Newspaper Articles
I use Newspapers.com to do my extensive research of various topics - it is a fee based service - but in my case I have found that it was worth the cost for what I am able to find.
What sources do the rest of you use for locating newspaper articles of interest? (free or fee based)
You may or may not be aware that EVEN IF you don't have a newspapers.com account that you can still access - copies of certain "clippings" files - FREE of charge
Here is an example of a search of "clippings" for surname "YANCEY" - you can change that to any term of interest - and you can then download the images that you see. FREE of charge (with no account).
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Here's my personal favorite, I use it frequently:
https://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
Run by one man who started it in New York many years ago, but has branched out from there in recent years.
"51,685,714 Old Newspaper pages from US & Canada"
Here's an article about the gent who does it, an interesting story: https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/tom-tryniski-fultonhistory.php
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cool - thanks!
a gem for anyone doing research in NY.
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In my "Cause of Death Analysis" I was heavily dependent on Newspapers.com
https://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/unusual_deaths.htm
It was a really cool project
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For anyone researching Knox County, Indiana, the web site below is beyond amazing. Newspapers go back to 1830 and contain a genealogist's dream. When I am searching for a surname and find something, I sometimes take the time to read everything on that page and will attach what I find as a source to other records. For example, before the Civil War they were reporting births, deaths and marriages, just like they do now. For some names that I looked up in FamilySearch, no other records are sourced. The ads are amazing. The estate sales are amazing. Just a jewel. And the political editorials and news sections are quite an eye opener. People often say they wish they could go back in time and talk to their ancestors. Reading some of the news and editorials makes me realize that if I went back in time, I'd get into arguments almost immediately. Such windows into time are priceless.
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When I am doing newspaper research...one of the first questions I ask is: Did this location have an existing newspaper in this date range? I believe the most thorough place to get an answer to that question is the Library of Congress Newspapers in Microform PDF's found here: https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/news_research_tools/newspapersinmf.html
The PDFs are organized alphabetically by state and then town. This way you can determine if the small town the people lived in had a newspaper....or search larger surrounding towns. The PDF will also give you information on who actually holds copies of the newspapers. These are often Universities and other Archives. And then you can also go out to the major Newspapers online sites such as Newspapers. Com; Ancestry.com, NewspaperArchives.com, the many state universities that have online Newspaper collections, Chronicling America, etc. to look for the paper online.
Note...it takes a good amount of time to download the PDF or even to get it to load...but it is worth it.
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