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Footnote.com-digitised US records

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May 14, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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Footnote.com has a database of over 70 million digitised historical images. Footnote helps you find and share historic documents. Bringing you … [Read more...]

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Sanquhar monument

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November 4, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

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Sanquhar, situated in the northwestern part of the county of Dumfriesshire is, from the casual observer, yet another town on the busy A76 commuter … [Read more...]

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