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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Findmypast Newspaper Search: New tech boosts new discoveries
Findmypast has introduced a new newspaper search experience! The improved technology is increasing family history findings. Now you can maximize genealogy discoveries and easily add them to your tree. Read all about it!
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MyHeritage U.S. Newspaper Collections are Growing!
Extra! Extra! More than 6 million pages extra! MyHeritage just added a major assortment of Massachusetts newspapers. Thirty states are now part of the digitized newspaper collections on MyHeritage. Find out how to discover even more of your family's noteworthy moments.
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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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Free Websites for Searching Old Newspapers
Looking for ancestors' obituaries and other articles in old newspapers that mention your relatives' names? Search millions of old newspapers pages at these free genealogy websites.
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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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