tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post7399705200816921567..comments2023-06-22T07:05:06.074-05:00Comments on Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Best Newspaper Site For YouLLG70http://www.blogger.com/profile/05978415045288866420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-35583730381517342772015-01-04T12:17:23.281-06:002015-01-04T12:17:23.281-06:00Here is a site for California newspapers, run by U...Here is a site for California newspapers, run by UC Riverside: http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=p&p=home&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN------- I have found this to be quite good for Sacramento area in the 1850-1900 range, and some San Francisco materials. They also have some issues of a few obscure papers (as well as ones in Southern California). It's far from perfect, especially due to the limitations of OCR, but worth a look for anyone researching late 1800s in California.<br />McComberdescendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811354203311081025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-49502728882302819912014-04-06T11:58:25.391-05:002014-04-06T11:58:25.391-05:00Thank YOU for making the videos :-) And thanks for...Thank YOU for making the videos :-) And thanks for the link! I'm adding it to the related links and I'm going to post it on my Facebook page later today.LLG70https://www.blogger.com/profile/05978415045288866420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-50227483831798379212014-04-05T13:14:14.058-05:002014-04-05T13:14:14.058-05:00Thanks for including many of my newspaper tutorial...Thanks for including many of my newspaper tutorials in your YouTube Playlist. I have also created a special page on my The Ancestor Hunt site dedicated to newspapers with articles containing thousands of links to free and subscription based newspapers. It is at http://www.theancestorhunt.com/newspapers.html Hopefully it is helpful. Thanks for posting about newspaper research which is my obsession - genealogy wise.Kenneth R Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083564419330086860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-12356280938562005232014-04-04T14:20:19.954-05:002014-04-04T14:20:19.954-05:00Actually my list omitted a couple of hundred sites...Actually my list omitted a couple of hundred sites which is why I said, "Here are just a few." Of course everyone is free to comment with their favorite. LLG70https://www.blogger.com/profile/05978415045288866420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-86115214449600799532014-04-04T14:18:14.382-05:002014-04-04T14:18:14.382-05:00Forgot about ProQuest RL. Thanks!Forgot about ProQuest RL. Thanks!LLG70https://www.blogger.com/profile/05978415045288866420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-83298059666849276692014-04-04T13:59:08.098-05:002014-04-04T13:59:08.098-05:00Your list of sites omitted Old Fulton NY Newspaper...Your list of sites omitted Old Fulton NY Newspapers [http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html ].<br />Two further tips:<br />- Many public libraries have indexes for local papers. Many include obituaries only, but some have marriages and other news. These indexes provide dates and additional keywords that can be used on newspaper sites to locate articles of interest. The extra search terms can be vital because of OCR errors.<br />- Become familiar with the organization of the images on whichever sites you use. For example, GoogleNewsArchive separates papers by exact title. Check alternate titles if the date you are looking for does not seem to be digitized. Also, watch out for errors like including multiple editions in the same digital file and out-of-order pages.bgwiehlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904956507742860598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-23395764113034017512014-04-04T04:57:17.733-05:002014-04-04T04:57:17.733-05:00And if you can't afford a subscription, go to ...And if you can't afford a subscription, go to your local library. That might have one. I discovered my third great grandfather had coast to coast newspaper coverage when most of middle America wasn't even settled yet. That was cool. During his lifetime, papers copied from each other as there was no newswire or pony express. Papers were also shipped from the east coast to the west coast via around the tip of South America. Proquest is a subscription site I found many newspaper articles at. Rushd Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361713720158269624noreply@blogger.com