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Do you neeD a Hat? Wealth of historical images available
in print and online
Then Any family historian will say that finding out more about how life used to
call be and how places looked decades ago really brings to life their ances-
tors’ stories, writes Juliet Platt.
Here in Swindon there is no The Society meets on the sec-
By Sue shortage of historical reference ond Wednesday of the month from
◆ Your local family hairdresser in Haydon Wick material to assist the amateur September to May at Broad Green
historian or family tree researcher. Centre on Salisbury Street. Annual
◆ 25% discount for Seniors to see a large selection Numerous societies and organisa- individual membership costs £10,
of hats to hire or buy tions in Swindon are the source of concessions £6 and joint member-
Call now for an appointment thousands of historic photographs ship is £16. More information can be
on 01793 871120 Call (01793) 704005 and film depicting life in the town of found at www.swindonsociety.org
or 07710 298790
or 07967 363322 Make a personal appointment yesteryear, giving insights into the Swindon Viewpoint is a fascinating
work, pastimes, joys and concerns
Home visits available to find just the right hat for you of our Swindon forebears. online resource which represents
the earliest model of public ac-

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in the early 18th Century. Imagine if this pedestrian lane in Old Town behind
the Swindon Advertiser had been preserved. Tourists would have flocked to
the town to view its charm and character
HE THE PRINT SHOP HE The Swindon Local Studies cess television – the precursor of
PRINT PRINT Collection can be found on the YouTube by over forty years. Its
extensive archive of local interest
second floor of the Central Library.
SHOP SHOP As well as General Register Office, film footage, dating back to the
genealogical and census informa- 1940s, has now been digitised at
tion, there are parish registers, staff www.swindonviewpoint.com
magazines of GWR, Wills Tobacco, In partnership with The Swindon
Garrards and Vickers, microfilms of Society and The Richard Jefferies
John and Beth Milford of THE PRINT SHOP Society, Swindon Viewpoint director
all local newspapers since 1854,
THE PRINT SHOP’s latest acquisition means and The Times since 1785, electoral Martin Parry has been compiling
that we can now wirebind documents; ideal rolls, telephone directories, local a collection of over 170 historical
for producing presentations and proposals. maps and books, publications and photographs comparing Swindon
ephemera from the Swindon area. sites, scenes and events then and
If you would like prices on any quantity from They even have a bound collec- now from as early as 1890.
1 to 1000, please ‘phone, fax or email. tion of Swindon Link going back The entire collection can be
Some of our other services: almost 31 years. viewed at www.swindonviewpoint.
� Printing in BLACK & WHITE or full COLOUR Now many of the 6,000 historical com/then-and-now
� Photocopies up to A3 in BLACK & WHITE or full COLOUR photographs in its collection can be The Swindon Branch of the
� Laminating up to A3 in gloss or matt viewed on-line at: www.flickr.com/ Wiltshire Family History Society
� T-shirts and Polos; embroidered or screen printed photos/swindonlocal/sets. meets fortnightly, on Thursdays at
� Signage and banners To discover what is available there 7.30pm, at Gorse Hill Community
� Stationery; tape, wallets, staplers, ring binders etc. is a free consultation service with Centre, to listen to speakers and to
archivists available on 26 October, discuss and exchange ideas about
==> T Th hi is s month’s s sp pe ec ci ia al l o of ff fe er r <== 23 November and 14 December. For our family histories. In October:
month’s
75gm crisp white copy paper - £3.25 + vat per ream details call 463238, or mail: central. 1st: ‘He can’t be my Ancestor’ by
THE PRINT SHOP is open until 6pm Monday [email protected] society member Carolyn Savory;
to Friday and until 2pm every Saturday The Swindon Society is also a 15th: The History of the Co-opera-
valuable source of historical photo- tive Movement by David Macey
Impresario UK Limited trading as graphs, including over 8,000 slides
THE PRINT SHOP collected since the 1850s. Many of 29th: Cheesemaking in Wiltshire by
Unit 91, Basepoint Business Centre the photographs can be found in a Avice Wilson, author of the book by
the same name.
Rivermead Drive, Swindon SN5 7EX series of books entitled Swindon
Tel: 01793 608787 � Fax: 01793 608801 in Old Photographs, available from New members are always welcome.
Call Glenys Bettley on 525523 for
email: [email protected] the Information Centre and WH details.
Smith.

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