Category: Newspapers

A Genealogist’s Guide to Finding and Using Historical Obituaries Premium

Use obituaries and death notices in your genealogy research. This guide gives you tips for finding obituary information and mining it for details.

Guide to Genealogy Searching in Online Newspapers

Learn the best way to search for your ancestors at the top websites for online newspapers.

Finding Newspapers Through Journalism’s Voyage West Premium

Newspaper articles can offer loads of genealogical details about your ancestors, but they can be difficult to track down. Use this step-by-step guide to get started on Journalism's Voyage West.

Finding Ancestors’ Letters to Santa in Online Newspapers

Find your ancestors' childhood letters to Santa Claus.

Where to Find Historical Newspapers Online

I realized how important old newspapers are to genealogy when I stumbled across this 1924 article about my grandfather on GenealogyBank:What a find! The article has so much "what was he like?" detail that I wouldn't have found elsewhere. So I wanted to share some resources from contributing editor...

Researching Newspapers Online Premium

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.

Free 10 Essential Genealogy Research Forms

Finding Genealogy Answers in African American Newspapers Premium

The black press created a repository of experiences, hopes and dreams for your African-American ancestors. Discover 11 ways these publications can give you the scoop on your family.

Newspaper Resource Web Sites Premium

US Newspaper Programwww.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html: Preservation and cataloging projects in all 50 states. Library of Congress: Newspaper Indexes, Archives, Morgueslcweb.loc.gov/rr/news/oltitles.html: Links to dozens of period newspapers. American Newspaper Repositorywww.gwi.net/~dnb/newsrep.html: Nonprofit group dedicated to saving newspapers in their original form. Newspaper Abstractswww.newspaperabstracts.com:...

In the News

Q I remember seeing as a child a clipped newspaper ad for a boxing match in which one of my ancestors (with a very distinctive surname) participated. Is there a way to track down old newspaper advertisements? I’m almost positive this was from a Chicago area newspaper, at least 75 years old, but beyond that […]