On-line Branchline Magazine Index
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Introduction
The data for this index was originally compiled and recorded by long-time BRS member, Colin Churcher. The index is comprised of 9 fields: Date, Page, Type, Subject, Author, and Notes for every text and photograph item in all Branchline magazines published since 1966.
The database currently has over 20,000-plus records which represents a tremendous amount of effort on Colin's part to catalogue the magazine contents. BRS is very grateful to Colin for all his hard work.
This index is intended primarily as a research tool. It provides the ability to search for and find in which issue a particular article or subject matter appeared in Branchline. Should the researcher not have the Branchline in question in his/her collection, back issues may be obtained (if available) from the Society’s Sales Desk for a nominal fee. Alternative sources for back issues of Branchline that are available for on-location viewing for BRS members research, include:
How to Search the On-line Branchline Magazine Index
Searching the index is pretty straight-forward. The first screen displays a page of the index records (oldest 20 records first), and a search bar along the top. (An Advanced Search page is available to those visitors who need more precise searching.)
An example may help. Let's say we need to see all the items in the index authored by our Duncan du Fresne. In order to perform this specific search, we would:
- Search for: [Author] [Contains]
- Enter the text 'duncan' in the search field box
- You may notice that the database will automatically offer Author suggestions as you type.
- Select "du Fresne, Duncan H." as the author.
- Click on the [Search] button
At this point, all the entries in the database index that were authored by Duncan will be displayed.
Please email Branchline Index comments, suggestions, questions to: info@bytownrailwaysociety.ca
Click here to go to Branchline Index Last Reviewed: November 25, 2009. | 