Document Detective: Obituaries
Obituaries can be valuable sources of information for genealogists. Our Document Detective outlines the seven key sections often included in these notices.
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Creating a Strategy for Historical Newspaper Research
With so many excellent online resources for historical newspaper research, how do you know where to start? Newspaper expert James M. Beidler shares how to track down the newspapers you need.
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Maximizing Your Historical Newspapers Searches
Looking for tips to find your ancestors in historical newspapers? Start with these tips for searching the US Newspaper Directory on the Library of Congress’ “Chronicling America” website.
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Free Press: Using Free Online Historical Newspapers
Extra! Extra! Read all about your ancestors in these free, online historical newspapers. We’ll show you the best resources for finding free digital newspapers, and how to use them.
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Pushing Papers
Ephemera, such as tickets, brochures, and letters, can add color to family stories or be used to illustrate a family history project. Here's how!
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How to Research Genealogy in Online Newspapers from Europe, Canada, Central and South America and Other Countries
Old newspapers' genealogical bounty isn't limited to US kin. We'll show you how to research ancestors in online papers of your family's homeland.
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Research Family Photographers in Old Newspapers
The name and address of a photo studio usually found on a card photograph contains clues to help you learn more about when and where a picture was taken. That information can narrow a time frame for a family photograph. While city directories are a standard resource for leaning more...
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Genealogy Workbook: Find Your Ancestors’ Obituaries
Obituaries and death notices are some of the most sought-after documents for genealogists. In addition to gathering evidence about when and where a person died (which can be difficult to find in the era before statewide vital record-keeping), you might discover other details not available elsewhere: the deceased’s occupation...
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Guide to Genealogy Searching in Online Newspapers
Learn the best way to search for your ancestors at the top websites for digitized newspapers. This article contains a Genealogy How-To Video demonstrating how to find and search free newspapers online.
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Preserving Newspaper Clippings
Preserve those old, yellowed newspaper clippings and organize them into your own family news file.
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Researching Newspapers Online
Save yourself hours of scrolling newspaper microfilm: Now you can go online to search more historical papers than ever -- and get family stories in seconds.
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Breaking News
Extra! Extra! You can read all about your family in historical newspapers, even without an index.
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