From Part of the fun in researching genealogy is looking to find old newspaper articles about the ancestors they are learning about. Over the world news publications both past and present are being published online That translates to data being much more accessible to family historians—if they know where and how to find them. While there are many pay sites that will offer you the ability to find these records, many exist for a free newspaper search if you know where to look. The essence of Lisa Louise Cooke’s presentation “Tech Tools that Catapult the Newspaper Research Process” which she shared at the National Genealogy Society 2014 Family History Conference in Richmond, Virginia, on May 8th, was that newspaper articles are a huge source of information. Cooke explained that historical newspapers great resources for family history information. By doing the right research, a vast wealt of information, such as deaths, marriages, and other family events can be loacated. Even photographs, such as the one I found of my 3rd Great Uncle doing a FREE search can lead to detailed information about the past family members, now long gone. These old articles can give us a glimpse of what it was like to live back then. Cooke showed off an old newspaper photo she discovered online of her mother as a young girl. In finding the picture she saw a glimpse of their life as they were dressed up like characters from Laugh-In. “To find the right newspaper for your research,” noted Cooke, “look for papers in the geographic community where your ancestors were known to live.” And to search those published during the time frame they lived there. Cooke demonstrated 6 helpful online tools for finding and searching historic newspapers online. Stanford University’s Rural Newspaper Initiative plots 140,000 historic newspapers published over 300 years in the U.S. The data comes from the Library of Congress’ “Chronicling America” project. You will want to try out the cool slide rule feature that lets you quickly navigate to the year period of interest to your search. Newspapermap.com is another very nifty interactive tool that lets you hover over a geographic area to quickly see the historic newspapers from that location—and it also includes international publications with Google Translate integrated into the site so you can translate the international papers into your native language. Chronicling America is the Library of Congress’ Historic Newspaper site. It covers published papers from 1836 to 1922. The online directory provides additional information on countless other American newspapers dating back to 1690. World Catalog is another free service that provides links to online historic newspapers. You’ll need to register to use it, but an account is free and provides full access to all features. Narrow your search to “newspapers” in the left hand column to focus your search on newspapers only, and you can even insert a zip code to hone in on newspapers from your ancestors’ hometown area. Elephind.com is an international newspaper search engine that culls through 120 million articles from 1,500 newspapers. The number of new newspapers added keeps growing so you will want to check back regularly. The Google News Archive, although Google is no longer actively scanning newspapers, can hold some good possible finds for researchers. If you would like to learn more about Lisa Cooke, you can check her out online. She is the host of The Genealogy Gems Podcast, at www.Genealogygems.com.
Free Newspaper Resources
Free Newspaper Search sites
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Free Newspaper Search sites
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Research selected Military records for free this memorial day.
From To celebrate the sacrifice so many of our ancestors, several sites are offering free access to military records to celebrate Memorial Day. Here is a breakdown of what you can get for free. Fold3.com MyHeritage.com To see a list of the military collections on MyHeritage, go to this page and look under the headings for: There free collection period contains select items from virtually all major US wars and conflicts through the Korean War. This includes Draft lists, and Muster Rolls. Ancestry.com Sons of the American Revolution membership applications (1889–1970) Collection of Alien Draft Registrations for selected US states (1940–1946) New York National Guard enlistment cards (1923-1947) New York military collections WWI and WWII draft registration cards, a great source for learning about male ancestors even if they didn’t serve. Happy searching!
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You can search and view the collection free from May 23 through May 26, 2014.
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Pension Records and Military Documents.
Select Ancestry.com military collections are free through Memorial Day (Monday, May 26), totaling more than 145 million records. Free collections include this sampling:
Research selected Military records for free this memorial day.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Update on the Book
From My original plan was to have the book out and available to purchase several months ago. However sometimes plans go differently. The one thing that is vitally important to me is to ensure that at the time is it published, the information and tips and tricks in the book are as up to date as possible. I am currently updating several sections of the book specifically pertaining to certain websites, and search functions that have changed sine I began writing the book. Please stat tuned. I have thought about giving away a small number of advance copies of the book. if you are interested, just enter your information below to get you chance to get a Free Copy of the book before it his the Kindle Marketplace.
Update on the Book
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
In Memorium (1914-2013)
From (1914-2013) It’s been a long while since I last posted, and today it’s a bit of a different post. My last post was towards the end of February, and righ about that time things changed in my life, in a way that I knew was coming, but was probably unprepared for. Today’s post is dedicated to my grandfather who passed away last month at the age of 98. There was something about the loss of him that changed me in a way I have yet to fully understand, or grasp. He was a very private, and unique individual. I can count on one hand the times he hugged me, or told me he loved me, but I never questioned that he did. Yet I don’t think there are enough hands or fingers in the universe to ever calculate the lessons he taught me, or even the feelings of safety and warmth he brought me throughout the 40 years of my life I was honored to have him as a part of. My youngest son is named after his father, and when my mother passed away, in many ways it was him that helped me find a way to process those emotions, because we shared that experience, he lost his mother at age 17, and me at age 20, so though he was not one to delve into discussion about feelings, he could relate, and have a discussion about something that seemed totally unrelated but in reality was pointedly related to how to process that confusion and move forward. He was always so easy to talk to, and someone I felt I could share my frustrations with, and never feel judged. It was him in 1998 that encouraged me to pack myself up and leave New York, for a new life in Virginia, which was one of the smartest decisions I have ever made. I looked forward to my weekend calls with him, even as they became less frequent in length as his hearing faded, and his naps became more frequent. After he mourned the loss of his wife of 75 years in 2010, I learned even more to appreciate his resiliency, and appreciation for life, and love of his family. He often told me that he hoped to love to 100, as long as he was able to stay healthy and take care of himself. It was remarkable to watch. Yet within a few days of may last post his health began to deteriorate rapidly, and he began to need almost full time care, something he did not want. He died peacefully on March 12, 2013 at age 98. He raised two wonderful sons, and also passed so many lessons on to his grandchildren. Lessons that have made me a better parent, and a better person. He taught me: An even his passing has taught me more, lessons I have yet to fully understand. So today’s post is dedicated to him. Thanks Grandpa! The post In Memorium (1914-2013) appeared first on Another Day Of Life. Source Article from http://anotherdayoflife.com/1618/in-memorium/
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