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This website is dedicated to understanding the history of St Ives in Cambridgeshire as experienced by the ordinary people of the town. It's 10 years since the first article was published. To learn more about the story of this website, click here. Or to read the article about the website featured in national magazine Who Do You Think You Are?, click here.
There is a huge amount of information about St Ives, its residents, and the surrounding area. Select from the categories below to browse. Looking for specific content in the articles, or mention of a family member in the tens of thousands of newspaper articles dating from 1629? Get help at Search for content.
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The banner image is 'St Ives Bridge, St Ives, Huntingdon', 1895,
by local artist William Fraser Garden. Now at The Met, New York.
