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Volunteers bring to life the world of the Victorian poor
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/224.htm?news=rss
"Volunteers around England and Wales are embarking on an exciting project to unearth the often sad and gruesome world of the Victorian poor. Led by The National Archives, the 'Living the Poor Life' project will involve more than 200 local and family historians in cataloguing memos, letters and reports held within the records of 22 Poor Law Unions....