The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide

The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide
Author: James M. Beidler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1440350663

There are more historical newspaper resources than you think--and they're easier to access than you know. When researched properly, no other type of record can beat historical newspapers in "taking the pulse" of their times and places, recording not just the names, but also information important to the community. This comprehensive how-to guide will show you how to harvest the "social media" of centuries past to learn about your ancestors and the times and places they lived in. With step-by-step examples, case studies, templates, worksheets, and screenshots, this book shows you what you can find in online (and offline) historical newspapers, from city dailies to weekly community papers to foreign-language gazetteers. The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide features: • Tips and techniques for finding crucial genealogy records in newspapers, such as birth announcements, obituaries, and even news reports • Step-by-step guides for using popular online newspaper databases such as GenealogyBank and Newspapers.com • Case studies that will put information found in newspapers to use

The 1995 Genealogy Annual

The 1995 Genealogy Annual
Author: Thomas Jay Kemp
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780842026611

The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections. FAMILY HISTORIES-cites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book. GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-includes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world. GENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-consists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county. The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.

Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan

Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan
Author: Kerby A. Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 820
Release: 2003-03-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195348224

Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan is a monumental and pathbreaking study of early Irish Protestant and Catholic migration to America. Through exhaustive research and sensitive analyses of the letters, memoirs, and other writings, the authors describe the variety and vitality of early Irish immigrant experiences, ranging from those of frontier farmers and seaport workers to revolutionaries and loyalists. Largely through the migrants own words, it brings to life the networks, work, and experiences of these immigrants who shaped the formative stages of American society and its Irish communities. The authors explore why Irishmen and women left home and how they adapted to colonial and revolutionary America, in the process creating modern Irish and Irish-American identities on the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan was the winner of the James S. Donnelly, Sr., Prize for Books on History and Social Sciences, American Council on Irish Studies.

Death Notices from Steuben County, New York Newspapers, 1797-1884

Death Notices from Steuben County, New York Newspapers, 1797-1884
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 373
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780788409967

This volume contains abstracts of nearly seven thousand death notices from sixteen different newspapers. Although these newspapers were published in Steuben County, they include notices for the surrounding counties and Pennsylvania. They also include many

Marriage and Death Notices from Schuyler County, New York Newspapers

Marriage and Death Notices from Schuyler County, New York Newspapers
Author: Mary Smith Jackson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1993
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780788431739

This volume contains marriage and death notices abstracted from microfilm copies of newspapers available at the New York State Library. Information has been abstracted from the Havana Journal (1853-1887), the Watkins Democrat (1878-1900), the Watkins Express (1871-1900), and the Watkins Review (1896-1900). These newspapers were all published in Schuyler County, New York, but they include many notices for people living in the nearby counties of Seneca, Cayuga, Yates, Tompkins, Tioga, Chemung, and Steuben, as well as for people who moved out of state. Vital records were recorded by the Town Clerk in New York State beginning in 1885, however not all marriages and deaths were recorded until 1906 when it became mandatory. This book also contains difficult-to-find vital records that pre-date 1885. A surname index adds to the value of this work. J3173HB - $26.00