When visiting Newbiggin, I spotted a poster in the Maritime Centre about this project and I thought members may be interested.
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Newbiggin by the Sea Genealogy Project may be the first attempt by any community anywhere in the world to map its entire family history; to create a complete, online, freely accessible record of everyone who ever lived here. This is an enormous task but we’re already well on the way, with information about some 30,000 people over 5 centuries – and our records are growing every day.
However, this isn’t just some dry list of names. These are real people and they all have stories which we are recovering, recording, publishing and helping to turn into books and music and more.
Many people think that Newbiggin by the Sea is a great place, full of fascinating people, many of whom are inter-related with each other. NBTSGP is helping to prove it.
Our project is run by Newbiggin people, owned by Newbiggin people, accountable to Newbiggin people and relies on anyone who has ever lived in Newbiggin for information and involvement to develop and grow.
Meetings are held in the Newbiggin Maritime Centre and at the Newbiggin Community Activity Centre every month and you can take part online.
email: newbigginbytheseagenealogyproject@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/856217171063106/
