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Goal 9: Learn about Massachusetts newspapers.
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ALearn about Massachusetts newspapers.
Summary
- Discover the history of Massachusetts newspapers.
- Learn more about how to use Massachusetts periodical and manuscripts.
- Learn about Massachusetts newspapers in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Massachusetts Newspapers
AC—Wiki: Massachusetts Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscripts
BExplore Massachusetts newspapers.
Summary
- Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
- Search Massachusetts online newspaper sites.
- Search for
Massachusetts historical newspapers in the Library of Congress collection. - Find links to Massachusetts newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore Massachusetts newspaper resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Explore historical newspapers on the Old Newspaper Research site.
- See additional Massachusetts newspaper resources on the Linkpendium site.
- Explore additional links for Massachusetts newspapers and obituaries on the LDSGenealogy site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for newspaper records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
QUIKLinks
- MH: Massachusetts Newspapers 1704-1794
- AC: Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current
- AC: Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts)
- AC: Fitchburg Sentinel (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
- AC: North Adams Transcript (North Adams, Massachusetts)
- AC: The Lowell Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts Counties
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