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British Newspaper Archive - new website

The British Newspaper Archive was officially launched this week.

Over the next 10 years approximately 40 million newspaper pages will be digitised from the British Library's collection. Articles can be searched by keyword, name, location and date. 

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

Please note this is a pay-per-view website.

Queenslanders, remember you can access another great British newspaper database, 19th Century British Library Newspapers with your State Library of Queensland e-services card. 

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/articles/databases_news

"Hebrides People" project and website announced

The Hebrides People project and website has been announced. The website will contain a variety of genealogical records including family trees and oral histories. 

For more information see Chris Paton's Scottish GENES blog - http://scottishancestry.blogspot.com/2011/07/major-hebridean-project-announced.html

British History Online - digital library

"British History Online" is a digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.

Among their collections is a number of resources useful for family historians including:

•  Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714 - which lists all known members of Oxford University.
• Victoria County Histories - local histories of English counties
• Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1857- biographical details of bishops and the senior clergy

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/

NEW DATABASE - 19th Century British Library Newspapers

The State Library of Queensland has now subscribed to:

19th Century British Library Newspapers 

A rich collection of primary source material, this database provides full runs of 48 titles from the 19th-century, totaling more than two million easily searchable pages. This is a fantastic resource for family historians tracing their English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish ancestors.

This database can be used offsite (ie. at home) by e-services members or Queensland public library (QPL) account holders. Offsite access is only available to Queenslanders.You can connect to the database at:

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/articles/offsite

Queenslanders can register for an e-service cards at:

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/services/ecard