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Title: Medway Archives online
Post by: jacqueline cox on Sunday 26 May 24 11:04 BST (UK)
I can't remember how I have previously accessed Medway's archives online - "ark" ? something but don't know where to start. Link, please?
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: haliared on Sunday 26 May 24 11:07 BST (UK)
https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/search/simple
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: jacqueline cox on Sunday 26 May 24 11:14 BST (UK)
Thank you. I'm grateful.
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: Sandy_W on Monday 02 September 24 11:43 BST (UK)
Has anyone else had problems trying to get onto the cityark.medway site? It had been working fine up until about a week ago - since then, I keep getting "can't reach this page, cityark.medway.gov.uk took too long to respond". Is it just me?
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: bearkat on Monday 02 September 24 11:49 BST (UK)
Have a look at this page

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200391/medway_archives_centre/317/medway_archives_centre/2

Digital material you can view free at Medway Archives Centre, Medway Libraries, or from home with a subscription

Perhaps they've taken their parish records down  :'(. Hopefully it's just a glitch as it also says

Digital collections you can view from home
You can view records online via the Medway Council Heritage Services catalogue, including:

Parish registers, recording baptisms, marriages and burials, for the Archdeaconry of Rochester
but the link isn't working
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: rosie99 on Monday 02 September 24 12:01 BST (UK)
I normally access them through a link against a record on FindMyPast but that is not working.  I have just tried checking on 'Is it down or just me' and they say it is down.
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: Sandy_W on Monday 02 September 24 12:09 BST (UK)
Thanks Bearkat and Rosie. So it is a problem at their end. I'll just have to be patient. I really appreciate that their parish records are free to access, and I use them a lot, so I don't want to have a moan to them or bug them about it!

Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: jacqueline cox on Monday 02 September 24 12:43 BST (UK)
Nor do I; I'm really grateful for parish record images!
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: bearkat on Monday 02 September 24 12:45 BST (UK)
It used to be down quite regularly but has been better of late.
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 07 September 24 14:35 BST (UK)
It is working for me this afternoon via FindMyPast  :)
Title: Re: Medway Archives online
Post by: bearkat on Saturday 07 September 24 14:43 BST (UK)
I tried about 10 minutes ago and again after your update but I'm geting a 'sorry, an error has occurred" message  ??? That was through Medway Council's website.