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RT @piecesofuk: The Helston Furry Dance is held #OnThisDay every year in the town of Helston in Cornwall, where a number of dances are perf…
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RT @piecesofuk: "Leicester Film Star's Brother Marries": the headline in the Leicester Mercury on Saturday 11th February 1950 for the marri…
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RT @piecesofuk: "The dreams of Mr. Selfridge": obituary of Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of @Selfridges in Oxford Street, London in t…
Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
This week we have added 108,044 new pages to The Archive. We are delighted to welcome three brand new publications to our collection. For th...
Hot off the press – new titles added this week
This week 134,952 have joined the Archive. We have added two home counties titles for England, The East Kent Gazette and the Bucks Examiner...
Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
This week we have added 128,578 new pages to The Archive. We are excited to welcome two brand new additions to our collection – the mu...