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Goal 9: Learn about Rhode Island newspapers.
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ALearn about Rhode Island newspapers.
Summary
- Discover the history of Rhode Island newspapers.
- Learn more about how to use Rhode Island periodical and manuscripts.
- Learn about Rhode Island newspapers in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Rhode Island Newspapers
AC—Wiki: Rhode_Island Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscripts
BExplore Rhode Island newspapers.
Summary
- Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
- Search Rhode Island online newspaper sites.
- Search for
Rhode Island historical newspapers in the Library of Congress collection. - Find links to Rhode Island newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore Rhode Island newspaper resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Explore historical newspapers on the Old Newspaper Research site.
- See additional Rhode Island newspaper resources on the Linkpendium site.
- Explore additional links for Rhode Island 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.
Record Search Practice |
Donald Earl Disney registered for the World War II draft. Use the "AC: Newport Daily News, Newport Rhode Island" QUIKLink below, with a publication date 3 Feb 1966, to answer these questions:
- Whose funeral did Red Thundercloud attend?
- What did he do after the funeral?
- According to Wikipedia, what was Red Thundercloud's birth name?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Red" as the first name and "Thundercloud" as the last name, with a publication date of 3 Feb 1966.
- In the search results screen, click View Image for Red Thundercloud.
- Read the information in the center column.
- He attended the funeral of Clinton M. Hanes or Chief Wild Horse of the Wampanoag tribe.
- He stayed alone at the grave.
- Red Thundercloud's birth name was Cromwell Ashbie Hawkins. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )
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