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Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 555 Send Message	poppycat	Report	20 Nov 2012 05:50
	I have been alerted recently by a friend about this Free Newspapers & had a look at the site. There is going to be digitised Kent Newspapers Free to view They are looking for Volunteers across Kent for their project. I'm in Aust. & find researching trying at times & i would love to be involved in this project..............so hope they find enough people to take part...will benefit all with Family from Kent. :-)
	Researching: Gurney [ Hertfordshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire London Middlesex] Freemantle [Bishops Sutton Southsea HAMPSHIRE] Halsted/Halstead[Portsea hampshire Brighton East SUSSEX] Lower [Brighton Lewe East SUSSEX Broomfeild [Dover Maidstone Aylesford Orpington KENT] Eves [Maidstone Goudhurst KENT] Buttress [ Cork IRELAND Deal Dover Canterbury KENT] Bayden [Deal Kent] Huckstepp [Dover Wye Ashford Hinxhil Of,ChilhamKENT] Kendall/Kendal[Poplar Middlesex Walmer KENT]
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,893 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	20 Nov 2012 10:58
	Do you have a link please, or was it in the paper itself?
	Researching: I am NOT an employee of GR, just a paying member. Any advice, guidance or suggestions offered is given in good faith.
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 555 Send Message	poppycat	Report	20 Nov 2012 23:31
	+++DetEcTive+++ Just type in.......kent newspaper project the nespapers will be digitised back more than 150yrs free online!
	Researching: Gurney [ Hertfordshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire London Middlesex] Freemantle [Bishops Sutton Southsea HAMPSHIRE] Halsted/Halstead[Portsea hampshire Brighton East SUSSEX] Lower [Brighton Lewe East SUSSEX Broomfeild [Dover Maidstone Aylesford Orpington KENT] Eves [Maidstone Goudhurst KENT] Buttress [ Cork IRELAND Deal Dover Canterbury KENT] Bayden [Deal Kent] Huckstepp [Dover Wye Ashford Hinxhil Of,ChilhamKENT] Kendall/Kendal[Poplar Middlesex Walmer KENT]
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,893 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	21 Nov 2012 08:37
	http://goo.gl/4Ogj2 A landmark project will make historic Kent newspapers dating back more than 150 years available online, The KM* Group can reveal. * Kent Messenger. Article dates from 2010 Can't find anything else more recent. :-0
	Researching: I am NOT an employee of GR, just a paying member. Any advice, guidance or suggestions offered is given in good faith.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 16,409 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	24 Nov 2012 20:09
	... a bit more recent, ie. October 2012 Page suggests there may be results available early 2013. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/october/22/digital_archive_taking_shape.aspx Gwyn

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