Friday Free Stuff: Historic diaries

01 June 2012

Some free stuff is provided by big organisations with big budgets -- and some is provided as a labour of love by someone with a passion for the subject. This is particularly the case for historic diaries, beloved of genealogists everywhere.

Cyndi's List is a giant collection of genealogical resources, including diaries and letters - the Locality Specific, Military, People & Families categories in particular list dozens.

The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre has a whole collection of autobiographies, biographies, journals and correspondence.

And some sites with journals of historic figures include:Deborah Fitchett Liaison Librarian