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To accommodate the growing number of requests concerning family history research, lists of background material that may be of interest to the family researcher have been added to the ‘catalogues’ section. The  available material will help […]

In the early 8th century, an illuminated manuscript known as the Lindisfarne Gospels was created.  It is a richly illustrated copy of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  The original manuscript is now in the British Library, […]

Dr John Rainey is a regular visitor of the Library who has a great interest in the Library’s coin collection. He has brought many like-minded people to the Library on a number of occasions, and […]