Post by sandra on Jun 18, 2009 18:52:11 GMT
From todays MEN
"AN INSIGHT into Manchester in the 19th century is only a mouse click away thanks to a new online newspaper search system.
The British Library service gives users access to thousands of headlines from newspapers including the Manchester Times.
Anyone logging on to the website will find economic collapses, plunging interest rates and foreign wars are nothing new as they dominate many of the pages.
The Manchester Times was created in 1828 by Archibald Prentice, the son of a Scottish farmer who settled in the city. It moved into premises in Ducie Place before merging with the Manchester Examiner.
The service, which can be accessed at newspapers.bl.uk/blcs, includes more than two million newspaper pages from 49 national and regional titles dating from 1800."
My understanding is that you have to pay for downloads but searching is free.
Other newspapers are on this site
Sandra
"AN INSIGHT into Manchester in the 19th century is only a mouse click away thanks to a new online newspaper search system.
The British Library service gives users access to thousands of headlines from newspapers including the Manchester Times.
Anyone logging on to the website will find economic collapses, plunging interest rates and foreign wars are nothing new as they dominate many of the pages.
The Manchester Times was created in 1828 by Archibald Prentice, the son of a Scottish farmer who settled in the city. It moved into premises in Ducie Place before merging with the Manchester Examiner.
The service, which can be accessed at newspapers.bl.uk/blcs, includes more than two million newspaper pages from 49 national and regional titles dating from 1800."
My understanding is that you have to pay for downloads but searching is free.
Other newspapers are on this site
Sandra
