Newspapers can give us so much more than obituaries of our ancestors. James Beidler gives us some new ideas on how to use them from his book The Family Tree Historical Newspaper Guide. Watch the Podcast Listen to the Audio and Subscribe Links Links for all of … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 58: Getting the Most Out of Newspapers for Genealogy Research with James Beidler
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Podcast Episode 42: Researching Siblings for Clues
John Curry died suddenly at age 33 leaving little information about his life. Can researching his children and his siblings provide some clues to his life? Is it worth the time to do all this extra research? Let's find out! Links PA State Archive Vital Records … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 42: Researching Siblings for Clues
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The citizens of Pennsylvania published almost 10,000 different newspapers over the past 300 years. The good news for family history researchers is that many newspapers are digitized and online. You can search them from the comfort of your own home anytime. Digitized newspapers … [Read more...] about PA Newspaper Collections
Podcast Episode 16: Ancestors’ Stories Part 3 & Finding PA Newspapers
Part 3 of my three part series on Ancestors’ Stories: “Hold fast in your faith or whatever goodness and kindness you believe in” is what genealogist and social historian Lauren Peightel learned from her ancestors. Listen to Lauren's stories and then learn how to find your … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 16: Ancestors’ Stories Part 3 & Finding PA Newspapers