I have just returned to researching my family tree, having just retired. I have most of my tree 'built' back to 1700s, and what fascinates me is finding out how they lived and what they did.
So I have been using the Newspapers, I search at home and then take a trip to the library to download my finds.
I have realised that once visited in the library I can look at them at home and read, cut and paste as I wish.
so far I have searched by
I have realised that any really old newspapers I need to use f instead of s when searching.
As I don't have a subscription - but have a few free credits, I bookmark everything I visit, with various titles so that I don't use my credits in error.
So have found relatives:
I find if I don't limit by county i just get so many hits, and if I put full name, I miss articles as they often use initials, or none at all.
Would love to hear if others use this resource and what they get from it.
What else should I try and search for? Anyone hit upon a good idea/formula for searching.
Do you save searches and then run them periodically to see if they turn up anything new?
So I have been using the Newspapers, I search at home and then take a trip to the library to download my finds.
I have realised that once visited in the library I can look at them at home and read, cut and paste as I wish.
so far I have searched by
- surnames (and full names), within the county that there were residing
- surnames with home town
- addresses - this was entirely unsuccessful - only road searches were effective, but never for my family
- villages - where they are small
I have realised that any really old newspapers I need to use f instead of s when searching.
As I don't have a subscription - but have a few free credits, I bookmark everything I visit, with various titles so that I don't use my credits in error.
So have found relatives:
- that ran a pub and employed people and owned property
- came to a nasty end with a threshing machine
- Found a few properties sold by auction - various
- A will dispute
- found my mother in a running race and my father passing his exams in 1930s!
- A few crimes
I find if I don't limit by county i just get so many hits, and if I put full name, I miss articles as they often use initials, or none at all.
Would love to hear if others use this resource and what they get from it.
What else should I try and search for? Anyone hit upon a good idea/formula for searching.
Do you save searches and then run them periodically to see if they turn up anything new?
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