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Title: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: KiwiRose on Saturday 29 November 08 19:08 GMT (UK)

Yesterday I went off to my local library to browse through A......y's Library Edition to find that Historical Newspapers does not appear to be included. What a disappointment. Is it only available on the World edition? How can I find out what else is not included in the Library edition?

Would Google News Archive be the only other free alternative for browsing  mainly California and Washington State 1900+?

Regards,

KiwiRose.
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: celia on Sunday 30 November 08 19:13 GMT (UK)
Kiwirose
if you type in on  the google search bar

historical newspapers California and Washington State 1900+? there are quiet a few websites that might be of interest.

Celia
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: KiwiRose on Sunday 30 November 08 19:37 GMT (UK)
Thank you Celia for your suggestion. I will try it shortly.

Old newspapers that I have come across on the internet have provided me with a lot of clues about those I'm searching for, often placing them in places that I had not expected and also "meat on the bones" material.

Regards

KiwiRose.
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: Erato on Sunday 30 November 08 19:42 GMT (UK)
Agree with you about the old newspapers.  I've been poking around in Ancestry's old newspapers for the past 2 days and have found some good articles.  Is anything specific that you're looking for?  I'll have a look if you give me some names.
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: Erato on Sunday 30 November 08 19:49 GMT (UK)
I've found that Google News Archive has a better search engine than Ancestry, so I search for newspaper articles with Google and then go to Ancestry to read them.
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: KiwiRose on Sunday 30 November 08 20:03 GMT (UK)
Thank you for your offer Erato,

It was just a general search but I was hopeful of finding further information on one person in particular that had 'missing years' and no entry on any USA census since  her emigration  in 1906.  I have found entries on Google News Archives but not in the missing years. From what you say I gather that if there is nothing on Google News Archives there would be nothing on Ancestry Historical Newspapers. I now feel better about my disappointment.

Regards

KiwiRose
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: Erato on Sunday 30 November 08 20:09 GMT (UK)
I'm not sure if it's true that everything on Ancestry is also on Google but it is true that there are some things on Google that are not on Ancestry.

Try a Google Book Search - it is quite amazing what can turn up there.  Many university, church and government pubications and such have been digitized.
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: BettyofKent on Sunday 30 November 08 21:54 GMT (UK)
RootsChat never ceases to amaze me ;D
I didn't know about Google News Archives, so I've just been browsing.
I've found an article from the Boston Daily Globe about my Great Uncle Morris offering a reward for information about the disappearance of his niece Frances on her way home from school in Nottingham, England.
I remember my mother talking about her father going bankrupt after helping someone who's child went missing. This must be it, the child was the daughter of his sister.
For a small fee, I've now got the article.

I owe Erato a drink, (I would never have found this If I hadn't see your post) but I see from your profile you are a fair distance away ;D ....perhaps one day...


A very happy Betty :) :) :)


I've found that Google News Archive has a better search engine than Ancestry, so I search for newspaper articles with Google and then go to Ancestry to read them.
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: Erato on Sunday 30 November 08 22:59 GMT (UK)
Glad to hear that you found something useful.  I'll take a rain check on the drink.

Did they ever recover the missing niece?
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: BettyofKent on Monday 01 December 08 13:09 GMT (UK)
I know very little of the story, but I don't think she was ever found.
The report describes her as a 'bright and attractive child' and '...it is feared that she was kidnapped.' They were looking for her in Germany & America.

I didn't know she existed before yesterday, at least now she has her rightful place on the family tree, & can be remembered.

Thank you again,

Betty
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: celia on Monday 01 December 08 13:43 GMT (UK)
KiwiRose.
The American Historical newspapers seem to go way past 1900.Thats where ours stops on most of them.

I put this website  in the common room last night it gives all the free to view American websites all over America.

http://xooxleanswers.com/newspaperarchives4.aspx

Celia



Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: morris minor on Monday 01 December 08 16:04 GMT (UK)
Not sure if this is the place to ask but ..... (mods please move if not)

Where could I look to track down my great aunt who reportedly died as a young child falling from a window.
(I do not have her death certificate and to date have not been able to track her down!)
Her family lived in Wallasey (Wirral)

 I  am hoping your collective expertise can point me in another direction as at the moment I am in a cul de sac!!
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: Erato on Monday 01 December 08 16:11 GMT (UK)
Do you have a name and approximate date?
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: celia on Monday 01 December 08 17:19 GMT (UK)
Morris Miner
you have joined in on another members topic,so might get MOVED  it should be on the cheshire board where you can start  a new topick I will P.M you anyway because I might be able to help in some way

Celia
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: WexDor on Monday 01 December 08 20:59 GMT (UK)

Yesterday I went off to my local library to browse through A......y's Library Edition to find that Historical Newspapers does not appear to be included. What a disappointment. Is it only available on the World edition? How can I find out what else is not included in the Library edition?

