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Archive CD Books News : February 14 2004
In this news:
* Latest CD Releases
* Special Offers
* Census project news
* Ways that directories can be used
* A taste of books to come
* Cumberland & Staffordshire Lookup Month
* New - Adopt-a-Book Scheme
* Other news snippets
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LATEST CD RELEASES
For more details of those listed below, with photographs, see:
http://www.archivecdbooks.ie/books/new/index.htm That is the easiest way to
view the list of latest releases, with links from each of them to see
photos and more details.
Now 1,333 different CDs available!
Something for everyone's research.
** Surnames of the United Kingdom
A concise A-Z of Surnames in the United Kingdom by Henry Harrison,
published 1912.
see Books for All Britain page
** Villaire Anglicum. A View of all the Cities, Towns and Villages in
England - 1678 An index of places in alphabetical order. Each town and
village in England in 1678 is listed along with information on the
County in which it resides and it's "Hundreds, Rapes or Wapentakes". see
England Maps & Gazetteers page
** Grimsby and Cleethorpes Directory 1910-11
A typical directory, packed full of peoples names and trades. It
includes a Grimsby, Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes street directory,
which is so detailed it even tells you if a building on the street is
vacant.
see Lincolnshire directories page
** Annals of Glasgow 1816 By James Cleland
These two volumes on one CD cover the history of Glasgow in 370 until
1816. It has chapters on the rise and progress of the city including
chapters on the magistrates and law, religions influence and structure,
public buildings, charities, hospitals, societies, schools, regiments,
riots, fires, construction and destruction, as well as tales of the
city.
see Lanarkshire page
** Bulmer's 1895 History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire One of
the most comprehensive Victorian directories for Derbyshire. see
Derbyshire directories page
** Recollections of Johannes Brahms
Albert Dietrich & J. V. Widman 1899
Published just two years after the death of the great musician and
composer, this wonderful biography in two parts gives a tremendous
insight into the life of Brahms.
see Biographies page
** History of Beaminster 1914
By Richard Hine with forty illustrations and maps. The book covers the
history of Beaminster starting as far back as Pre-historic Man and
discussing every period following that up to 1914 when the book was
published.
see Dorset history & topography page
** A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of
Buckingham. Circa 1804 An account of Buckingham's towns, castles,
churches, monuments, picturesque scenery and antiquities. This wonderful
old book describes the history of Buckinghamshire and it's people as far
back as Roman times. It describes all the main towns individually and
gives a glimpse of life in each. As well as lots of details about the
way people lived,
the customs and trades of the area.
see Buckinghamshire history page
** Northamptonshire 1869 Post Office Directory
An excellent directory in three parts: A county wide directory of each
town and village, its residents with trades, and descriptions of the
facilities in each place; a Court Directory (alphabetical lists of
private residents, although not all) and a Classified Trades Directory
for the whole county. The book includes its original county map of 1869.
see Northamptonshire directories page
** Complete History of the County of York. 1831
Contains information such as the population, number and type of churches
and schools as well as who built them, main industries of the town plus
any additional information that distinguishes the place see Yorkshire
history & topography page
** Irish Names and Surnames
This wonderful book explains the meanings and origins of Irish first
names and surnames.
see Ireland pedigrees page
** The Streets of Liverpool
Published around 1880, the author describes each street and gives
anecdotes about events that occurred in each one. His description
includes the type of houses built, who lived in them and their trade.
see Lancashire history page
** Records for the Parish of Whitkirk, 1892
Most importantly this book holds the Parish registers for Baptisms,
Marriages and Burials for the years 1603- 1700. However this book also
has a great deal of historical and ecclesiastical information about
Whitkirk Parish that makes the book far more interesting than a simple
Parish register.
see Yorkshire church records page
BOOK OF THE MONTH - SOMETHING OF USE TO EVERYONE!
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The Parish Register 1910
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This pocket book sized book is fantastically useful to explain the
mysteries of Parish Registers. A delightful book to read, a vital, must
have for beginner and advanced family historians alike. Packed full of
interesting snippets of Parish Registers from around the country, the
book explains the type of information that can be found, how to read it
and what the entries really mean. Parish registers are some of the most
frequently used and most important documents in researching family
history, this book helps you to get the most out of the entries and
ensures you won't miss a thing when researching baptisms, marriages and
deaths.
>From Archive CD Books at *only* GBP 5.00
see Books for all Britain page .... lots more details there! <URL:http:/
/www.archivecdbooks.ie/acatalog/Archive_CD_Books_Books_for_all_of_Britain_7
0.html>
(Or go to the site map:
http://www.archivecdbooks.ie/acatalog/sitemap.html
and scroll down to the "Books for All of Britain" page
For more details of those listed above, with photographs, see:
http://www.archivecdbooks.ie/books/new/index.htm That is the easiest way to
view the list of latest releases, with links from each of them to see
photos and more details.
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SPECIAL OFFERS
OK... A lot of people have written to me wishing that they could afford
to buy more resources on CD for Nottingham....
