Tag: historical newspapers

How History Creates Records for Genealogy

Written by Tiffany on October 9, 2020.

Genealogists have a practice of looking at a historical event and seeing what records this created for genealogy purposes. Looking at history with a genealogical perspective is an important skill. We have been going through some major events in 2020, haven’t we? What records do you think will be created because of COVID and other events? Let’s...

How I Use Historical Newspapers for Genealogy

Written by Tiffany on August 7, 2020.

Sometimes, as genealogists, we want to put more life to an ancestor’s life other than names and dates. They aren’t personal to us until there’s a story behind that data. One of the tools that I use to bring stories to an ancestor’s life is by using historical newspapers. Now we use newspapers for a variety of reasons. ...

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