Melanie Sturgeon, retired Arizona State Archivist, joined us this week to show us how newspapers can be extremely valuable in providing background information about our ancestors. Newspapers have much more than obituaries and marriages!
Some of her examples included bankruptcy notices, civil and criminal case reports, legal notices, natural disasters and weather events, sheriff's sales, personal advertisements, school events, and society columns.
You can access microfilm copies of local newspapers at your public library, state archive or historical society.
Three websites of note that Melanie mentioned are:
Chronicling America - http://www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
Elephind - www.elephind.com
The Ancestor Hunt - www.theancestorhunt.com
Thanks, Melanie, for a very interesting presentation!
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