Finding the News You Can Use
Russell S. Lynch
Types of Newspaper Articles
• Birth, marriage, and death notices
• Military service, employment
• Accidents, illness, celebrations
• Visits to relatives, hosted relatives
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Strategies for Locating Newspapers
1. Check Internet Websites
2. Use a variety of search terms and options
in online collections
3. Check bibliographies of published
newspapers in an area
4. If nothing is online, use Interlibrary Loan
for microfilm copies
5. Travel to the local area
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Benefits of Newspapers for Family History and Local
History
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Useful Types of Articles
• Births
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Military
• Social
• Health
• Other
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Examples from NDNP
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Deaths
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The Salt Lake Herald,
Monday, May 1, 1906
(Utah Digital
Newspapers)
The Salt Lake Herald,
Monday, May 1, 1906
(Utah Digital
Newspapers)
Deaths
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Military
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“Washington County News,”
October 18, 1923. (Utah Digital
Newspapers)
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Get Your War Medals
The committee went to a great
deal of trouble and incurred
considerable expense to get
Medals for all Washington County
service men who took part in the
World war…
“Washington County
News,” 1923. (Utah
Digital Newspapers)
Social
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“Logan Republican” 1916. (Utah Digital
Newspapers)
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Gala Day on River Heights
Friday, Jan. 21 was Old
Folks’ Day…
“Logan Republican” 1916.
(Utah Digital Newspapers)
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Example 3: a 1922
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“Littleton Independent”, 1921.
(Colorado Historic Newspapers
Collection)
Another Example
Health
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“Littleton Independent,” Oct. 14, 1921
(Colorado Historical Newspapers
Collection)
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Court Notice
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“Kane County Standard,” 1933.
(Utah Digital Newspapers)
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“Kane County Standard,” 1933.
(Utah Digital Newspapers)
Criminal
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“Salt Lake Herald,” July 16,
1900. (Utah Digital Newspapers)
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Beaten and Robbed
Ernest Osterloh, Victim of an
Ungrateful Youth.
He was nearly killed
“… A man of 79 years beaten
into insensibility and robbed
of his money…”
“Salt Lake Herald,” July 16,
1900. (Utah Digital Newspapers)
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“The Daily Tribune,”
December 1, 1901. (Utah
Digital Newspapers)
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Stolen Horses Found
[boys will be boys]
Tips
• Search multiple ways
• Explore websites
• Enjoy the results!
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Website in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
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