1. Using local studies resources at Derbyshire libraries Cultural and Community Services

2. Find old photographs on Picture the Past

3. Find old photographs of Bolsover buildings, people and industries

4. Look at photographs of people to find out how people dressed in the past

5. Find out about local industries through photographs

6. Use Ancestry to find historical records about people www.ancestrylibrary.com

7. Find descriptions of your local area

8. Find out the names and ages of people who lived in your area in the past…

9. …discover what they did for a living…

10. …and see where they were born

11. Find old news articles, advertisements and picture in our newspaper archives www.derbyshirelibraries.gov.uk/24hrlibrary

12. Find information about your local area in old newspapers using the Infotrac database

13. Other sources of information Historical Directories – Derbyshire libraries hold original copies of these. You can find digital versions at www.historicaldirectories.orgwww.historicaldirectories.org Maps – These can be viewed at Derbyshire libraries. You cans see some old maps online at www.old-maps.co.uk www.old-maps.co.uk Books – Derbyshire libraries have a vast collection of local studies books covering places, people and industries Websites – to find out about mining in the past visit www.cmhrc.co.uk www.cmhrc.co.uk