History of Wigan   (Help with ancient and recent history.)

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WLCT News:

'Volunteers at Leigh and Wigan Local Studies services have finished indexing a major new resource for First World War researchers.

The Wigan Observer and the Leigh Journal newspapers have now been indexed in full on the WLCT website - link, creating an invaluable resource for anyone looking for ancestors in the military.

You can read more about the project on the Wigan Archives & Local Studies Facebook page - link.