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Goal 9: Learn about New York newspapers.
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ALearn about New York newspapers.
Summary
- Discover the history of New York newspapers.
- Learn more about how to use New York periodical and manuscripts.
- Learn about New York newspapers in these articles.
FS—Wiki: New York Newspapers
AC—Wiki: New_York Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscripts - Learn more about New York newspaper resources.
Online Historical New York Newspapers
New York Newspapers Timeline: Key Dates That Impact Your Research
BExplore New York newspapers.
Summary
- Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
- Search New York online newspaper sites.
- Search for
New York historical newspapers in the Library of Congress collection. - Find links to New_York newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore New York newspaper resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Explore historical newspapers on the Old Newspaper Research site.
- See additional New York newspaper resources on the Linkpendium site.
- Explore additional links for New York newspapers and obituaries on the LDSGenealogy site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for newspaper records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
George W. Ransom of New York City died on 3 September 1885. Use the "AC: The New York Times" QUIKLink below to locate newspaper articles that answer these questions:
- Where did George W. Ransom die?
- What was his approximate birth date?
- Who was his father?
- In the name search fields, type "George Ransom" along with "1885" for the death year.
- Two results should appear, both of which are the same newspaper extract listed in different databases. These are taken from the New York, U.S., Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection).
- George W. Ransom's death place is Milford, Conn.
- George's approximate birth date is 1848.
- George's father is Warren A. (Ransom).
(Contributed by Lisa Carver )
QUIKLinks
- MH: New York Newspapers, 1806-2007
- AC: New York, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current
- AC: Dunkirk Evening Observer (Dunkirk, New York)
- AC: Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, New York)
- AC: Olean Evening Times (Olean, New York)
- AC: Oneonta Star (Oneonta, New York)
- AC: Middletown Times Herald (Middletown, New York)
- AC: Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, New York)
- AC: Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, New York)
- AC: The New York Times (New York, New York)
- AC: The Post Standard (Syracuse, New York)
- AC: Times Record (Troy, New York)
- AC: Troy Record (Troy, New York)
- FMP: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
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