I recently explored the British Newspaper Archive run by British Library looking for sightings of my ancestors and their descendants. I quickly used up the free credits without much of interest but decided to invest £9.95 on a 7 day package which would enable me to search extensively and see scans of 50 to 120 pages depending on the charge for each page. As I got smarter with searching I began to turn up some real gems for people, places and events. The results ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. William Rodliffe Jr killing three basking adders, one 20 inches long, at St Columb in 1921. Appearance of Richard Rodliff in court at Temple Cloud charged with stealing chisels from his workmates and employer whilst working at Chew Stoke for Bristol Waterworks Company. The crown jewel was a magistrates court appearance by one of my great grandmothers in Northamptonshire which has opened up the possibility that I might at last have found the father of her illegitimate daughter. OCR introduces a lot of gibberish into the searches but the scans are clear enough and a short membership was quite enough for me. Best wishes Stan Rodliffe