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NBI and Local Library

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RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 22 Jul 2007 12:49

Hi anyone wanting to access the NBI should try their local library. I'm doing some local research for someone and was amazed and a bit ashamed that I had never actually bothered to find out what holdings were in the library. I'm not talking a huge city library but a small market town library. They also have IGI fiches, parish records back to 1550 on fiche and many other things. Jennifer

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Scouser from Leicester

Scouser from Leicester Report 22 Jul 2007 12:56

Thanks nerver entered my mind and the library is only 5mins walk from me. good on you Paul

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Jul 2007 16:33

You are obviously very fortunate....my local 'main' library staff are as unhelpful as it's possible to be when genealogy is mentioned. Reg

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 22 Jul 2007 16:47

Yes I think I am fortunate with my local library. Not only can I go into Oakham but also the Mobile Library Van comes to my village. Also they have a good web site where you can reserve books on line (I managed to find a fairly obscure local history book for a magificent charge of 50p) and the web site also lists all the holdings in the library and has links to other genealogical sites. Tomorrow I am going to look at Church Records on Micro-fiche for someone I met through GRU. Jennifer

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