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19th Century Newspapers

A wide range of newspapers from 19th Century Britain, offering a wealth of articles, reports and adverts, including many local and regional newspapers;

• The Leeds Mercury
• Bradford Observer
• Huddersfield Chronicle
• Northern Star.

Fascinating and potentially useful information can be found by searching across all publications, regardless of location. Ancestors can pop up in unusual places, particularly if they had a political background or were found to be on the wrong side of the law!

When using the resource:

• in a Calderdale library the site will appear automatically;
• at home, follow the link and enter the word calderdale followed by your Calderdale library card number in the box which appears. Then select 'Proceed'.

Visit 19th Century Newspapers|

Top tip : when searching for a phrase or a 2 worded place-name, use apostrophes. For example, 'Hebden Bridge'.

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