Would Google News Archive be the only other free alternative for browsing  mainly California and Washington State 1900+?

Regards,

KiwiRose.


I 'discovered' the Gale Historical Newspapers (19th Century UK papers) website a few days ago and have been researching frantically........today I tried to log on to the site and discovered that I am 'forbidden'  :(     Perhaps I am not alone??
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: celia on Monday 01 December 08 22:02 GMT (UK)
WexDor

The Gale newpapers were only on for trial period,it has been on-line for a while.It seems it has now finished,because i also tried at the weekend.I spent an hour every night reading it for weeks,i also downloaded a lot of interesting stuff. Not family because i already it all from the Gazeteer but interesting 8)

Celia
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: Josee on Monday 01 December 08 22:57 GMT (UK)
Hi

Just skimmed this thread,I too had the 'Gales newspapers' on a 'trial' basis, lost the log in procedure :-\
BUT this weekend whilst browsing my local library site found I could access them just using my library card number ;D. Found no end of useful snippets. That said I am on the Gold Coast in Queensland, where we do have an excellent library service, but it would be worth looking at your local library 's website. Some websites on offer you have to be in the library in order to access them, for free, the others, sat in your own comfy chair with a coffee!!  ;)
Cheers
jo
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: WexDor on Tuesday 02 December 08 13:16 GMT (UK)
Well, after much searching around last evening, I was able to log into Gale Newspapers once again ;D.....I have placed it firmly on my desktop so hopefully it will be there when I look again this evening ;)
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: celia on Tuesday 02 December 08 14:01 GMT (UK)
I have just tied again but I am still forbidden:(I always use the links in my favorites has something changed ???

Celia
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: KiwiRose on Tuesday 02 December 08 20:26 GMT (UK)
There have been no notifications via email to me for some reason so I was not aware of  the recent replies to this thread.

I checked out your website, Celia, and found it most interesting for the USA. I regularly visit some of the sites mentioned just in case one of my US names turns up in new material.

Whilst searching around California newspaper sites I found that some of the local libraries offer remote online access to library card holders of their historic newspaper holdings. This could be the case in other libraries in the USA or the UK and would be worth investigating.

New Zealand has the wonderful free online resource  of Paperspast so if you have family who emigrated it would be worthwhile checking  out.

Regards

KiwiRose
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: Wendy.M on Tuesday 02 December 08 22:28 GMT (UK)
KiwiRose.
The American Historical newspapers seem to go way past 1900.Thats where ours stops on most of them.

I put this website  in the common room last night it gives all the free to view American websites all over America.

http://xooxleanswers.com/newspaperarchives4.aspx

Celia

Many thanks for this link Celia, I've tried some US Paper link sites before but it was heavy going.  This time I found much news about a Family connection " Times Correspondent" thro' the years & his Son in later life after WW2 giving an interview in Florida. Betteer than just the bare bones of BMDs.

cheers Wendy




Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: KiwiRose on Friday 05 December 08 19:33 GMT (UK)
I'm not sure whether or not to tack this bit of news onto this thread or begin a new one however here goes. (Someone wiser than me may feel that it needs  to be put on other boards.)

I read this morning  that Google is adding more historical newspapers to its collection. They have purchased the Paper of Record collection  PaperofRecord.com  The papers are mostly Canadian though there are some from the USA, Mexico and Europe. You will have to wait  a month or so before they can be viewed.

Regards
KiwiRose
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: KiwiRose on Friday 05 December 08 19:42 GMT (UK)
I have just had a look at the website www.paperofrecord.com/search and they have historical papers from many other places around the world than I mentioned earlier.

Have a look and enjoy yourselves.

Regards
KiwiRose.
Title: Re: No Historical Newspapers
Post by: Helenw52 on Saturday 12 December 09 08:53 GMT (UK)
New Zealand Newspapers Past -  An excellent site to research

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast