{"id":87461,"date":"2022-10-25T11:24:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=87461"},"modified":"2022-10-25T11:25:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:25:28","slug":"genealogy-tip-finding-your-ancestors-story-when-they-are-not-in-the-newspaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/genealogy-tip-finding-your-ancestors-story-when-they-are-not-in-the-newspaper.html","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Tip: Finding Your Ancestor\u2019s Story When They Are NOT in the Newspaper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/em><\/strong> In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how she found newspaper articles about her grandfather, even though he was not mentioned by name in any of the articles. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s face it, sometimes finding what you hope to find in old newspapers just doesn\u2019t happen. It may seem that your ancestor never appeared in the newspaper \u2013 or if they did, you\u2019re not finding it.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s ok. Newspaper articles relevant to our ancestors\u2019 stories aren\u2019t just the ones that have their name. Sometimes, you can find newspaper articles that describe their circumstances and the experiences they went through \u2013 that tell you more about your ancestor\u2019s life \u2013 without mentioning them by name.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one example using my paternal grandfather Leo J. Philibert.<\/p>\n

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Photo: a Southern Pacific EMD FP7 locomotive leads a Pacific Rail Society Special through Floriston, California, in February 1971. Credit: Drew Jacksich; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where Is He?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I started researching my grandfather, I first came up with all of his name variations. They included:<\/p>\n