Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers

“Newspapers are genealogy’s ‘hottest’ record group today and Cooke’s engaging writing teamed with helpful worksheets makes searching for them much easier.” The above is just one of many positive comments given about Lisa Louise Cooke’s book Everything You Need to Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers

250 Years of British Newspapers Make Headlines on findmypast.com

The following News Release is from Elizabeth Zwerin: Collection includes more than 6 million pages with original images LOS ANGELES (Feb. 6, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today announced the addition of more than 6 Continue reading 250 Years of British Newspapers Make Headlines on findmypast.com

The British Newspaper Archive Turns One

Press Release as issued by The British Newspaper Archive: Online newspaper archive celebrates its first birthday The British Newspaper Archive reaches the 6 million page mark on its first birthday The British Newspaper Archive celebrates its first birthday today, as Continue reading The British Newspaper Archive Turns One

Ancestry.com Launches New Website Newspapers.com

The following was just released from Ancestry.com: ANCESTRY.COM LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE NEWSPAPERS.COM Online Newspaper Web Site Offers a High-Quality Collection of Digitized and Completely Searchable U.S. Newspapers Dating Back Centuries (PROVO, Utah) – November 29, 2012 – Ancestry.com Inc. Continue reading Ancestry.com Launches New Website Newspapers.com

A Checklist of 150 Genealogical Sources

The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… That first pedigree chart usually shows up to four generations, sometimes more, but if a 4-generation chart starts with yourself, there are up to fourteen direct ancestors presented. Continue reading A Checklist of 150 Genealogical Sources

Bring Your Ancestors to Life Using Newspapers

Newspapers are a remarkable genealogical resource. Even before societies developed a system of daily news, criers would walk the streets “announcing births, deaths, marriages and divorces.” (History of Newspapers by Mitchell Stephens) The first daily handwritten news sheets can be Continue reading Bring Your Ancestors to Life Using Newspapers

Historic Whitby, Ontario Newspapers Digitized and Posted Online (from 1857)

The following excerpt is from the October 31, 2012 edition of DurhamRegion.com: WHITBY [Ontario]: Researchers, students, genealogists and members of the public now have access to historical Whitby newspapers through an online database offered by the Whitby Public Library. Complete Continue reading Historic Whitby, Ontario Newspapers Digitized and Posted Online (from 1857)

The Chronicling America Digital Newspaper Project Hits 5 Million Posted Pages

The following excerpt is from the October 22, 2012 edtion of The Washington Post. WASHINGTON — An effort to digitize the nation’s historically significant newspapers is posting its 5 millionth page on a free searchable database online. As of Monday, Continue reading The Chronicling America Digital Newspaper Project Hits 5 Million Posted Pages

Western Washington University’s “The Western Front” Being Digitized and Posted Online

The following excerpt is from the September 26, 2012 edition of the WesternFrontOnline.net: Since Western was founded in 1899, there has been a student newspaper, said Tamara Belts, Special Collections Manager at Western. People often come to the Special Collections Continue reading Western Washington University’s “The Western Front” Being Digitized and Posted Online

Lots of Robertson Cousins Found in an 1896 Obituary this Morning & GenealogyBank Annual Subs for only $48.95!

Over the years I’ve continued to collect what little information I could find on my third-great-grandfather, Gold Canfield. He died in 1814 in the War of 1812, having frozen his arm while on guard duty in Harlem Heights, New York. Continue reading Lots of Robertson Cousins Found in an 1896 Obituary this Morning & GenealogyBank Annual Subs for only $48.95!

North Carolina’s Elon University Newspapers 1920-1970 Digitized, Searchable and Online

Do you have relative’s that attended Elon University? If so, you might want to check out the newly digitized newspapers. The following excerpt is from an article written by Natalie Allison ’13, for the Elon University website. Elon student newspapers Continue reading North Carolina’s Elon University Newspapers 1920-1970 Digitized, Searchable and Online

Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers

Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers is a step-by-step instructional guide to using newspapers as a resource in genealogical research. In the first chapter, author Lisa Louise Cooke, provide good reasoning for Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers

British Newspaper Archive Goes Live at Genes Reunited

The following News Release was receivd from Natasha White, Marketing & PR Executive for Genes Reunited: BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE GOES LIVE ON GENES REUNITED . Previously hard-to-reach material now available . Over 4 million fully-searchable pages of historical newspapers . Continue reading British Newspaper Archive Goes Live at Genes Reunited

Truth Teller Ads Used to Find Irish Immigrants

The introduction of Voice of the Irish Immigrant provides an excellent synopsis of Irish immigration to the United States. The earlier immigrants tended to be middle and upper class families, looking to maintain their standard of living. Later immigrants, especially Continue reading Truth Teller Ads Used to Find Irish Immigrants