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Please help me. I have no family of origin but am trying to trace a record of a fire which may have killed my half sister. I do not know whether it occured in Wales or London. It has been suggested that I contact the locallibrary which may have access to the newspapers. They were born in 1935 and I believe the fire happened around the age of 3 ie 1938. There mother gave birth to them in Bargoed, but their father was from London, hence I do now know where the fire was. I am hoping, as it involved a child fatality that there would be some newspaper record of it. I live in Surrey. Many thanks Pam
2008-09-04 18:03:57

please tell me how to renew items on line - your website is very vague - I have looked everywhere!!
2008-09-03 18:02:53

We are looking to promote our Big Toddle event (sponsored fun walk for the under fives) by placing posters and/or leaflets in all Welsh libraries possibly April/May time 2009. Please could you let me know if it would be possible for the main library to distribute them to all the smaller libraries in Wales? If so please could you let me know how we arrange this and the number of libraries in your area? With kind regards. Yvonne Houghton Yvonne.houghton@barnardos.org.uk
2008-09-02 12:28:18
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