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Goal 9: Learn about New Jersey newspapers.
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ALearn about New Jersey newspapers.
Summary
- Discover the history of New Jersey newspapers.
- Learn more about how to use New Jersey periodical and manuscripts.
- Learn about New Jersey newspapers in these articles.
FS—Wiki: New Jersey Newspapers
AC—Wiki: New_Jersey Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscripts
BExplore New Jersey newspapers.
Summary
- Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
- Search New Jersey online newspaper sites.
- Search for
New Jersey historical newspapers in the Library of Congress collection. - Find links to New Jersey newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore New Jersey newspaper resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Explore historical newspapers on the Old Newspaper Research site.
- See additional New Jersey newspaper resources on the Linkpendium site.
- Explore additional links for New Jersey 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 |
was mentioned in a New Jersey newspaper article in 1913. Use the "AC: Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, NJ" QUIKLink below, with a publication date of 24 Jan 1913, to answer these questions:
- Why did Thomas Edison's wife accept an award from the American Museum of Safety for Thomas?
- After his wife showed Thomas Edison the award, what did he say to her?
- How long had he been in his basement?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Thomas A" as the first name and "Edison" as the last name, with a publication date of 24 Jan 1913.
- Read the information in the article titled "Edison, Too Busy with Talking Picture Invention ..."
- He was too busy in his basement inventing the talking motion picture.
- "Very pretty, I hope you expressed my thanks. Run along now. I'm busy."
- Three months.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
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