Finding one obit in an old newspaper can lead to many more in the same newspaper. It can also lead one to another newspaper from the same town. I was working on a story about newspaper history items; “…don’t feel bad about what is happening in the Supreme Court, the USA has gone through much… Continue reading Obits found – Ida Jane Noel 03 Oct 1909, Gettysburg, Penn
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Small items in the news – Showvaker
Many times you will come across small items in the newspaper that help you with a name or a date; like this one. I did a search for the name “Showvaker” and one of the links got me to the page but not to the exact item. I had to hunt around the page… Continue reading Small items in the news – Showvaker
Civil War Battles and Engagements – 1879 Gettysburg, Penn
Civil War items sell newspapers and the newspaper editors used various ways of presenting civil war items. Here is a great tool to sell newspapers “List of Battles and Engagements“. The following picture is just a sample of what you will see when you go to the newspaper link (below). “Names and Dates of Battles… Continue reading Civil War Battles and Engagements – 1879 Gettysburg, Penn
