Local and Family History
at Putnoe Library

• Ancestry Library Edition
  Free access in the library to 'Ancestry Library Edition', a web site that has a huge range of resources for family historians. For details, see the top of Local and Family History A-Z
   
• Books
  A selection of books relating to Bedford and immediate vicinity, and books on Bedfordshire and family history. For further details please see the library catalogue
  There is no published history of Putnoe
   
• Census Records
  Free access to census records 1841- 1901 on 'Ancestry Library Edition' web site
   
• Council papers
  Bedford Borough Council agendas and minutes (current copy only), plus selected other publications
   
• Magazines
  Bedfordshire County Life
   
• Maps
  Current street maps of Bedfordshire towns and villages.
  Current Ordnance Survey Landranger and Explorer maps of Bedfordshire
   
• Newspapers
  Bedfordshire on Sunday, current edition
  Bedfordshire Times and Citizen, current edition
   
• Newspaper cuttings
  On local people and events. These include, Goldington, John Bunyan, John Howard, Putnoe, Putnoe woods, River Ouse and nearby villages
   
• Statistics
  Summary census data for Bedfordshire towns and villages from 1841 to date
   
• Victoria County History
  Barford Hundred volume covering, Colmworth, Eaton Socon, Great Barford, Goldington, Ravensden, Renhold, Roxton, Wilden
   

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