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Goal F4: Explore newspapers online.


Newspapers can provide evidence for dates, locations, and events in the lives of your ancestors.



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A Learn about newspapers online and how to find clues about ancestors.


  1. Basics: Learn about the types of research clues available in newspapers.

    FS—Newspapers

  2. Watch these video from Ancestry Academy to learn about the reasons for using newspapers in your research.

    AAC—Why Use Newspapers—3:33
    AAC—Newspapers—4:33

  3. Learn how newspapers act as records that can be researched.

    FS—U.S. Newspaper Research—6 pgs.
    AA—Mining the Treasures in Newspapers—67:07 - 2015   



  4. Learn how to find archived newspapers.

    RT—Front Page News: Finding Archived Newspapers, Part 1—18:51 - 2021


    RT—Front Page News: Finding Archived Newspapers, Part 2—21:52 - 2021


  5. More: Learn how to get more from your newspaper research.

    14 Newspaper Sections That Will Tell You More About Your Ancestor
    AJC—Getting More from Newspaper Research - 2017

  6. Female Ancestors: Find information about female ancestors in newspaper social columns.

    LT—Using Newspaper Social Columns to Find Female Ancestors

  7. Tips: Get helpful tips on searching newspapers for ancestor information.

    Newspaper Search Tricks to Find Your Family—12:54 - 2023



Exercises


B Explore online newspaper research.


  1. Old Newspapers: Use these tips for doing effective searches in old newspapers.

    AF—How to Do More Effective Old Newspaper Searches - 2019

  2. Here are tips for reading 18th- and 19-century newspapers (scroll down to last entry).

    FMP—Tips for Reading 18th- and 19th-Century Newspapers - 2021

  3. Here's a list of essential online newspaper collections.

    TH—Historic Newspapers Online - 2017

  4. Do research with newspapers online.

    AC—Researching Newspapers—25:58 - 2013   



  5. Learn how to use free online newspaper collections.

    BYU—Free Online Newspaper Websites—46:32 - 2023



Newspaper Collections
  1. Chronicling America: Learn about the Chronicling America historic newspaper site.

    TH—Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers - 2020
    AJC—Finding Newspapers From Your Ancestor’s Hometown - 2017

  2. Explore the Library of Congress site for newspapers—Chronicling America. You can search newspapers from 1690 to the present, with over 9 million entries.
  3. Google News Archive: Search the Google News Archive for a wide variety of newspapers.
  4. Fulton Search: Explore over 47 million newspaper pages from the FultonHistory site.
  5. Links: Find links to other United States newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
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