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Lost and Bound: Using Newspapers to Find Family Bible Records

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025

For hundreds of years, numerous families kept a Bible in which they recorded births, deaths, and marriages. Bibles were handed down from generation to generation,

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Family History Newspaper Finds Tips, Hints & Helps

Tracing Immigrant Ancestors Through UK Newspapers

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Do you have ancestors who immigrated from the UK to the United States? While U.S. records and newspapers can reveal what happened after their arrival,

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Content Updates & Company News Tips, Hints & Helps

Explore Our New Page Categories Options

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Newspapers.com has created new Page Categories to help you find what you’re looking for faster. These categories, like “Politics,” “Disaster,” “Sport,” and many others, identify common

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Using the Newspapers.com Map Feature

June 17, 2025June 21, 2025

Have you ever browsed through available newspapers using the Newspapers.com map feature? The map allows you to see what newspapers are available by zooming into

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Feeling Stuck? 5 Tips for Finding Articles about Your Ancestors

April 28, 2025May 4, 2025

Struggling to find newspaper articles about your ancestors? In this post, I’ll show you how changing the names you search for can help you succeed. 

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Researching female ancestors
Family History Tips, Hints & Helps

Women’s History Month: 9 Ways to Find Female Ancestors in Newspapers

March 4, 2025March 26, 2025

March is Women’s History Month, an opportunity to celebrate the lives and achievements of women throughout history. While we love to share stories of our

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Beginner Search Tips for Newspapers.com

January 10, 2025January 19, 2025

Welcome to Newspapers.com! Whether you are new to our site (welcome to the family) or just want a refresher on basic search tips, here are

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Newspaper Finds Tips, Hints & Helps

Mourning Rings

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

Have you heard of mourning rings? Mourning rings are jewelry worn to remember someone who has died, and if one was created in memory of

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Photos of ancestors
Family History Newspaper Finds Tips, Hints & Helps

7 Ways to Find Photos of Ancestors in the Newspapers

August 16, 2024August 20, 2024

A picture speaks a thousand words, and to a family historian, photos of ancestors can mean so much. Whether it’s the first time you’ve seen

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Family History Tips, Hints & Helps

Learn More About Your Ancestors Through Agricultural Fair Listings in the Papers

June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

Do you have US ancestors who were farmers? Chances are, you do. The 1850 federal census documented over 2.3 million individuals who farmed as a

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