The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection regularly adds or updates newspaper titles to the collection. Last month, 24 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
Virginia Chronicle regularly adds or updates newspaper titles for the collection. Last month, 22 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
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 […]
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Are you doing Tennessee genealogy research and looking for Free Online Tennessee Genealogy Records? Click on a link for your desired category’s free collection links: NewspapersYearbooksBirthsMarriagesDeathsBMD RecordsAlumni RecordsCemetery RecordsChurch RecordsCoroner RecordsCriminal RecordsDigital ArchivesDirectoriesDivorce RecordsImmigration RecordsInstitutional RecordsMilitary RecordsMortuary RecordsNaturalizationsObituariesPhotosProbate and WillsSchool RecordsTax RecordsVoter Records Good Luck and Happy Hunting! Want All of Tennessee’s Genealogy Resources in […]
Long before newspapers were digitized, they endured decades of physical handling, storage, and preservation. Many were folded for delivery, stacked in attics, stored in boxes, or bound tightly into library volumes. Over time, fold lines, creases, tears, and worn edges damaged portions of the printed text. When these pages were later scanned, missing letters and […]
An unusual name may catch your attention—but it doesn’t prove you’ve found your ancestor. One of the easiest genealogy traps is assuming that an uncommon surname or distinctive given name must belong to your ancestor. At first glance, the logic seems sound. If the name is rare, there can’t be many people with it. Unfortunately, […]
Are you doing New York genealogy research and looking for Free Online New York Genealogy Records? Click on a link for your desired category’s free collection links: NewspapersYearbooksBirthsMarriagesDeathsBMD RecordsAlumni RecordsCemetery RecordsChurch RecordsCoroner RecordsCriminal RecordsDigital ArchivesDirectoriesDivorce RecordsImmigration RecordsInstitutional RecordsMilitary RecordsMortuary RecordsNaturalizationsObituariesPhotosProbate and WillsSchool RecordsTax RecordsVoter Records Good Luck and Happy Hunting! Want All of New York’s […]
Genealogists often assume that important life events will appear in predictable places. Obituaries should be in the obituary section. Wedding announcements should be in the society pages. Funeral notices should appear near the death notices. Newspapers, however, did not always follow modern organizational rules. Editors frequently placed personal news wherever space was available, causing family-related […]
Your ancestor’s biggest clue may have been living right next door. Genealogy research often focuses so closely on one individual that everyone around them is overlooked. Yet neighbors, witnesses, godparents, traveling companions, and nearby families frequently provide the very clues needed to solve difficult genealogy problems. Families rarely lived in isolation. They migrated together, married […]