Hi Everyone I have been on the phone to Claire at the YAS and she is absolutely delighted to know that many of you are interested in obtaining this information. She has agreed to forward me 50 copies of this to start with, with more to follow, if I run out. Warmest Wishes Jan in Bronte Country List admin ENG-YKS-Bradford. List admin Clewer surname OPC- Keighley-one-place-study. AVG updated daily ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Perkins" <janperkins@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <ENG-SHEFFIELD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 1:28 PM Subject: [SHEFF] Hidden Treasure a guide to Yorshire's Archives > Everyone > > A guide of the whole of Yorkshire'sdiverse and colourful archives is being > made available to Bradford people. > > The booklet "Hidden Treasures, a Guide to Yorkshire's Archives", is > available at archives, libraries, museums and tourist information centres > throughout the city and surrounding area and showcases some many fine > examples of family history, industry, maritime history and wartime. > > The guide includes details of the Bronte archives at the Parsonage Museum in > Haworth and papers of the novelist John Braine at the West Yorkshire ARchive > Service in Bradford. > > Annie Maugher, chief exec of Yorkshire Museums, Libraries and Archives > Council (MLAC) said "knowing about where we have come from and our past, > helps us to understand about ourselves in today's world. This knowledge is > being very carefully looked after by a network of archives across Yorkshire. > This very attractive and informative booklet will help people to be more > aware about the treasures to be discovered across the region, and it's a > fantastic experience to be able to read the words written long ago, which > brings the past alive today." > > The booklet has been produced by the Yorkshire Archives Council in > partnership with the MLAC. > > Anyone requiring further information or copies of the booklet should contact > Claire DYSON on 0113 387 5425 > > Naturally I will see if I can manage to obtain some of these for some of > you......................will take my sack over my shoulder and see how > manage I can sneak out with! lol > > > Warmest Wishes > Jan in Bronte Country > List admin ENG-YKS-Bradford. > List admin Clewer surname > OPC- Keighley-one-place-study. > AVG updated daily > > > > Warmest Wishes > Jan in Bronte Country > List admin ENG-YKS-Bradford. > List admin Clewer surname > OPC- Keighley-one-place-study. > AVG updated daily > > > > ==== ENG-SHEFFIELD Mailing List ==== > Visit http://www.genuki.org.uk/ for initial information on all > aspects of genealogy in the UK.........For the Sheffield pages visit > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield/index.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >