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Maldwyn Treasures

Date joined: 23/12/14

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• Newtown Area Library holds the Local Studies Collection for Montgomeryshire, with both reference and lending books available. • The Montgomeryshire Collections (Transactions of the Powysland Club) are a comprehensive, well indexed, starting point when researching the area. • Census Returns for Montgomeryshire from 1841-1901, are on microfilm. There are 2 microfilm readers, one of which can be used to make printouts. • A selection of Trade Directories for the county, 1822-1936, is also available on fiche. • All our public computers have free access to the family history ANCESTRY. In addition, the Local Studies computer provides access to a number of local and family history websites. • Montgomeryshire Map collection: 1901 OS maps at 6” to the mile, 25” to the mile. • Local newspapers are available – a combination of bound volumes and microfilm dating from 1869. • There is also a collection of local history ephemera (leaflets, newsletters, posters, prints etc)