Society News
Next Advice Session
Posted on 7th July, 2010 by Pat Hase.
Owing to refurbishment of the Reference Department at Weston-super-Mare the next Advice Session at the Library will be on Saturday, 4th September from 2.00-4.00pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but queries can still be answered by sending an email to our usual Research mail address
The Future Of North Somerset Museum
Posted on 6th June, 2010 by Pat Hase.
You may have heard about North Somerset Council's proposal to close and sell the North Somerset Museum, in Burlington Street, Weston super Mare, that is, all of the buildings including Clara’ s cottage - and to replace it with a 'Visitor Attraction' on the seafront and a touring exhibition.
Following concern expressed by the users of this service talks are now taking place to ensure its future and the possible creation of a new heritage trust - formed through a coalition of North Somerset, Somerset and Weston Councils - is being discussed. It is now hoped that the building in Burlington Street will remain open.
The proposal is that the responsibility for the premises would transfer to Weston Town Council, which would take on the challenge of improving the building and developing opening hours and facilities to create a 'vibrant' attraction.
If you have any points to raise about the future of the Museum please will you continue to make them known to admin@weston-super-maretowncouncil.gov.uk.
News Flash! The Somerset Heritage Centre
Posted on 16th February, 2010
The new Somerset Heritage Centre is expected to be ready by September 2010. To find out more information about visiting the record office in Taunton during the next few months see the website at: http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/
News Flash! Milton Road Cemetery, Weston Super Mare
Posted on 24th August, 2009
Thanks to the hard work and time given generously by Stan Baker and
other members of the society we are now able to offer for sale a fully
searchable CD of the Memorial Transcriptions for the Milton Road
Cemetery.
This CD costs £15.00 plus postage and is available on our publications page. In total there are some 62,522 names: 17,067 plots and 17,383 memorial inscriptions. The CD also includes data originally transcribed by Brian Austin.
Here's a link to Friends of Milton Road Cemetery
Family History Monthly
Family History Monthly is now available to buy from the Society. It can be obtained at any of our meetings and if bought from us will help our funds.
Ancestry Access
Ancestry.co.uk library edition is now available on all North Somerset Library Plus computers. When you log on to one of the libraries computers, go straight to the North Somerset Libraries home page at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/libraries. When there, click on ‘Information services’ and then ‘online services’. The last step is to click on to Ancestry - Library Edition. Now you can access records for UK and Ireland, USA, Europe and more. All you need is a North Somerset Library card and pin, but remember that you are allowed a one hour session per day in most libraries. Two hour sessions are available at the Campus library and Yatton library.
As well as Ancestry, you can access: Clear as mud, cyberlibrary, Dictionary of National Biography, Encyclopedia Britannica, Enquire, i-point, LibrariesWest, Local information, Newspapers online, Oxford Art Online, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Music Online, Oxford Reference Books Online, Times Digital Archive, Who's Who and Who Was Who.