Background Historical Occupation Profiles explain what ancestors actually did for a living and how those occupations shaped the records genealogists rely on today. Occupation Overview Cabinet makers crafted fine wooden furniture, cabinets, and decorative household items using specialized woodworking skills. In the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, cabinet making was considered a skilled trade […]
Background Historical Occupation Profiles explain what ancestors actually did for a living and how those occupations shaped the records genealogists rely on today. Occupation Overview Jewelers and watchmakers crafted, repaired, and sold jewelry, watches, and small precision items. In the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, these trades required specialized skills and careful workmanship, often […]
Background Historical Occupation Profiles explain what ancestors actually did for a living and how those occupations shaped the records genealogists rely on today. Occupation Overview Meatpacking workers processed livestock into meat products for distribution to markets and consumers. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, meatpacking became a major industrial activity, particularly in large urban […]
Over 1,000 New titles were added by various Free and Subscription databases in the last month. Here are links to all the updates:
GenealogyBank, a subscription newspaper site, has announced its updates for May 2026. There are 5 New Titles and 9 Titles that have had issues added in the previous month. From GenealogyBank: Here are some of the details about our most recent U.S. newspaper additions: To see our newspaper archives’ entire title list of more than […]
Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections regularly adds or updates newspaper titles to the collections. Last month, 19 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections website). Here is the list of titles for this month: To access the site, go to Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
Source: Northern New York Library Network If you follow this website at all, you know that I, from time to time, update the free online historical newspapers that are available for you to search. I originally posted the New York Online Historical Newspapers Summary in February 2014 and have added many updates, the latest in November 2024. The largest collection […]
Virginia Chronicle regularly adds or updates newspaper titles for the collection. Last month, 34 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Virginia Chronicle website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site, go to Virginia Chronicle
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection regularly adds or updates newspaper titles to the collection. Last month, 9 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site, go to Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
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