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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.

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Page 2: Genealogy Research with Newspaper Archives

Discover Your Ancestors in Newspapers

Page 3: Genealogy Research with Newspaper Archives

Discover Your Ancestors in Newspapers

Page 4: Genealogy Research with Newspaper Archives

Quick Tips: Obituaries

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Quick Tips: Obituaries

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Quick Tips: Obituaries

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Quick Tips: Obituaries

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Quick Tips: Births & Marriages

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Quick Tips: Passenger Lists

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Quick Tips: Passenger Lists

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Quick Tips: Passenger Lists

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Quick Tips: Passenger Lists

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Quick Tips

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

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

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