| Researching your family history is more than just finding records to prove that your ancestor lived, married, and died. It involves the details of how they lived their lives. One of the best resources for fleshing out those details is the newspaper. From vital record announcements, to delinquent tax notices, obituaries, personal advertisements, and letters to the editor, your ancestor’s mentions in the newspaper can lead you to additional records and help you fill in the story of their lives.
In this course you’ll learn:
- Types of Newspapers Available to Family Historians
- Ethnic and Foreign Language Newspapers Published in the US
- Free and Fee based Newspaper Websites
- How to Find Newspapers Online and in Repositories
- Tips and Tricks to Finding Your Ancestor in the Newspaper
- Best Practices to Navigate Popular Online Newspaper Websites
- How to Search Digitized Newspapers
- Newspaper Finding Aids
- What You Can and Can’t Find Online
- How to Use Newspapers with Genealogical Records to Tell Your Ancestor’s Story
Plus: You’ll have instructor Gena Philibert-Ortega there to answer your questions and guide you through each step of the way. |
