{"id":86157,"date":"2022-08-16T08:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=86157"},"modified":"2022-08-24T07:31:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T11:31:26","slug":"3-newspaper-search-mistakes-we-all-make-2-where-did-i-find-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/3-newspaper-search-mistakes-we-all-make-2-where-did-i-find-that.html","title":{"rendered":"3 Newspaper Search Mistakes We All Make: #2 Where Did I Find That?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: In this article \u2013 the second in a series of three \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for searching newspapers by creating complete source citations each time you find a relevant newspaper article. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you inherit any family history research? For those of us who have, one of the items in the stacks of paper records may be one or more yellowed newspaper articles, usually an obituary, that is tightly cropped and lacks a date or newspaper title and place. Those newspaper obituaries answer some genealogical questions but they lack something crucial: a source citation.<\/p>\n

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In my last article on 3 Newspaper Search Mistakes<\/a>, I introduced you to the first search mistake: not checking back. The second mistake I want to highlight is a regret I hear from most seasoned genealogical researchers.<\/p>\n

Cite Your Sources!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love newspaper research and I know you do too. There\u2019s nothing like finding something new, or that one newspaper article that backs up the family story. But without a source citation, those who are interested in our collective family history won\u2019t be able to find the article, nor will you in the future.<\/p>\n

First, what\u2019s a source citation? It\u2019s simply a notation of where you found something. A lack of a source citation means you won\u2019t be able to figure out where it came from in the future. Even if you have a source citation \u2013 but it\u2019s incomplete \u2013 can still be problematic. Simply noting that you found a newspaper article in GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> doesn\u2019t help you quickly find that article again sometime in the future.<\/p>\n

Once you find that newspaper article, it\u2019s important to note you found it on GenealogyBank \u2013 but there\u2019s more to a newspaper article source citation. When we think of newspapers, we want to note things like: the newspaper title, the article title, the date, and the location of the article within the newspaper. Depending on what source citation style you prefer, the way you cite a newspaper article will differ. This article isn\u2019t suggesting one source citation style over another. Instead, we will focus on where to find the information you need to complete your source citation.<\/p>\n

Information about That Newspaper Article<\/strong><\/p>\n

No matter what source citation system you use, you can find the information for the newspaper article source citation from the GenealogyBank website. There are two places that include the information you will need. One such place is at the top of the Search Result page.<\/p>\n

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From the Search Result page, notice that at the top of the screen you will find:<\/p>\n