News(paper) Flash! We just hit 30 million pages — and counting! Our newest additions include: The National Library of New Zealand The Consortium of Pentecostal Libraries Plus even more pages from Colorado, New York, Wyoming, and Virginia! That’s 30 million opportunities to rediscover forgotten stories, trace family roots, or stumble upon something amazing in the […]
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Remember Elephind? The “search many newspaper databases all at once” search engine for online newspapers? It was taken down in March 2024, and it is coming back. I am regularly in touch with DL Consulting in New Zealand, who are the creators of Elephind and also the creator of Veridian Software, the software that powers […]
The other day, two words came into my mind, seemingly out of nowhere. They were Distortion and Intention. As soon as I recognized these two words, I knew what they were about – newspaper research. I have been an aficionado, an evangelist, and an educator, trying to encourage more genealogy researchers to incorporate historical newspaper […]
In order to succeed at newspaper research, you must search in the right location, and you must search in the appropriate date range. You MUST know before you search if the database includes titles in the locations that you are searching. You must know where to find the titles to match the correct locations and […]
Every year, in August, the National Endowment for the Humanities announces the digitization award grants to states that are a part of the National Digital Newspaper Program that contribute to the Chronicling America database. The total awards this year are $3 million. Here are the 2025 awards and prior award years: State / Territory Year […]
The Ancestor Hunt, a leading free resource for genealogy researchers, today announced the launch of The Newspaper Research Academy, a new online hub providing genealogists and historians with expert tools and education to master historical newspaper research. The Academy combines decades of experience from The Ancestor Hunt’s founder, Kenneth R. Marks, with a curated collection […]
Big Memorial Day Discounts Through May 27 The eBook Bundle. Get all 4 of my published books without going through Amazon. If you were to purchase all 4 from Amazon as paperbacks, you would pay $75.00 plus sales tax and shipping. If you were to purchase these as eBooks through Amazon, you would pay $36.00 plus […]
In old newspapers, publishers and typesetters strived to save space, which meant saving paper and ink. As a result, when researching old newspapers, you will encounter many abbreviations that are not readily understood. Below is a list of 100 common abbreviations that you might run across. Newspaper Abbreviations As a bonus, below is a list […]
Storied, a leader in family history and digital storytelling, is thrilled to announce its strategic acquisition of Memory Lane, an artificial intelligence company known for its advanced memory capture technologies. “What an exciting way to celebrate the two-year anniversary of Storied.com’s launch. This acquisition amplifies our commitment towards enhancing personal storytelling experiences through AI technology,” […]
This article is part of a series: Finding Your Ancestors: Fundamentals. When I first started my ancestor research, after I had gotten over the initial excitement of reviewing census records and interviewing my living relatives, I almost immediately began trying to find my immigrant ancestors and how they got to America. Through free repositories such […]