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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