Microfilm
Do you remember microfilm? Do you remember hand cranking the film to get to what you wanted to read? Or, do you remember the long… Read More »Microfilm
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Libraries and Newspapers
Do you seek out marriage notices, obituaries and other items from newspapers when researching your family? Do you like to use free resources when available?… Read More »Libraries and Newspapers
Ancestry Newspapers
#NotAtRootstech Did you catch Crista Cowan’s ‘What’s New at Ancestry‘ session at RootsTech 2024? One of the new features is their use of AI (Artificial… Read More »Ancestry Newspapers
Killed by Train
Are you fortunate enough to to have newspaper clippings in your files? Both of my grandmothers had clippings in their albums. Most of these clippings… Read More »Killed by Train
Kansas Newspapers
When Kansas was not yet 15 years old, the attendees of the 1875 Kansas Editors’ and Publishers’ Convention formed the Kansas State Historical Society “for… Read More »Kansas Newspapers
Family Tales
Do you use newspapers for your research? Have you ever sat in front of a microfilm reader and ‘read’ an older newspaper issue after issue?… Read More »Family Tales
Digging Deeper
Have you ever seen an obituary clipping without a source? I know I have quite a few clippings that my grandmothers saved from local papers.… Read More »Digging Deeper
Gentle Reminder
Do you ever see an image or a hint that reminds you to look in that source for small bits of information about family members?… Read More »Gentle Reminder
Nemaha County Newspapers
When doing your genealogy research, do you ever encounter a source in a different place? That’s what happened to me recently with The Courier Tribune,… Read More »Nemaha County Newspapers
The Dash
Do you try to find details about an ancestor’s life for the time between their birth and their death, i.e. the dash? Census records help… Read More »The Dash