Friday, June 20, 2014

Follow Friday - Hey! Hey! Get your Newspaper!

Editor's note: Today's post was written by Sandra Gardner-Benward



A Big Thanks to our Program Chair, Carolee Jones (in blue below), for continuing to bring great programs to Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society's membership..... and June was no exception. We welcomed Janice Sellers, with her program of 'Online Newspapers' that are available at the FamilySearch Centers and Libraries through the FHL portal.

Just visit and see what you might be able to find for your family research...............and these are only the websites they have available to guests that include newspapers.

  • NewspaperArchives.com
  • 19th Century British Newspapers
  • 19th Century U S Newspapers (through Godfrey)
  • Early American Newspapers (through Godfrey)
  • Fold3.com
  • Ancestry.com Library Edition (mostly NewspaperArchive.com items)
  • WorldVitalRecords.com
  • British Newspaper Archive (through FindMyPast.co.uk; index only)


Here is a little bit more about Janice...........  check out all the organizations that Janice is involved in. ..........Janice Sellers is a professional genealogist specializing in forensic newspaper, and Jewish research. Do you need help with your family research? check out Janice at  Ancestral Discoveries  She edits three genealogy journals and serves on the boards of San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society and California State Genealogical Alliance. She is also a member of Association of Professional GenealogistsCouncil for the Advancement of Forensic GenealogyGenealogical Speakers Guild, California Genealogical SocietyAfrican American Genealogical Society of Northern California and Gesher Galicia.




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