They have a good selection of all and a total collection of some. It isn't just Birmingham Newspapers either. You can check details online through their web site. Regards Linda Staffs UK Researching: Cook(e) Plant Mason Keys Pearsall and variants Broster Rastall Turner Smith Miller Morgan Simmons Baker ----- Original Message ----- From: "kidson" <kidson@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 3:32 PM Subject: RE: [B.C.] :::::NEWSPAPERS:::: > > > Birmingham Archives have copies of all local newspapers. They will > perform a > search for you but you will have to pay. > > Any ideas which papers they have. Have been in the library a few times > but when asked staff on the 6th floor I was told just B'ham papers. > > I have now found the info I was looking for concerning a 1939 inquest on > a death in Oldbury. It was in the Smethwick weekly news. Do B'ham have > that or local papers for Halesowen, Blackheath and Dudley? > > Gaye

Thanks for replies to my question 'what papers does B'ham library/archives have?' As a now fairly frequent visitor to the 6th floor I think I've discovered how knowledgeable the staff are depends on who is on the desk. Once you've found your way around and know where to look there's much more available than I at first thought. My first visit resulted in being given a microfilm to view, for St Martin's, that was the index only! I rechecked the catalog on a later visit and got the correct one with the copy of the marriage on it. gaye