodgy ancestors was brought to a halt. I have asked my library service (Buckinghamshire)to get a subscription, as they have for Times Digital Archive, DNB and other goodies, but I expect they will say it is too expensive. It is a fantastic resource though. I gather one can use it for free at the British Library, but you have to go there.
Joss
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by joss, Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 14:18 (6102 days ago) @ joss
Just been told of another link to these newspapers - this one allegedly will work until end April -
http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/start.do?prodId=BNCN&userGroupName=nerltrial
Joss
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by sylviamorgan , Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 03:09 (6102 days ago) @ joss
Hi Joss
I get the "identification needed" when I tried the site you gave
Sylvia
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by joss, Saturday, March 22, 2008, 07:55 (6099 days ago) @ sylviamorgan
Ok, finally cracked it I think. Although I got several shortlived trials without a password, that was evidently a bit of a fluke. A friend has advised going to http://access.gale.com/gdctrial/ and registering. Where it asks for institution, say none. They will send you a password.
Good luck
Joss
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by sylviamorgan , Saturday, March 22, 2008, 08:46 (6099 days ago) @ joss
Hi Joss
I managed to fegister on the site you gave but didn`t see any mention of newspaper collections on it . Perhaps I`ll be able to access them when they send me a password
Thanks for your reply
Sylvia