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Description: | The library contains a wealth of material on the Fareham area including books for reference and loan. Historical records on microfilm and microfiche includes files of local newspapers from, parish records, census information for the area from 1861 and the Hampshire Wills Index. Various editions of local street directories from 1784 are available. There is a collection of large scale maps from the 1800s and they are indexed by place. A photograph collection of the area and an indexed ephemera collection provide a record of change. A project to photograph all the local public houses is ongoing. | Subjects: | Local history Photographs Public houses Maps | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Telephone: | 01329 284902 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7879 | Go to resource |
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