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The Guildhall Library is to be extensively refurbished this year for the first time since 1974. This will have a significant impact on access to the collections in the Manuscripts Section, the Prints and Maps Section, and in the Printed Books Section of the Library from March 2009.
In order to keep readers up to date with the changes to the service that will occur, a newsletter dedicated to the refurbishment works is available from:
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/4E271F44-0AD4-4E09-93C1-BB12F311AC9A/0/RenewingGuildhallLibraryNo2.pdf
From 21st October 2009 findmypast.com are to have access to the 1911 census records previously only accessible on 1911census.co.uk. This is to be the only other website allowed to have access during 2009 and will be operated on subscription packages including a PayAsYouGo deal. Find out more at findmypast.com
18th July 2009 to 31 October 2010 the Imperial War museum are holding a "Terrible Trenches" exhibition. Find out about life in the trenches during the First World War in this family exhibition. Further details, including admission prices and how to book places, can be found at http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.2377
5th to 8th November 2009 The Federation of Family History Societies will be holding a stall at the Hobbycraft fair at the NEC. For more details see here
5th, 6th, 12th and 13th December 2009 The Imperial War Museum in London tells the story of the Christmas Truce. An actor in role tells the story of the Christmas Truce in 1914 and explains how soldiers coped with winter in the trenches during the first world war. Details can be found at http://london.iwm.org.uk
From 4th January 2010 The National Archives are making some changes find out more here
The National Library of Wales has good news for family historians, social historians … and the inquisitive! Over 190,000 Welsh wills (some 800,000 pages) have been digitised and are now available on the Library's website or direct on their online catalogue and are free to view.
Wills which were proved in the Welsh ecclesiastical courts before the introduction of Civil Probate on 11 January 1858 have long been deposited at The National Library of Wales. An online index and an opportunity to view digital images of these wills within the Library building has been available for some time, however, remote users can also view the digital images following the release of a new site on 16 October.
As well as being a fabulous source of information the National Library's online wills offer the ability to view all 193,000 wills free of charge, a service few other similar institutions are able to offer. Whilst most institutions charge readers to view their documents, the Library only charges for providing copies of them.
More information can be viewed at http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=1514&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=2640&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=160&cHash=d41a0c9a42.
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