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2026-02-26 Newspaper Social Columns and Your Female Ancestors: Information about some of your female ancestors may seem hard to come by—they are simply listed as a wife or daughter of men in certain records. As Legacy Tree explains in this blog article, social columns in newspapers may provide a wealth of information about the lives, activities and relationships of these women, which can lead to capturing memories and even additional research clues. Learn more techniques for finding ancestor information in newspapers in Goal F4 of the United States page, or corresponding Newspaper Goals in other country pages.
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