So I am putting together a special compendium edition of EIGHT of the
excellent C. N. Wright's Nottingham & Neighbourhood Directories.
SPECIAL OFFER AVAILABLE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY - ENDS THIS WEEKEND!
FOR A MERE FRACTION OF THE COST OF THE SEPARATE CDs, which are
14.25each.... all EIGHT directories for GBP 25.00
Includes three as yet unpublished Wright's Directories!
1854, 1883, 1885, 1888, 1902, 1905, 1913-14, 1920
These directories cover the city of Nottingham and neighbourhood out to
about 12 miles distant. (That includes some places in Leicestershire and
Derbyshire too). For the city of Nottingham they contain complete street
by street directory listings of most households, an alphabetical
directory of residents and a classified trades directory.
THIS SPECIAL OFFER COMPENDIUM IS AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING NOW. I SHALL
MAKE SUFFICIENT COPIES OF THE COMPENDIUM CDs TO COVER THE ADVANCE
ORDERS ONLY.
THIS SPECIAL OFFER COMPENDIUM SET WILL DISAPPEAR FROM THE SHOPPING CART
ON MONDAY MORNING - CDs WILL BE DESPATCHED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY.
http://www.archivecdbooks.ie/acatalog/Archive_CD_Books_Directories_71.html
Special Compendium of 8 Wright's Directories for Nottingham (Ref S10026)
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Cumberland 2 for 1 Special Offer.
Offer ends February 29.
Order any two Cumberland CDs from the on line shopping cart, and get the
cheapest one free. The shopping cart shows the full normal price, but as
we process the orders manually, then you will only be charged for one
CD.
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Staffordshire 2 for 1 Special Offer.
Offer ends February 29.
Order any two Staffordshire CDs from the on line shopping cart, and get
the cheapest one free. The shopping cart shows the full normal price,
but as we process the orders manually, then you will only be charged for
one CD.
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CENSUS PROJECT NEWS
NEW CENSUS RELEASES:
1861 Census - RG9/3238-3242 Saddleworth Registration District (Yorks.
West Riding)
AVAILABLE NOW
1861 Census - RG9/3243-3273 Huddersfield Registration District (Yorks.
West Riding)
AVAILABLE NOW
1861 Census - RG9/3397-3416 Dewsbury Registration District (Yorks. West
Riding)
AVAILABLE NOW
1861 Census - RG9/3274-3304 Halifax Registration District (Yorks. West
Riding) FOR ADVANCE ORDERS ONLY - Most of this set is now scanned, but
we are waiting on the PRO for delivery of a couple more films.
see Census order page
http://www.archivecdbooks.ie/acatalog/Archive_CD_Books_Census_129.html
Being scanned now:
1861 Essex Registration Districts
1861 Suffolk Registration Districts
next in line to be scanned (films also here):
1861 Kent Registration Districts
1861 Surrey Registration Districts
At present, film deliveries from the National Archives (PRO) are
frustratingly slow. Essex and Suffolk, which were ordered (and paid for
in advance) in November, arrived here this week. At present, we have
outstanding orders for films for 14 more counties, (paid for in advance,
which is tying up considerable funds).
I regret that other than those listed above, which will be released
within the next few weeks, I am unable to give firm release dates for
any others for which people have placed advance orders. Thank you for
your continued patience.
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WAYS THAT DIRECTORIES CAN BE USED
A new web page on the British-Genealogy site that uses some examples
from a directory (Wright's 1902 Nottingham) to illustrate a few ways in
which directories can be used for research, and to build up a picture of
the neighbourhood in which they lived..
It also clearly explodes the myth that directories only contained
businesses, and that people had to pay to be included. They didn't!
http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/books/directories/wright2/
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A TASTER OF BOOKS TO COME
A little taster of what is to come....
Some of the books in the scanning room:
GB1080 Memoirs of the Protectoral House of Cromwell (Noble 1787)
GB1100 1834 Pigot's Directory of Cheshire
GB1107 History of Hampshire - Shore 1892
GB1108 Casell's Illustrated History of India (2 Vols)
GB1109 Kelly's 1913 Herefordshire Directory
GB1111 Kelly's 1913 Shropshire Directory
GB1119 The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England
Begun in the Year 1641 (6 Vols.) GB1122 The History, Gazetteer
and Directory of the County of
Derby, 1829 GB1128 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed
and Official Classes GB1129 1801- The Statutes Passed in the Forty
First Year of the Reign
of King George III
GB1130 The Complete Art of Cookery 1843
GB1131 Schedule of the Deeds of the Sneaton Estate GB1136 Huguenots on
England & Ireland - Smiles 1876 GB1137 Scottish Clans and Their Tartans
- Johnston 1925 GB1138 History of England - Coote 1812 (4 Vols.)
GB1139 The History of Glasgow - Todd 1911
GB1140 Old Lincolnshire Magazine 1883-1885
GB1141 The Stranger in Chester, 1816
GB1143 The Liverpool Guide, 1801
GB1144 The History and Directory of Newcastle upon Tyne, circa 1887
GB1145 Kelly's Directory of Northumberland 1921
Gb1146 Baines History of Liverpool, 1852
GB1147 Kelly's Directory of Liverpool, 1881
GB1148 Bennett's History of Tewkesbury, 1830
GB1149 The Tewkesbury Yearly Register and Magazine, 1840-49
GB1150 The Tewkesbury Yearly register and magazine, 1830-39
GB1151 Poll Book for Tewkesbury, 1832 and 1835 GB1152 The Robins or
Robbins Family of England -
Rev. Mills Robbins 1908 GB1153 Photographs of the Norfolk
Broads - 1891 Jennings GB1154 History, Topography and Directory of Mid
Lancashire -
Mannex 1854 GB1155 Parish Registers of Holy Trinity, Chester
1532-1837 GB1156 Parish registers of Ulverston 1545-1812 GB1157
Jollie's Cumberland Guide and Directory 1811 GB1158 Barrett's Directory
of Lancaster & District 1886 GB1159 Bulmer's History, Topography &
Directory of Furness
& Cartmel 1911 GB1160 Early Records of the University of St.
Andrews 1413-1579 GB1161 Matriculation Roll of the University of St.
Andrews 1747-1897 GB1162 Wood's Athenae - Writers of the University of
Oxford
(4 vols.) 1502-1693
GB1163 1885 Wright's Directory of Nottingham and Ten Miles Around
GB1164 1905 Wright's Directory of Nottingham and Neighbourhood
GB1165 1913-14 Wright's Directory of Nottingham and Neighbourhood
GB1166 Traditions of Lancashire - Roby 1882 GB1167 The Constitution of
England - DeLelome 1822
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LOOKUP MONTH ON BRITISH-GENEALOGY.COM MAILING LISTS
Cumberland Lookup Month - February
http://www.british-genealogy.com/lists/cumberland-month.html
Staffordshire Lookup Month - February
http://www.british-genealogy.com/lists/staffordshire-month.html
A "free for all" on-the-mailing-list lookup thing using all of the
Archive CD Books Cumberland CDs and Staffordshire CDs. We have just
finished the Cornwall Lookup Month, with tremendous success!
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NEW - ADOPT-A-BOOK SCHEME
Museums, local studies libraries, etc. often have very rare and old
books that we'd all like to see. Unfortunately, those books are so rare
and valuable, and often in such poor condition, that they are not out on
open shelves for the public. Money to renovate them is hard to come by.
In addition, we often see old books for sale at book dealers that really
should have a home with those museums and local studies libraries,
record offices, etc. But they disappear into private collections. Our
"Adopt A Book" scheme solves those problems.
It works like this:
* A book comes to us from a local studies library, museum or
record office, or we purchase it from a book dealer.
* We scan it and make it available on CD
* The book on CD is then accessible to anyone
* The museum gets a copy on CD
* But then we go a step further:
The book is renovated before being returned to the museum We have a few
(usually 3 or 4 copies only) of the book specially printed as a
facsimile copy. The facsimile copy has an extra preface page that
describes the Archive CD Books Project, and also names the person or
people who adopted the book.
* A copy goes to the museum or library where it can be used
by the public. (The original valuable old one can now go
into preservation).
* A copy of the facsimile book goes to the person or people
who adopted the book. (plus a copy of the CD too).
Who pays for all of this?
1. Some money comes from the sale of CDs of the book, but as
we don't sell large numbers of these, especially the more
esoteric ones, that doesn't cover all of the costs.
(Where CD sales can cover the costs, then the book is not
put up for adoption).
2. Some money comes from the person or people who adopt the book.
The scheme has only just started. The pages for the scheme will be
changing very regularly!
Further details can be seen at:
http://www.archivecdbooks.org/adopt/index.html
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OTHER NEWS SNIPPETS
At the end of January I made another visit to the Cumbria Record Offices
at Carlisle and Barrow in Furness. I returned the last batch of books
that were borrowed, gave them lots of CDs, and came away with some more
boxes full of books. Some really interesting ones amongst them.
On Monday, Anya and I will be visiting the Brewhouse Yard Museum in
Nottingham, in connection with the new adopt-a-book scheme. We also have
a rather special book to donate to them too. An incredibly rare first
edition of the Nottingham Date Book (1852) - only three known copies are
in existence, and this copy is in just about perfect original condition.
We have had a special flip-lid preservation box made for it. But what
makes this particular book even more special, is that it came from the
personal library of Jesse Boot (yes, the founder of Boot's The Chemist)
a Nottingham man who first started his business there. What more fitting
a place to hold it than Nottingham's museum of social history - The
Brewhouse Yard Museum. A place where it will be owned by the people of
the City of Nottingham, and preserved for the future.
If you have ancestors in Nottingham, or just happen to be visiting the
city sometime, then I can thoroughly recommend a visit to the Brewhouse
Yard Museum, sited at the foot of the Castle Rock, and within a stone's
throw (it's next door!) of the fascinating Trip to Jerusalem Inn which
is embedded into the sandstone rock face. It's one of the very earliest
surviving pubs in England. We'll be there on Monday lunch time.
Regards
Rod
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