I know that most readers of this are not local, but remember that anyone with an Oxfordshire Library card [and many other UK public library cards too] can search The Times [London!] and many other databases entirely free. In Oxon all you need is your library card number and a quick visit to the OCC Libraries online reference site at http://tinyurl.com/2pohab and bingo! The pain with the new Guardian/Observer site is that it tells you how many hits it has got on your search terms, but what it displays before you pay typically gives you no idea if any of it is going to be useful. Still, you can sign up for half price till the end of the month. Below is a lit of the sites the OCC card unlocks! Britannica Online Britannica Junior: For ages 5-11 Britannica Student: For ages 11-18 Encyclopaedia Britannica: For ages 18+ Grove Art Online Grove Music Online News UK Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Reference Online Premium Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 Who's Who and Who Was Who Cheers, Colin -- 'This "telephone" has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us'. A Western Union memo, c 1878 On 8 Nov 2007, at 08:04, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:19:20 +0000 > From: Rosemary Probert <[email protected]> > Subject: [BAN] Two UK Newspapers Now Available Online > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Two UK Newspapers Now Available Online > > The "Guardian," a famous UK newspaper, and the "Observer," the world's > first Sunday newspaper, are going digital. > > So far, issues of the "Guardian" from 1821-1975 and the "Observer" > from 1900-1975 are available. In early 2008, both of the newspapers > will be online in their entirety (from 1821 for the former and 1791 > for the latter). Both newspapers are searchable. Searching is free, > but you must buy a timed access pass to view entire articles. > > Visit the "Guardian" website for more information: > http://archive.guardian.co.uk/Default/Skins/DigitalArchive/ > Client.asp?Skin=DigitalArchive&enter=true&AW=1194298449025&AppName=2 > > Previously > published in RootsWeb Review: 7 November 2007, Vol. 10, No. 45. > > Rosemary > > Northumberland UK > Email: [email protected] > Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ > Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~