Free 24 hour access access to UK Press Online

UK Press Online is offering 24 hours free access to its site at www.ukpressonline.co.uk.

To gain the code for the offer, please visit the site's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/UKPressOnline-Newspaper-Archives-150661478288962/?fref=ts

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

UK Press Online discount code

The UK Press Online website (www.ukpressonline.co.uk), which offers  digitised access to many well known historic UK based tabloid newspapers, as well as titles such as Church Times and others, is offering a discount by which you can gain access 15 days on its collection for the price of 5 days.

To receive this, you need to visit the company's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/UKPressOnline-Newspaper-Archives-150661478288962/?fref=ts to receive the relevant code, and take it from there!

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

UK Press Online - new JISC contract

From the newspaper archive site UK Press Online (www.ukpressonline.com), news of a new 3 year JISC license for institutional access:

New JISC Contract: 2015 - 2018

UKPressOnline is pleased to announce that we have signed a new contract with JISC for the period 2015-2018.

For details on annual subscriptions and the options available for purchasing a perpetual licence please refer to the JISC website:

https://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/Overview/Index/2237
https://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/Overview/index/2236

For a detailed quote outlining all options please email andrew.ford@ukpressonline.co.uk or contact JISC directly.

As with all JISC contracts we are able to offer a month's no-obligation trial to all resources. This can be arranged directly through JISC or by contacting UKPressOnline.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

UK Press Online launching new version of site

From the tabloid newspapers archive website UK Press Online (www.ukpresonline.co.uk):

New Site Rolling Out

UKPressOnline will be launching a new version of the site on the evening of the 29th June.

As such the site may go down intermittently and you can check our Facebook page for updates as they happen.

The main changes so far are when using the site with a mobile phone or tablet; the site scales accordingly and is much more responsive.

We do hope any interruption will be kept to a minimum and appreciate your patience

If you have any concerns or struggle to log-in then please email:
andrew.ford@ukpressonline.co.uk

We hope you find the new site useful and will continue to update the look and feel in the coming weeks and months.

(With thanks to UK Press Online)

Chris

The latest British GENES podcast is available at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/podcasts.html. For details on my latest book Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, and my other genealogy guide books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

UK Press Online site to be redesigned

From newspaper site UK Press Online (www.ukpressonline.co.uk):

UKPressOnline will be launching a new version of the site (planned for the end of June). As a result of this there is a need to restart the existing site services on a relatively frequent basis.

Moving towards a site redesign, there will be some disruption to UKPressOnline's services throughout June 2015.

We will attempt to keep interruptions to the service to a minimum in terms of frequency and duration.

Should you find that UKPressOnline is unavailable at any time please wait for around a minute and try again.

Chris

The latest British GENES podcast is available at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/podcasts.html. For details on my latest book Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, and my other genealogy guide books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

UK Press Online March offer

Another offer from UK Press Online (www.ukpressonline.co.uk):

All-inclusive Personal; Spring Special - 15 days of all our titles for the price of 5, or 90 days of all our titles for the price of 30!

Throughout March we are offering all subscribers a three-for-one special on our 5 day and 30 day All-Inclusive package: instead of 5 days access to everything in our archives you get 15 days access, or instead of 30 days access you get 90 days for the same great price. With access to the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Mirror*, Daily Star, Star on Sunday, Morning Star, Church Times, The Great War in Kent, The Watchman and the WWII package that includes the 1933-45 Express, Mirror, Daily Worker, Yorkshire Post, Fascist Week, Action and The Blackshirt; if we have it, you have it!

*Personal access to the Mirror archive is currently restricted to 1903-1980.

For the subscription offer prices, and to take up the offer, please visit http://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/open/cart/cart1.jsp

(With thanks to UK Press Online)

Chris

For details on my latest book Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, and my other genealogy guide books please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. To commission me for genealogical research, please visit my research site at www.scotlandsgreateststory.co.uk.

Kent Messenger 1852-1912 free access - and WW1 coverage

From UK Press Online (www.ukpressonline.co.uk):

The role of Kent in the Great War:

World War One as described in the pages of The Kent Messenger's newspapers from Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Gravesend, Herne Bay and across the surrounding region in the South Eastern Gazette.

You can view the years 1914 to 1918 for our special introductory offer price of just £7.99 for a full month's access.

The archive provides a fascinating insight into Kent's leading role in the Great War and will prove an invaluable tool for anyone interested in the period.

In addition, you can still view the archive from 1852 to 1912 for free thanks to a grant from the Your Heritage Lottery Fund and a dedicated group of volunteers who have worked on this project.

The site's online store is accessible at www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/open/cart/cart1.jsp.

NB: Free access to the Kent Messenger from 1852-1912 is accessible via www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/?sf=KM

Chris

Time to find your inner Irish...! All the best online Irish genealogy resources can be found through my book Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet - in print and ebook formats. "Very useful, makes me wish I was Irish!" - Saint Patrick, patron saint.

Daily Express from 1960 rescanned for UK Press Online

The UK Press Online website (www.ukpressonline.co.uk) has announced that it has rescanned some content from a new source for the Daily Express from January-July 1960, as well as uploaded additional content to plug gaps that were previously in existence in the collection. The new images are of a higher resolution than those previously hosted.

Chris

My latest genealogy books are Tracing Your Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, and Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet. My next Pharos course is Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, which commences May 14th 2014, 5 weeks, price £45.99.

UK Press Online offer extended

From UK Press Online (www.ukpressonline.co.uk):

90 DAYS FOR THE PRICE OF 30!

Throughout the remainder of February and all through March, we’re offering all subscribers a three-for-one special on one of our All-Inclusive packages:

instead of 30-days access to everything in our archives for £45.83 (£55.00 with VAT), you get 90-day access to our original:

Daily Express 1900-present
Daily Mirror 1903-1980
Sunday Express 2000-present
Daily Star 2000-present
Daily Star Sunday 2002-present
Morning Star 2000-present
Daily Worker 1930-45
Church Times 1863--present
The Watchman 1835-1884
Yorkshire Post 1933-45
Mosley Press 1933-40

Visit www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/open/cart/cart1.jsp to go directly to the online store

(With thanks to Andrew Ford at UK Press Online)

Chris

My latest genealogy books are Tracing Your Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, and Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet. My next Pharos course is Scottish Research Online, which commences Feb 27th 2014, 5 weeks, price £45.99.