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Goal 9: Learn about Connecticut newspapers.
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ALearn about Connecticut newspapers.
Summary
- Discover the history of Connecticut newspapers.
- Learn more about how to use Connecticut periodical and manuscripts.
- Learn about Connecticut newspapers in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Connecticut Newspapers
AC—Wiki: Connecticut Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscripts - Learn about researching historical Connecticut newspapers in this tutorial from The Ancestor Hunt.
Research Free Historical Connecticut Newspapers—10:16
BExplore Connecticut newspapers.
Summary
- Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
- Search Connecticut online newspaper sites.
- Search for
Connecticut historical newspapers in the Library of Congress collection. - Find links to Connecticut newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore Connecticut newspaper resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- See additional Connecticut newspaper resources on the Linkpendium site.
- Explore additional links for Connecticut newspapers and obituaries records 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.
Record Search Practice |
Mary Pesler died 9 January 1964 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, but you want to learn more about her family relationships and where she was from. Use the "AC: Bridgeport Post" QUIKLink below to locate an obituary for Mary Pesler that answers these questions:
- Who is Mary Pesler's husband?
- What may have been her maiden name?
- Who are her children, and where do they live?
- Where was Mary born and when?
- Does she have siblings?
- In the name search fields, type "Mary Pesler" along with "1964" for the event date and Bridgeport Connecticut for the event place.
- Mary Pesler's husband is Maxwell E. Pesler.
- Mary's maiden name may have been Milliken.
- Mary's children are: Robert Pesler (of Bridgeport, CT), Jean [Pesler] Bevel (of Baytown, TX), Mary [Pesler] Moore (of Bridgeport, CT), and Maxine [Pesler] Yarson (of Bridgeport, CT.)
- Mary was born in Providence, Rhode Island in about 1892.
- Mary has two sisters: Mrs. Alma Jackson of bloomfield, NJ, and Mrs. Marguerite Farrelly of Medford, MA.
(Contributed by Lisa Carver )
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Connecticut Counties
Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T=GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook
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