"Think outside of the geographic box when performing your digital newspaper searches; you may just find something of intrigue and import which you never even thought would be there!" Published 1 May 2009 Read more at Rainy Day Genealogy Readings
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"I think old local newspapers are a much under used source, probably because they are not widely available and not indexed (for the most part)." Published 23 Apr 2009 Read more at The Wandering Genealogist
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"Obituaries and other notices pertaining to life events (birth, marriage, anniversary, etc.) frequently list the town or county of origin for immigrants." Published 18 Dec 2008 Read more at 24-7 Family History Circle
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"Columnists have written articles on genealogical topics for many years. Although today we often automatically think 'virtually,' it is helpful to know about newspaper columns, both past and present, and how they can support our research. These columns, combined with other content of genealogical interest, make newspapers an important resource." Published 4 Dec 2008 Read more at GenealogyandFamilyHistory.com
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"Google's News Archive search now has some very useful content and features, making it a necessary stop on the research path for genealogists." Published 29 Aug 2008 Read more at Rainy Day Genealogy Readings
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"I would hazard to say that a huge percentage of names in any given issue of a historic newspaper are not properly read and indexed by OCR and search software. What does this mean? In short: if you've been relying on search functions in newspaper databases to do your research in newspapers, you haven't done your research at all." Published 11 May 2008 Read more at Rainy Day Genealogy Readings
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"Of course, we should check the websites of the libraries, archives, cities, counties, and states we will be visiting. But also, well in advance of your trip, do some online reading of the newspaper for that area." Published 11 May 2007 Read more at 24-7 Family History Circle
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"Newspapers are the most time-consuming, yet the most rewarding of all research. What a great way to add social history to a genealogy." Published 25 Feb 2007 Read more at 24-7 Family History Circle
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"It does an interesting job of mining 'news' sites on the Internet, but defines 'news' rather broadly." Published 21 Nov 2006 Read more at Megan's Roots World
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