{"id":82563,"date":"2022-01-19T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T17:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=82563"},"modified":"2022-01-19T12:52:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T17:52:06","slug":"genealogy-tips-discovering-what-newspaper-content-is-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/genealogy-tips-discovering-what-newspaper-content-is-available.html","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Tips: Discovering What Newspaper Content Is Available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/em><\/strong> In this article \u2013 the first in a new series presenting genealogy tips \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how to better search newspapers. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to go to a genealogy website\u2019s search engine, enter an ancestor\u2019s name, date, and place, and hit \u201cSearch.\u201d But that\u2019s not the best way to search. And most likely, you will miss valuable hits.<\/p>\n

Frustrated that you can\u2019t find anything \u2013 or very little, when you suspect there is more information there? Let\u2019s take it one step at a time. Over the upcoming weeks, I\u2019m going to write a series of articles helping you have more successful searches, using the GenealogyBank search engine as an example.<\/p>\n

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Start with Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, in this article, let\u2019s take a look at discovering what newspaper content is available for your ancestor\u2019s time and place. This is an important step to take even before you conduct an actual search.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em><\/strong> Although known for its huge newspaper collection, GenealogyBank also has a separate obituaries collection as well as records from the U.S. Census, Social Security Death Index, government publications, and historical books. You can choose any of these separate collections (each with its own search engine) from the \u201cCollections\u201d drop-down menu on the homepage. If you want to search all of these collections at once, use the search engine on the homepage. However, in order to avoid getting overwhelmed by too many search results at once, a good approach is to choose the \u201cNewspaper Archives\u201d collection (which includes historical obituaries) and use its search engine for your initial searches, to start finding some of the basic information you need for your family tree such as birth, wedding, anniversary, and death notices.<\/p>\n

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About GenealogyBank\u2019s Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n

GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> have more than 13,000 newspapers published in the United States, from all 50 states, from 1690 to the present day, including ethnic and foreign language newspapers. These include:<\/p>\n