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Kent Newsapapers

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Gwyn in Kent

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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+++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.

poppycat

poppycat Report 20 Nov 2012 23:31

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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]

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+++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.

poppycat

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]