Free access to 19thC British newspapers - back in business!

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Chris Paton
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Free access to 19thC British newspapers - back in business!

Post by Chris Paton » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:01 pm

I've posted this on the previous thread, but just in case you aren't checking it any more, thinking the access is a lost cause - we're back in business!

I've just received this from the Your Family Tree forum...

"Ok everyone, hopefully we can log on again to the free trial

The link to your Instant Trial is below. Click on, or cut and paste the link into your Web browser.

Once the page has loaded, bookmark it.
Location: http://access.gale.com/gdctrial/login.html

Login: virtual
Password: books
E-mail: rcc1934@aol.com

Good luck"


This has substantially more on it than the last link - it now includes British Newspapers 1600-1900 and The Times 1785-1985!

As before, best to get in and use it while you can! :)

Chris
Tha an lasair nad anam aig meadhan do bhith
Nas làidir 's nas motha na riaghaltas no rìgh.
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Tracey
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Post by Tracey » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:11 pm

Hi Chris

No matter what i do it tells me incorect password or login :?
Scotland - Donaldson / Moggach / Shaw / Geddes / Sim / Gray / Mackie / Richards / Joel / Coull / Mckimmie / Panton / McGregor
Ireland and Scotland - Casey / McDade / Phillips / McCandle / Dinely / Comaskey + various spellings
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Post by Chris Paton » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:19 pm

Hi Tracey,

I've just checked and it is still working, but the log in details in the above post are not in the right order - try typing the field details in the following order:

E-mail: rcc1934@aol.com
Login: virtual
Password: books

Chris
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Tracey
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Post by Tracey » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:23 pm

I think i was going wrong in pasting the info in and the line under the email address was the obstacle :roll:

Thanks
Scotland - Donaldson / Moggach / Shaw / Geddes / Sim / Gray / Mackie / Richards / Joel / Coull / Mckimmie / Panton / McGregor
Ireland and Scotland - Casey / McDade / Phillips / McCandle / Dinely / Comaskey + various spellings
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Chris Paton
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Post by Chris Paton » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:31 pm

Just been looking at the Dublin Mercury from 1766! :)

Chris
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sheep
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Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Post by sheep » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:56 am

Thanks for this !!

I've spent faaaar too much time on it already !!

any idea how long the trial lasts ?
looking for families of:
Fathers side: RAITT, Christie, Cumming, Eve, Moir, McKessock, Allan, Crichton, Brechin, Black, Martin, Rhinde, Jaffrey, Seymour

Mothers side: MAIR, Corbett, Morrice, Murray, Scott, Lawson
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mallog
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Location: Ayrshire Coast

Post by mallog » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:14 pm

I was able to look up an article about a trial for murder in 1826. The prisoner was transported for life. The article gave quite a few helpful family history facts
Anderson, McAlpine, Blue - Argyll
Dunn Fife /ML
Coutts, McGregor - Perth/Govan
Glen, Crow, Imrie - Angus
Scott & Pick ML
Mason - Co Down
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scooter
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Location: Kent, England

Post by scooter » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:38 pm

Fab stuff, I now have my GGGG Grandfather recorded as having six wives at the same time as reported in the John Bull. The plot thickens....
Researching Wishart (Glasgow & Kirkcaldy), McDonald (Donegal & Falkirk), Thomson (Star, Fife) & Harley (Monimail, Moonzie & Cupar)
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maggie
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Post by maggie » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:44 pm

Thanks Chris
i'm going boggle eyed trying to cram as much searching in as possible
kindest regards
maggie
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Bertha
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Post by Bertha » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:20 pm

Aw Shame!
Free Trial just expired on me! Was on earlier tonight but now won't let me in.
Thanks for the link all the same Chris, I didn't find anything but a relative in Australia had quite a bit of luck.
Couldn't see any Scotsman articles. I had been hoping to read more about my bigamy.
Cheers
Bertha
looking for
Nelson/Neilson,Wood,McDonald,Baillie - East Lothian
McLaren,Ross,Kelly,McEwan,Nicholson,Price/Pryce,Telfer,Robertson, Dickson/Dixon, Gibson,Niven Edinburgh
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