Take your newspaper and genealogy research to the next level. The Newspaper Research Academy provides exclusive resources, advanced training, and tools designed to help you find more ancestors and better results in less time.
Subscribers gain access to all Research and Video Guides, the Newspaper Keyword Compendium, and an ad-free experience on The Ancestor Hunt.
Annual Subscription
Your one-year subscription includes access to all current and future Research Guides, Video Guides, and Compendium updates released during your membership. You’ll also enjoy an ad-free browsing experience on The Ancestor Hunt.
Cost: $39.99 for the first year | $19.99 annual renewal
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Research Guides
Over 80 downloadable guides covering every major aspect of online newspaper research — from obituaries and occupations to search strategies, OCR interpretation, and more. Each guide is practical, concise, and built for real-world success.
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Newspaper eBook Bundle
Explore the complete Newspaper Research Academy eBook Bundle — four powerful guides that reveal what to search, how to search, and why those stories matter. Learn to uncover your ancestors’ lives through newspaper records, community stories, and name mysteries long forgotten.
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Video Guides
20 Videos are yours to view as a subscriber, or as a purchaser of the Video Guide Bundle. They focus on the best ways, tips, and techniques to get more out of your online newspaper research activities. Learn visually, with clear demonstrations of research techniques.
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Newspaper Keyword Compendium (NKC)
A unique database of 5,000+ keywords drawn from real newspaper content — designed to improve your search precision and expand your discovery potential.
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Coming Soon
Two exciting new Academy resources are on the horizon —
Newspaper Article Mapper: An innovative new way to locate and categorize articles by theme, topic, or historical context.
Scenario Research: A unique way to translate your goal as a researcher of newspapers to a series of search criteria to achieve that goal.