Historic Records: News

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Welcome to the newly launched Historic Records website. My name is Paul Nixon and I founded Historic Records Limited after many years working with the UK's leading family history website. For much of that time I headed up that company's UK licensing effort and I retain a keen interest in, and key contacts within, the heritage sector. This section of the Historic Records website site will evolve and grow as time goes by. As a company, Historic Records Limited is interested in bringing hirtherto hidden historic records to a wider audience and we are particularly interested in military records and, dare I say, the British Army. So watch this space, and look out for further announcements in the coming days, weeks and months.

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