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Eighteenth century resources go live: The first batch of document transcripts produced as part of the Friends of Devon's Archives' Eighteenth Century Devon: People and Communities project are now available to access freely on the Friends' website. The first transcripts to be made available are the 1723 oath of allegiance rolls for Devon and Exeter and a supplementary series of oath rolls dating from the reign of George I. These can now be accessed along with a detailed introduction written and researched by the project officer Simon Dixon. Transcripts of the 1744 replies to Bishop's visitation queries can also be viewed online. 1779 visitation returns and an introduction to this material will follow in the coming months. For more details see the projects page. [Added 21/10/06].

Plymouth's Archives - Buildings from Past to Present: The Friends of Devon's Archives have jointly convened a seminar day with the Plymouth and West Devon Record office on "Buildings Past and Present". Speakers are Nigel Overton, Sam Johnston, Hannah Dempsey, Elayne Hoskin and FoDA Chairman Todd Gray. The event will take place on 11 November 2006. For more details and a booking form see events page. [Added 21/10/06].

Friends support purchase of Herbert Read archive: The Devon Record Office has recently completed the purchase of the Herbert Read archive with financial support from the Friends of Devon's Archives, the V&A Grant Purchase Fund, the Friends of the National Libraries, and descendants of the Read family. Full story [Added 21/10/06].

Crediton map comes home: Part of an unique map giving a bird's-eye view of Crediton over 260 years ago has been acquired by the Devon Record Office for permanent preservation. The historic map dating from 1743 has been purchased at a sale in London with financial assistance from the Friends of Devon's Archives and the Crediton Area History Museum Society. Full story [Added 21/10/06].