THE GREATER WIGSTON
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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ARCHIVE SEARCH
Search the Wigston Heritage Centre Archive Material
Our archive material has grown over the past few years and now includes:
- Photographs 15,433
- Transactions 105
- Bulletins 125
- General Research Articles 440
- Books 370
- Scrap Books 47
- Newspapers 450
- Legal Documents (Deeds – Indentures etc) 122
Much of this material is already indexed and can be searched for specific key Words / Names / Places.
To help researchers we are now providing a free on line service to undertake the search and provide reports showing exactly where at the Heritage Centre the items relating to the search can be found.
All you have to do is provide the following data:-
Your Name …………………………………………
Your e-mail address ………………………………………….
Your Location………………………………………….
Item to search for………………………………………….
(See example below and please only one search per request)
The search criteria need to be specific to keep the number of hits to a manageable level.
Phillpot
“Leonard+Phillpot”
Laundry
“Wigston+Laundry”
Butcher
Chemist
“Manor+House”
We will undertake the search and then e-mail you a file containing the specific locations within the Heritage Centre where you will find the searched for ‘Item’.
Please only put one item for searching per on line request. You can however make multiple requests.
SAMPLE SEARCH RESULTS
Search Request: "Rotary+Club"
Total files: 15
Total hits: 94
Scrap Book 014.docx (16 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 48,683 Last modified: 20/03/2023
Scrap Book 001.doc (8 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 54,272 Last modified: 31/08/2019
Scrap Book 016.docx (10 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 32,777 Last modified: 24/04/2023
Scrap Book 033.docx (12 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 57,593 Last modified: 28/08/2019
Scrap Book 024.docx (4 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 23,015 Last modified: 24/03/2020
Scrap Book 008.docx (8 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 33,861 Last modified: 22/03/2023
Scrap Book 007.docx (4 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 50,327 Last modified: 21/03/2023
Scrap Book 004.doc (6 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 76,288 Last modified: 08/03/2021
Scrap Book 003.doc (10 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 68,608 Last modified: 19/10/2019
Scrap Book 019.docx (4 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 27,128 Last modified: 24/04/2023
Scrap Book 036.docx (4 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 38,491 Last modified: 15/01/2021
Scrap Book 032.docx (2 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 32,788 Last modified: 27/03/2023
Scrap Book 010.docx (2 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 16,855 Last modified: 15/03/2023
Scrap Book 018.doc (2 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 74,240 Last modified: 25/11/2019
Scrap Book 009.docx (2 hits)
Location: D:\Documents\Historical Society\H3 Archive\Documents\Scrap Books Index Size: 22,702 Last modified: 15/03/2023
