How to Research

These articles will help you to search our books and other sources of research.

They can either be displayed as a webpage or a PDF for downloading

Thanks to Keith for providing these instructions.

Web Page

Facebook-               download

Bury Archives

Trade Directories   download

https://www.bury.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-family-history/summary-of-catalogue-resources/trade-directories

News Magazines      download

Youtube and Pathe News   download

https://www.youtube.com/@ramsbottomheritagesociety3249

www.britishpathe.com

Birth Marriages Deaths    download

Websites mentioned

https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/

https://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/

https://www.freecen.org.uk/

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/

https://astreetnearyou.org/  

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk  

https://www.findagrave.com/

 

Other    download

websites

History of Breweries   http://www.breweryhistory.com/

Photos    https://www.geograph.org.uk/ 

Maps      https://maps.nls.uk/

Grade 2 listed buildings https://historicengland.org.uk

Blue Plaques   https://openplaques.org/

Other Resources

Bury Conservation Area, Tree Preservation Orders, Listed Buildings   https://maps.bury.gov.uk/externalwebmap/Map.aspx?MapName=PA

Ancestry - subscription required

Find My Past - Subscription Required

British Newspaper Archive - Subscription  - Ramsbottom Observer 1891, 1898, 1899  - Rossendale Free Press 1880 - 1889  Bury Times from 1850 - 1899

Newspapers.com - Subscription   Ramsbottom Observer from 1891 - 1950  Rossendale Free Press 1889, 1897, 1912, 1987 - 1999