Local Newspaper (General)
I am in the early stages of photographing all local Newspapers for Monmouthshire and placing them on the internet. I don't know at this early stage wether the website will be free or subscription based. It all depends on grants and what parties want to be involved.
I am experimenting at the moment to see wether this project is worth pursuing. I have just photographed all the front pages of the Chepstow Weekly Advertiser for 1856, which carries all local news for Monmouthshire & parts of Gloucestershire which includes the Forest.
The images were taken from microfilm, which can be difficult to get good copies. Eventually I want to photograph the originals with a much powerful digital camera.
The Chepstow Weekly Advertiser images are 62 - 172.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monfamilies/chepadvert/
Local Newspaper
by sylviamorgan 
, Thursday, June 05, 2008, 23:16 (6024 days ago) @ monfamilies
Hi
I am very interested in this project
Sylvia
Local Newspaper
by tonyjenkins , Friday, June 06, 2008, 10:42 (6023 days ago) @ monfamilies
Mike John is trying to make a commmerial enterprise out of this idea and I wish him good luck.
The idea is a good one.
Mike has provided me with some good help in my research and I think he would be better concentrating on what he is good at Geneology research.
I would recommmend him to complete any research on families from the Monmouth area.
Regards
Tony