Manx National Heritage launch online version of iMuseum

Friday, 25 January 2013 00:00

People across the world can now explore the Isle of Man’s history in more detail.

Manx National Heritage has launched an online version of the iMuseum which gives access to national archives, the library and museum collections.

It means people can search through more than 150 years of Manx newspapers, baptism, marriage and burial records and thousands of images of people and places.

Director Edmund Southworth says it will completely transform the way in which people get information:

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