Online Reference
Here you will find links to the information resources we subscribe to, which cover a range of subjects. Please note that some of them are only accessible from a computer at your local St. Helens Library.
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Find My Past
Website: http://www.findmypast.co.uk
Discover your family history with Find My Past.
Features:
- Search and browse historical records
- Create your family tree
- Access special collections from local record offices and archives
- Find advice on how to start researching your family history
How do I log in?:
You will need to be using a library computer to get full use of this service. Follow the above link and you will be logged in automatically.
Following the lifting of restrictions and our libraries reopening to the public, Findmypast has taken the decision to bring the remote access offering to an end from 1st September 2021. From this date you will need to be using a library computer to get full use of this service.
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A vast treasure trove of historical British and Irish newspapers that can be searched and viewed from any St Helens library.
How do I log in?:
- Login to a public PC
- Access https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ and click ‘register’
- Complete the form and login
- Access historical newspapers
