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Your newspaper discoveries: Ordered to be detained during Her Majesty’s pleasure
Gordon Martin recently got in touch to show us what the newspapers have helped him find out about his great-great-uncle Charles Alfred Martin. We love hearing about your finds, so please do let us know...
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The ‘new game of badminton’ in India
Did you know that badminton originated in India? Versions of the game had been played by local children for years and it was adopted by British military officers stationed there. We’ve found this...
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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine special offer
The lovely people at Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine have sent us this special offer to share with you: *********************** Try five issues for just £5! Build your family tree and discover your...
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Behind the scenes: Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE
In this month’s ‘behind the scenes’ blog post, Scott and Andrew from The British Newspaper Archive’s scanning team tell us about their trip to London to attend Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE....
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Family tree research: How newspapers can help
Newspapers are a fantastic resource for family history research. They can reveal incredible details about your ancestors. View 3 newspaper articles for free You’ll find millions of pages from local...
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Meet the Product Director of The British Newspaper Archive
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at The British Newspaper Archive? We sat down with Product Director Ian Tester to find out who he is and what he does. What does your job involve? I’m...
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Twiggy on Who Do You Think You Are? – Grace Meadows in the newspapers
Twiggy used historical newspapers during her WDYTYA? episode to research the life of her great-great-grandmother, Grace Meadows. Grace Meadows charged with stealing bank notes The York Herald printed...
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Join us for a week of prize giveaways, starting on Saturday 27 December
We’ll be giving away some fantastic prizes and celebrating the different types of research our newspapers can help with next week. Simply check The British Newspaper Archive’s Facebook page at 12pm...
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How to search The British Newspaper Archive for a person’s name
Newspaper articles can provide incredible detail about peoples’ lives, whether you’re looking for your ancestors or researching a particular character from history. Watch this short video tutorial or...
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Your newspaper discoveries: Ordered to be detained during Her Majesty’s pleasure
Gordon Martin recently got in touch to show us what the newspapers have helped him find out about his great-great-uncle Charles Alfred Martin. We love hearing about your finds, so please do let us know...
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The ‘new game of badminton’ in India
Did you know that badminton originated in India? Versions of the game had been played by local children for years and it was adopted by British military officers stationed there. We’ve found this...
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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine special offer
The lovely people at Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine have sent us this special offer to share with you: *********************** Try five issues for just £5! Build your family tree and discover your...
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Behind the scenes: Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE
In this month’s ‘behind the scenes’ blog post, Scott and Andrew from The British Newspaper Archive’s scanning team tell us about their trip to London to attend Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE....
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Family tree research: How newspapers can help
Newspapers are a fantastic resource for family history research. They can reveal incredible details about your ancestors. View 3 newspaper articles for free You’ll find millions of pages from local...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet the Product Director of The British Newspaper Archive
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at The British Newspaper Archive? We sat down with Product Director Ian Tester to find out who he is and what he does. What does your job involve? I’m...
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Twiggy on Who Do You Think You Are? – Grace Meadows in the newspapers
Twiggy used historical newspapers during her WDYTYA? episode to research the life of her great-great-grandmother, Grace Meadows. Grace Meadows charged with stealing bank notes The York Herald printed...
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Join us for a week of prize giveaways, starting on Saturday 27 December
We’ll be giving away some fantastic prizes and celebrating the different types of research our newspapers can help with next week. Simply check The British Newspaper Archive’s Facebook page at 12pm...
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How to search The British Newspaper Archive for a person’s name
Newspaper articles can provide incredible detail about peoples’ lives, whether you’re looking for your ancestors or researching a particular character from history. Watch this short video tutorial or...
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A Lost Great Grandmother found
I started researching my family history over 20 years ago. I knew that my Grandmother and her sister had been left with guardians in Boston, Lincolnshire when they were very young. My Grandma died when...
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Newspapers for Family History
Newspapers are an invaluable resource for researching your family history. Contained within their pages are tens of millions of reports, advertisements, and notices that can help you break down brick...
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