RichardB Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Open Library is a very useful research site. There are quite a few old books on Sheffield here, also useful for old directories etc. Now, with volunteers, next year we could get some great detail from here - pick a topic e.g. Town Hall near the Church and go for it - brilliant link. Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gramps Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Open Library is a very useful research site. There are quite a few old books on Sheffield here, also useful for old directories etc. Now, with volunteers, next year we could get some great detail from here - pick a topic e.g. Town Hall near the Church and go for it - brilliant link. Check it out. Is this the link ? http://library.open.ac.uk/ ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Is this the link ? http://library.open.ac.uk/ I think it's http://openlibrary.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 At the moment it seems that all of the scanned books on this site come from the internet archive. Here are some of my bookmarks: Sheffield in the Eighteenth Century, by Robert Eadon Leader Reminiscences of old Sheffield, by Robert Eadon Leader The Illustrated Guide to Sheffield and the Surrounding District, Published by Pawson and Brailsford, 1879 Local Register and chronological account of occurences and facts connected with the town and neighborhood of Sheffield, which includes an extensive, if sometimes imaginative, timeline of Sheffield history A complete history of the great flood at Sheffield on March 11 & 12, 1864, by Samuel Harrison A glossary of words used in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, by S. O. Addy Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gramps Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Jonathan Eastwood's History of the Parish of Ecclesfield is available via this site. The direct link is http://books.google.com/books?id=sgEWAAAAY...rce=gbs_ViewAPI Click on the 'download pdf' button to grab the book. It could well become unavailable once they notice UK users are downloading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 Grabbed, Thanks for the heads-up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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