I can still remember my first experience with historical
newspapers several years ago. I was in an university library and
the newspapers I was searching were on microfilm. There was no
index or search feature, so it was a time consuming process
doing a family genealogy search in old newspapers for the time
frame I was searching. With millions and millions of historical
newspapers now digitized through online repositories we are no
longer held to time constraints and instead indexed images of
newspapers online now allow us to do family genealogy searches
for terms that interest us. The examples below will give you an
idea of the types of rich information you can find in historical
newspapers that will really add interest to your family story.
Key Family Genealogy Search Information - Maiden names - Vital
Records substitute information - Birth, marriage, anniversary
notices - Names of their friends and relatives - Events
affecting the lives of your ancestors – their employers, their
community, disasters such as