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PONTELAND LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Celebrating Ponteland’s History

PONTELAND LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Celebrating Ponteland’s History

 

 

If you would like to access any part of the archive then please contact the chairman

 

ARE YOU...

 

*doing a school project?

*researching  family history?

*needing historical information on a date, building or person in the Ponteland Area

* looking for an old local photograph? Then perhaps we can HELP!

 

Our AIM...

 

· to make our archives available for use by the public

· to help with local history inquiries

·  to encourage people to share their private collections with others.

 

Our HELPERS...

 

· are members of Ponteland Local History Society

· are all volunteers who are in attendance during opening hours · are not local history experts, but local enthusiasts

 

Our ARCHIVES consist of ...

 

· A Main Collection

· Two Special Collections (Henderson and Langton families’ donation)

· A Photographic Collection

 

REGULATIONS (sorry but we have to protect the archives!)

 

· access to information & material in our archives is only available during Help Desk opening hours

· only Helpers may access & remove material from the filing cabinet

· all items/material are for reference use only & cannot be borrowed

· only 3 items at a time may be requested per person. These should be returned to the Help Desk before a further 3 items are used.

· pencils, not pens, should be used when making notes or tracings from archive material

· cotton gloves are provided for handling 'original' archive material that cannot be viewed without handling

· photographs should not be removed from their pockets

 

Photocopying... (using Ponteland Library's facilities)

 

· most items, (except those marked with red dots, and very fragile items), may be photocopied for your own personal use

· copying for publication, or public display must have the written permission of the Archivist & Chairman of the Society

· items marked with red dots are copyright protected and cannot be photocopied without the author's/owner's permission

· please fill in a 'Photocopy Request form

· photocopying requests will be carried out by the Library staff or a Helper; the cost is paid by you to the Library staff

 

Computer Scanning...

 

If there is a photograph in our archives that you would like copied, arrangements can be made for the Archivist to provide you with a computer scanned copy.

 

ARCHIVE DESK