-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FFHS-NEWS RAF Museum to digitise thousands of World War I archive records for 1914-18 centenary Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 03:35:35 -0500 (EST) From: News from the Federation of Family History Societies Culture24 have announced that the RAF Museum is to digitise thousands of World War I archive records for 1914-18 centenary. The Hendon-based museum has received £64,000 from the Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund to digitise, preserve and provide public access to around 300,000 First World War personnel records as part of a new permanent exhibition exploring the 1914-18 conflict. For more information visit: <www.culture24.org.uk/history%20%26%20heritage/war%20%26%20conflict/world%20war%20one/art411457> or http://bit.ly/VmKbxC if the above breaks Beryl Evans FFHS Archives Liaison Officer -------- Original Message ends -------- -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk