Good news from FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) and the British Library (www.bl.uk), concerning an extension to the British Newspaper Archive project (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk):
British Library and Findmypast announce renewal of long-term partnership
42 million newspaper pages are currently searchable on the British Newspaper Archive and Findmypast, with a further 14 million planned by 2023.
Findmypast and the British Library have today announced an extension of their long term partnership; the British Newspaper Archive. Originally launched in 2011, this ambitious ten-year project has delivered the most significant mass digitisation of newspapers the UK has ever seen.
Today’s announcement will result in the online publication of a further 14 million pages over the next three years, including the addition of 1 million new free-to-access pages each year.
The extension of Findmypast’s partnership with the British Library as preferred digitisation partner for mass newspaper digitisation is further evidence of our proven track record of digitising archive materials, making them available to new audiences and preserving them for future generations. Although much of the content on the site is out of copyright, Findmypast has worked with rights holders to make a wide range of more recent content available too.
For the full announcement visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/british-library-renewal
The BNA is the research gift that keeps on coming - just yesterday I discovered that my great grandfather won a Scottish bravey award in Glasgow in the 1920s, whilst his brother died in 1891 after his arm was ripped off in an industrial accident. It's probably the one resource I retiurn to most, after ScotlandsPeople - great to see it continuing.
Update: The BNA is offering a 30% discount for renewals on 3 months and 12 months subscriptions, until May 31st 2021, using the code LIBRARY30Q at the checkout.
Chris
Just out, Sharing Your Family History Online is on sale at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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