Free access to 3 local newspaper archives until 17 May.

[Leeds Hippo]

Free access to 3 local newspaper archives until 17 May. Leeds Mercury, Leeds Intelligencer, Star of Freedom. https://www.newspapers.com/papers/#containing=leeds

Some great stuff in here about the history of Leeds, Lost pubs, Murders you name it ...

[warringtonrhino]

It is only free if you give them all you details, including your credit card details!!
If it is free why do they need all that information, i don't trust them.

[warringtonrhino]

And I have just received this email - I have changed my details for this posting but 2020 Newspapers .com already knew them.

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[buffaloskinner]

You can also get free access to British Library Newspapers and The Times Digital Archive by been a Library member, and it also gives you free access to Ancestry but only in Libraries.

[uncle mick]

You can also get free access to British Library Newspapers and The Times Digital Archive by been a Library member, and it also gives you free access to Ancestry but only in Libraries.

Ancestry is now free for Leeds library members to access from home

https://secretlibraryleeds.net/2020/05/ ... -ancestry/

https://secretlibraryleeds.net/2020/04/ ... y-for-all/

[buffaloskinner]

Ancestry is now free for Leeds library members to access from home

But From Home only until the Library reopens after lockdown