Visit to Newcastle City Library

On Monday Feb 18^th we visited the Newcastle City Library where we toured the Local History and Family History Centre on the 6th floor. Sarah introduced us to the resources of the centre, a repository full of local newspapers, maps, materials...etc.

Their archives cover family history, architectural history, trades, cultural events, etc. which are cataloged by administrative districts. After touring the collections and facilities of the centre, we had our first look at a few resources relating to the history of Sandyford. 

At this stage we are considering dividing our research into several categories: 
1.beginnings + foundation 
2.business + trade
3.buildings + architecture
4.education + worship/social groups
5.crime + controversies
6.residents + demographics
7.present + future

….any thoughts on what we should include or remove?

On a side note, can you see what Phil is pointing out? We’ve come across a record that Charles Dickens had performed in a self-directed show at the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle. Not exactly related to our research but still interesting nonetheless.

Now here is a lovely picture of our team hard at work. Thank you Sarah for the suggestions on how to carry out our research, we took notes on several useful books and archives and will be back soon.