In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how classified ads from old newspapers can help tell our ancestors’ stories.
Explore extensive historical newspapers archives for invaluable insights into ancestry. Dive into the past, and discover fascinating stories.
An article about searching old newspapers to learn more family history details than the bare facts presented in a marriage certificate.
Listen now, click player below: Download the episode (mp3) Download the Show Notes PDF in the Genealogy Gems Podcast app. Please take our quick podcast survey which will take less than 1 minute.
Society pages in historical newspapers are essential genealogy resources. You can find details on your ancestor’s everyday life, as well as their community.
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak uses old newspaper articles to help tell the story of one of her treasured pieces of memorabilia.
Society pages in historical newspapers are essential genealogy resources. You can find details on your ancestor’s everyday life, as well as their community.
During the past few months Trove has added over 2 million more pages to their historical newspapers collection, taking the current total to over 222 million pages, These are all online, and free, for everyone to use.
For anyone who follows this site and my articles, it would be quite easy to draw the conclusion that I am crazy obsessed with searching old newspapers to find ancestor stories. And you would be 100% correct! To help you with the same endeavor, below are 1000’s of free links, tips, tutorials, and lots of … Continue reading "Newspapers"
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak uses old newspaper articles to help tell the story of one of her treasured pieces of memorabilia.
A place for youth to learn about genealogy and family history
In this article, Scott Phillips shares some of the family stories he’s learned by searching through old newspapers.
In this article, Scott Phillips shows how he used military records that he found in old newspapers to fill in some of the gaps in his family history.
Did your immigrant ancestor arrive through another port of entry into the US, instead of Ellis Island? Our experts share answers on how to find them.
We've gathered together a list of our favorite places to find free online access to old newspapers for genealogy research.
From census forms to marriage records, and from birth records to death certificates, many of our ancestors are identified by their occupational jobs.
With the promise of $10k for walking across the US in 1896, Helga Estby and her daughter set off. Discover this nearly forgotten story. Read more!
I like to look at every mention of each ancestor that I am researching—and that includes newspaper classified ads. While looking through the Newark Daily A
In this article, Scott Phillips tells the story of how a fellow genealogist used old newspapers to finally break through her family history brick wall.
A to Z Challenge: 3 Tips for Researching NYS Historic Newspapers – The Joyous Living
Most stories about the blue people of Kentucky include an eerie, compelling drawing of a family, with the stark faces of 5…
