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Description: | The library contains a wealth of material on the Eastleigh and Bishopstoke area including books for reference and loan. Historical records on microfilm and microfiche includes files of local newspapers from 1823, parish records, census indexes for the area and Hampshire directories 1784-1889 and Kellys directories 1914-1975. There is a collection of large scale maps from the 19th century and photographs which provide a record of change. Topic files are held on subjects of local interest. Specialist stock relates to the Eastleigh Railway works and the Basque children of 1937. The James collection of cuttings is in microfilm. | Subjects: | Burial records Railways Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) Local history materials Genealogy Maps Parish records Refugees Trains Rolling stock manufacturers Railway workers | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 023 8065 2931 | Telephone: | 023 8061 2646 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7559 | Go to resource |
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