Newspaper archives

[lafrancaise]

Does anybody know of a website where you have access to death archives from past newspapers. It would be for about 12-14 years ago. I can't find one anywhere. The British Library hasn't got what I want.

[dot.hawkes]

Try the Bodlean Library site

[don1982]

try www.newsplan2000.org/

a/o www.liem.org.uk/newdplan

a/o try your local central library archives or their contribution to the above

[lafrancaise]

Thank you both. I've tried all but still no further forward. Tracesmart is good but TOO expensive!

[A Chill Wind]

When you say 'death archives' are you referring to straightforward birth, marriage and death announcements or obituaries?

[lafrancaise]

Hello A Chill Wind (what a lovely name- it provokes an eery ghostly air ....) it's a death that was announced in the local paper in the personal announcements, you know, along with births etc but about 12/14 years ago and I wondered if it was possible to have access to it on the internet. Yes, I could go into the local library but as I live in France that's not going to be easy!! hence searching a site...

[Alibobs]

Do you know which local paper it was??? Our local paaper was helpful in tracing an old photo for me, so they may help.

(Apologies if I'm stating the bleedin' obvious - I feel that given the trouble you've already gone to perhaps you don't know)

[A Chill Wind]

I had cause to seek out a news story from a few years ago and was advised by the local evening paper that the central library held copies on microfiche and going through them would be a lot cheaper! Twenty minutes on a fiche reader and 50p for a printout and I was done.

Although most local papers have some form of archive on their websites, they generally cover news stories and I doubt any would go back that far. I'd email whichever library it is and explain your situation - you're sure to be pointed in the right direction. Merci, lafrancaise!