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 other information and resources to guide and help you. And it is all about newspapers.
Informational Articles About the Whys and Hows of Newspaper Research
- 50,000 Free Online U.S. Historical Newspapers Now Available
- 140 Million Historic U.S. Newspaper Pages Now Available from Advantage Archives
- Veridian Hits 100 Million Online Historical Newspaper Pages
- 4,415 Free Canada Online Historical Newspaper Links
- Europe Free Online Historical Newspapers
- 10,740 Free Online Obituary and Obituary Index Collection Links from the U.S.
- 10 Clever Ways to Find More Ancestor Newspaper Articles
- 100 Commonly Used Abbreviations in Old Newspapers
- 12 Keys to Properly Analyzing the Vitals Section of Historical Newspapers
- 13 Hidden Gems in Old Newspapers to Amplify Your Ancestors’ Life Stories
- 20 Special Collections of Online Historical Newspapers
- 21 Online Newspaper Research Do’s and Don’ts
- 280 Old Occupations Used in the Census and Newspapers in the U.S. and U.K.
- 32 Reasons Why Searching for Obituaries is Like Finding Gold
- 9 Ways to Effectively Find Obituaries in Online Newspapers
- Advantage Archives New Community History Archives is Fantastic!
- Free Online Canada Obituaries and Obituary Indexes
- How to Find Historical Obituaries
- Search Hyphenated Words in Historical Newspapers to Get Up To 30% More Results
- The 5 Best Free Sites for Online Newspaper Research for Genealogy
- Use These 12 Special Keywords to Improve Your Newspaper Research Results
- Want Better Newspaper Search Results? Get an Attitude
- What is the Difference Between an Obituary, a Death Notice, an Obituary Index and a Death Index?
- What is the Future of Obituaries?
- Why Use Proximity Searches When Searching Historical Newspapers Online
- Why You Should Be Using a Newspaper Research Log
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