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Offline Wendyellen

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Obituaries
« on: Thursday 16 July 15 16:28 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me please where I can view Western Morning News copies for 1977 as I am hoping to find an obituary notice.  Many thanks.  :)

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 16 July 15 22:54 BST (UK) »
Why not contact them to find out?

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #2 on: Friday 17 July 15 09:41 BST (UK) »
I have emailed them and also phoned but no joy I'm afraid

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #3 on: Friday 17 July 15 10:18 BST (UK) »
I think your expectations are a little unrealistic if you are expecting an immediate reply?

Assuming they work standard office hours, they will have been open for just 1 hour today?


Looking at their website, obituaries online are only available from 2005.
Their online archives only go back to 2011.

British Newspapers Archive has copies only up to 1959?!


Probably your best bet is the Devon Heritage Centre?
http://www.devon.gov.uk/text/index/cultureheritage/libraries/localstudies/devonnewspapers.htm

But the newspapers are not available online.


Also available at Plymouth Central Library?
http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/historyroom.htm
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 13 August 15 22:10 BST (UK) »
Plymouth library have the newspapers on microfilm. They are very very helpful from experience.

Phil
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