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Ancestry Academy - Newspapers.com: Getting the Scoop on Your Ancestors ^FREE

Newspapers are a great place to learn about your ancestors. Not only might you find articles or obituaries that specifically mention your ancestors, but newspapers also provide context that helps you learn what their lives were like. This course will teach you how to use Newspapers.com to find stories about your ancestors and get the scoop on their lives.

Ancestry.com Wiki - The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy

The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy is a reference book published by Ancestry Publishing. The first edition was published in 1984 and was edited by Arlene H. Eakle and Johni Cerny. A revised edition, edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, was published in 1997. The current edition, the third, was published in 2006 and was also edited by Szucs and Luebking. In 2010, Ancestry.com digitized the content of The Source and made it available in wiki format as one of the foundational sources for the Ancestry.com Wiki. Each chapter has been broken into one or more series of articles. This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com.

Chronicling America (YouTube)

By Joyce Whiting from the BYU FHL webinar series.

Genealogical Research in Newspapers - Your Guide to Using Newspapers for Genealogical Research

Links and resources to help you make use of information in newspapers in your genealogical research efforts.

GenealogyBank.com - Understanding Terms Found in Historical Newspapers

How to Read Newspapers Online for Free

To read newspapers online for free, search for newspaper websites and online archives of newspapers.

How to Use Newspaper Society Pages in Your Genealogy Research | Are You My Cousin?

Lara's Jewnealogy - Eastern European Newspapers

Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Newspapers in Mexico

By Lisa Medina

Legacy QuickGuide: Using Historical Newspapers for Genealogy Research $

Newspapers can be a goldmine for genealogists. Serving as the gateway to the past, historical newspapers help genealogists learn about the events and perceptions that affected a community. The Using Historical Newspapers for Genealogy Research Legacy QuickGuide

Legacy Tree Genealogists - Going Beyond the Obituaries: How to Use Newspapers in Your Family History Research

Legacy Tree Genealogists - Why You Should Never Neglect the Newspapers

Newspaper Extraction Form ~ Saving Stories

NewspaperArchive and Newspapers.com (YouTube)

By Ann Tanner from the BYU FHL webinar series.

NYG&B - Why Historical Newspapers Are Crucial Genealogy Sources

Online Digital Newspaper Sources (YouTube)

By James Tanner, from the BYU FHL webinar series.

Research with historical Portland newspapers, beyond the Oregonian

A comprehensive blog post from the Multnomah County Library.

ThoughtCo - Historic Newspapers Online - Digital Collections

Using Newspapers in Family History Research (YouTube)

By Rayanne Melick from the BYU FHL webinar series.