No Historical Newspapers

[KiwiRose]

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.

[celia]

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

[KiwiRose]

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.

[Erato]

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.

[Erato]

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.

[KiwiRose]

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

[Erato]

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.

[BettyofKent]

RootsChat never ceases to amaze me
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 ....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.

[Erato]

Glad to hear that you found something useful.  I'll take a rain check on the drink.

Did they ever recover the missing niece?