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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 16,347 Likes: 1
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Good news for people researching old newspapers - the library website www.wirral-libraries.net has a link button to 19th Century newspapers from the British Library collection. You will need your library borrower number to access the newspapers. It is searchable by a word (e.g. Liscard) or by a publication (e.g. Liverpool Mercury) or by a specific date or a date range - or by a combination of these. If your searchword is general (e.g. shipwreck) and you have not specified a particular publication, you will get lots of hits including many from distant papers e.g. Glasgow Herald. If your searchword is local (e.g. Greasby) then most of the results will be local papers (mostly Liverpool, occasionally Manchester, rarely Preston) even if you have not specified a particular publication. It even allows multi-word searches e.g. Leasowe lighthouse. The only thing you will need is lots of time. Thanks  Does it mean to gain access we need to join the libary if not already a member?
![[Linked Image]](https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/13143/filename/sig.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/13362/filename/rant0000.gif) Putin khuilo
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Wirral pays for a licence for access to the British Library 19th century newspaper site for Wirral library users only. Therefore it is necessary to join and get a borrower card.
A lot of the Wirral libraries have excellent local history books - it's well worth being a member.
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dont sweat about having to join the library, it free to join. thats if your quick and join before the council see it as another way to save money {make you pay to be a member] good old labour council,
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