genealogy research with newspaper archives

Post on 30-Mar-2016

226 Views

Category:

Documents

0 Downloads

Preview:

Click to see full reader

DESCRIPTION

Learn how to use online newspapers to do genealogy research. Discover the types of ancestry records that you can find in newspapers to trace your family tree in this PPT deck from GenealogyBank.

TRANSCRIPT

Discover Your Ancestors in Newspapers

Discover Your Ancestors in Newspapers

Quick Tips: Obituaries

Quick Tips: Obituaries

Quick Tips: Obituaries

Quick Tips: Obituaries

Quick Tips: Births & Marriages

Quick Tips: Passenger Lists

Quick Tips: Passenger Lists

Quick Tips: Passenger Lists

Quick Tips: Passenger Lists

Quick Tips

◦ Try Surname Search FirstTry Surname Search First◦Add first nameAdd first name Add yearAdd year

◦Try abbreviationsTry abbreviations◦WilliamWilliam◦Wm.Wm.◦BillBill

Quick TipsCan You Read This?i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

top related