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Title: Kelso newspapers
Post by: woozle on Tuesday 25 December 07 20:38 GMT (UK)

Does anyone know whether any newspapers covering Kelso from the end of the 1800s up to 1914 or so have been scanned and put on CD? I have looked at the web but there is not much information.
Cheers
Woozle

Title: Re: Kelso newspapers
Post by: Ann Baker on Wednesday 26 December 07 14:05 GMT (UK)

Hi woozle

Unlikely that they will be on CD BUT two places you can try.

First is the National Library Scotland

http://www.nls.uk/collections/index.html

Second is the local library who may have the info available on fiche!

http://www.kelso.bordernet.co.uk/information/kelso-library.html

Happy searching

Ann

Title: Re: Kelso newspapers
Post by: woozle on Wednesday 26 December 07 19:21 GMT (UK)

Hi Ann
Thanks for that. I will certainly give them both a try. As you say I suppose fische will be the most obvious medium.
Thanks again
Woozle

Title: Re: Kelso newspapers
Post by: Thisty on Thursday 27 December 07 08:17 GMT (UK)

Hi woozle,

One more place for you to try

http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/council/specialinterest/heartofhawick/18964.html

They have most of the old borders newspapers on fiche :)

Title: Re: Kelso newspapers
Post by: poppysmum on Thursday 27 December 07 08:33 GMT (UK)

hmm
I've been to the hawick heritage hub a few times and they don't have half as many newspapers as you would think,
i was expecting them all to be there but i think a lot of the local ones might still be with the libraries, your best bet would be to phone and ask if they have the one you are looking for

caroline  :)

Title: Re: Kelso newspapers
Post by: woozle on Thursday 27 December 07 11:19 GMT (UK)

Thanks Thisty and poppysmum (great names there!! It's worth writing things on rootschat just to get the names up). I'll try everything.
Cheers
Woozle

Title: Re: Kelso newspapers
Post by: elljo56 on Thursday 29 September 11 03:33 BST (UK)

If you haven't already got the info, the newspaper's name was "The Kelso Chronicle".