Genealogy Chat

Hi everyone, Can anyone suggest where I might start, to get an out of date Book. The one I am interested in is called The History of the Sandys of Cumberland' written by E.Sandy' is there any websites that could help me, or anyone any ideas? thank you.....Lilly

Hi Lilly, sounds a bit silly and you might have tried, but have you googled it? I did and it bought up lots of info, thats where I would start. Good Luck. Deb

There is a website that do these books as I have bought one recently. I bought from here and found them very good to deal with. Abebooks(.)co(.)uk Janet

Hi Debbie, No it not silly at all, I was just actually Googling, but all my searchs are fruitless at the moment, I did have a card with an email on it, for a company that done just this sort of thing,.....but do you thinki I can find it , now I need it grrrrrrr. thanks anyway........Lilly

Hi Janet, thanks for that, but I have just done that search, with no luck. I think I am going to have a lot of trouble finding this book, might try Ebay etc. thanks girls, anyway......Lilly

Ok Lilly, good luck, I hope it turns up for you. Debs

Hi Barbara, thats a brillant idea, (both of them lol) thank you, I will try both........Lilly

I tried to get a book called The Robbins family history of England as it had been written by an ancestor of mine. He wrote it in 1908 and I tried all the usual avenues and then found Archive CD's. They scan old books and put them onto CD's. I phoned, placed an order and it came within three days. How's that for service!!

Hi lilly, have you tried your local library, I wanted a book that was out of print and the Library do a search all over the country. It does'nt cost much either. The only thing is you have to return it.

Hi Jan, is it possible for you to give me deatils of archives CD's, I tried google, but you can imagine I got loads of results, and I'm not sure which one I am looking for, if I could get it on CD, at least I could read it, while I am waiting for the book to appear, not sure from where lol, but it would be a start....email me with details, if you would rather....thanks ...Lilly Hi Hilary, Thanks for you suggestion of the Library, but as you say I have to give it back, but could read it first...couldn't I? lol....thanks Lilly

Acordinding to the British Library catalogue it was 'printed for private circulation'. So does not look very promising. I would try searching for specialist bookshops in Cumbria. MB

Lilly I managed to get a copy of an Out of Print book, which had only been issued for private circulation, through my Inter-Counties Library Lending Service. It cost me £2 (for postage) and of course, I had to return it. But....How can I say this? Erm, I used lots of 10p pieces to erm....148 pages. Hope you understand this highly illegal gibberish! Marjorie

Hi Marjorie, I do understand what you were saying lol, I had also thought of doing that, or saying that the dog had eaten it, or my daughter was sick over it, but of course I would offer to pay for a new copy. Might try to borrow it first though, thanks for the tip. Martin, doesn't sound very promising from what you say, I suppose these books are all sitting on dusty shelves, in peoples private libraries not seeing the light of day, I could wait until they 'pop' of I suppose, and do a quick dash into their Library, and 'borrow' it. LOL. thanks again

Hi lilly, I spent £12.00 the same way as Marjorie. Get my drift.

Lily I think a few of us may agree with what Marjorie has said. I also have been desparate in the past for a particular book that was OUP and I ordered it from the library and had to pay a deposit of £40! I got my £40 back when I returned the book. Do I need to say more, but Marjorie has a point! Janet

Archive CD Books are at 5 Commercial Street Cinderford Gloucester GL14 2RP tel 01594 829870. Their web address is www.archivecdbooks.org. If you get the Family Tree magazine, there is an article on them in the April/May issue. They are very helpful and I'm sure would put you on the right tracks. Jan

Hi Jan Thank you for the address etc, I have just had a quick look at the article in Family tree, lookings quite good ( I had missed it competely!!) thanks for you help.....Lilly

Oh God! What a terrible lot of criminals we genealogists are! (Mind you, relieved Im not the only one....) What I forgot to say is that this book was not in the Libraries on-line catalogue, but I had been told of the book, emailed the library, and it was in the Local Studies Reference Library at the County Library in the area. I have to say it was the best 14.80 I have ever spent in my life. (I would gladly have paid for a pukka copy, had one been available to buy but that wasn't an option) Marjorie