This webinar is intended to build newspaper research skills for genealogy and history researchers. Online newspaper research can be a frustrating endeavor for several reasons. The goal is for the audience to understand why it can be difficult and to learn some skills that will drastically improve search results. There are four sections in the webinar:
- Why search old newspapers?
- The challenges in searching old newspapers online
- 7 critical skills and techniques to successfully search newspapers online
- A detailed demonstration of these skills and techniques
It will last one hour, including time for questions.
To view the schedule and register for an upcoming session, please go to the Main Webinars Page.
Testimonials
Ventura County Genealogical Society
Thank you very much for your extremely informative and helpful presentation and handout, I thought I knew quite a lot about searching OCR’d text, but I learned a heck of a lot more from you. We got a lot of very positive feedback on your talk and handout. We’re so glad to have you present. I, and lots of others in our society love your website. Thank you for all you do for genealogists.