HI Everyone, and Happy New Year! I picked this up over the 'holidays' - it looks interesting, although I haven't had time to look yet! Best wishes, Rosemary, Northumberland UK ............................................................. Webmaster for Banburyshire Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/index.htm Email: banbury@prob.freeserve.co.uk ............................................................. From: V.Patel@RGS.org Subject: Royal Geographical Society - Unlocking the Archives The Royal Geographical Society entered a new phase in summer 2004 when it opened up its archives to the public for the first time in its 174 year history. Funded by a HLF grant, the Society's new resources include a reading room, display area and searchable online catalogue. Our archives have much to offer those interested in genealogy and history. The archives consists of * Over 1 million maps dating from the 15th Century * More than 150,000 bound volumes dating back to the 15th Century * 500,000 images in the Picture Library that date from the 1860's onwards * Various illustrations, paintings and artefacts A large portion of our archive can be accessed using the online catalogue at http://catalogue.rgs.org/uhtbin/webcat Please do pass this to individuals and e-networks that you feel may find these unique resources of interest and benefit. It would be appreciated if you are able to include information about our resources in newsletters/ journals (web based or paper, where relevant and available) or to link our site www.rgs.org <http://www.rgs.org/> to yours where appropriate. Please do contact me if you require further information about our archives and services. Kind regards, Vandana Patel Projects Officer Royal Geographical Society with IBG 1 Kensington Gore London SW7 2AR Tel: +44(0)20 7591 3052 Fax: +44(0)20 7591 3001 http://www.rgs.org/ Best wishes, Rosemary, Northumberland UK ............................................................. Webmaster for Banburyshire Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/index.htm Email: banbury@prob.freeserve.co.uk .............................................................