looking for archieves in Family Announcements

[chris searching]

Is it possible to view online Family announcements from local newspapers.
I have looked so far and found material up to 5 years old but am interested in 1998, can anyone advise.
Tried to contact the Globe via email but the site re this information is undergoing a refurb.

Chris

[Geoffers]

What is available depends entirely on individual publications. Family sometimes post messages in two or three local papers, so if you have no luck with one, you might try another.

I am not aware of any local history project to collate and index these notices.

[Bo Peep]

I am not sure this is what you are looking for but take a peek at the Yesterday's Names (http://www.parishchest.com/shop/index.php?cmd=listlinkeditems&cat=D4038&supplier=&breadcrumb=More+Useful+Products%3ANewspapers+%26+M agazines%3AYesterday%27s+Names:Cheshire) stand.

[suedent]

It can vary a lot from paper to paper. The Western Morning News, West Briton & The Cornishman (all in Cornwall) have archives going back 2 or 3 years. In recent months these have been transferred to a website that appears to be run by the newspaper group that owns them.

Here in the NE the Sunderland Echos online archives only go back a month or so whilst the Newcastle Journal/Evening Chronicle have archives that go back further.

I think that looking for an announcement going back to 1998 you might be better to consider the National Newspaper Library or the RO/Library local to the newspaper in question.

[Wirral]

This isn't online, but try contacting Wallasey Central Library in Earlston Road. They have an index in book form for BMD notices in the Wallasey News & also the paper on microfilm. I don't know what dates the index covers. You will need to Google for the contact details.

[chris searching]

Thank you Wirral

for your advice.

It is Bebington/new Brighton I am looking for so will try that track.