Genealogy can be fun and educational | Learn how to use old newspapers to build a family tree | Enhanced Google News Archive List |
In every newspaper old or new you will find some small item that has been put there by a relative and it is in memory of a loved one. They are usually very small item and really don't have much information, but they can lead to many more newspaper items. For instance this 1928 Milwaukee... Continue Reading →
Maybe it’s not the 1880 body that you can’t find; maybe it’s the 1990 body of Aunt Bess. Have you checked with her immediate family? See story: I know you haven’t talked to Cousin Ben in over twenty years but maybe it’s time; after all “YOUR FAMILY TREE” is at stake. Who... Continue Reading →
If you want to be introduced to a whole bunch of new blog pages then this is the place to go because she has a list of the entire photo Kiss entries. Each link is a different blog site and each is unique in their perspective on life. Enjoy. http://3rdculturechildren.com/2013/02/17/52-bolivian-sundays-week-7-kiss/ Take Care. Jose
Today, Jan 2, 2013 I got a message through Ancestry.com from Donna an owner of a family tree thanking me for the information. I didn’t remember what she was referring since I send out so many messages but I did have the message date Sept 2012 and my original message which contained the newspaper link.... Continue Reading →
Party For Mrs. Swope Sometimes an innocent looking newspaper item will provide valuable clues for a family tree. I found the following item back in March of 2012 which seemed to have lots of names but no relevant dates. Relevant dates would be birth, marriage or death dates. Those are the dates which appear on... Continue Reading →
It's funny how one simple newspaper item can help so many family tree owners fill in the missing pieces on their tree. I was able to find six family trees for the following item but three of those have never even seen it, while three others have copied the Obit text and link on to their... Continue Reading →
I once wrote a book in which I tried to impress on the reader that it was important to write down one's life story because in this world the only ones who get mentioned in the history books are notables and kings. Well, in the United States we don't have kings but we do have... Continue Reading →
Jackie Gamboa When I am reading an old newspaper I look for stories which contain a picture of the person in the item because it might be the only picture available of that person. Many family trees are created by distant family members so many branches are created from names and dates which are out... Continue Reading →
Well here is the first of my "old" stories. In my files I had fifty-three (53) items for which I have not been able to find a family tree, where I could send the item. I thought I would look at these files, go back to the newspaper link and capture the item so that... Continue Reading →
In the previous blogs we got the link to the Google News Archive list of old newspapers, an Enhanced News Archive List with Locations, a broken out version which lists only the newspapers published in the United States USA newspaper list and instructions on how to capture all the newspaper articles Downloading, Saving & Printing from Google... Continue Reading →
In the last three blogs we got the link to the Google News Archive list of old newspapers, an Enhanced News Archive List with Locations which shows where those newspapers were published and even a broken out version which lists only the newspapers published in the United States USA newspaper list. So we now can browse 2440... Continue Reading →
Update: 21 Aug 2013 The Google News Archive list is very useful but needed to be enhanced by adding the name of country or state where the newspaper was published. I completed that task of adding the name of where the newspaper was published. The Name of my chart is: Enhanced News Archive List with... Continue Reading →
If you have ever worked with Google News Archive list then you know that it only contains the names of newspapers, not where they were published. I've enhanced that chart by adding the publication locations for each of the 2440 newspapers. So now you can look for states or countries and not have to guess... Continue Reading →
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