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| Amazing discoveries |
| Newspapers contain a great deal of information that may be of benefit to those interested in Family History. They can add human interest to what is otherwise just a list of names. |
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| In the days before the telephone, radio and television the newspaper played a big part in keeping people informed of what was going on in their town, district, county and country. |
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| The things that people did want to read about were crimes, thefts and murders, and interesting deaths. |
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| As well as the daily and monthly general newspapers there are also a whole range of specialist journals covering such things as: |
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| Law Hue and Cry, and Police Gazette; |
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| Theatre The Era, and The Performer |
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| Sports Racing & Football Outlook, The Racing Calendar, and The Cricket Argus; |
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| General Interest The Illustrated London News, The Graphic; and |
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| Special Interest The Railway Official Gazette, and The Church Times. |
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| Newspaper Examples |
| Click here to view some examples of articles that can appear and how they may concern your research |
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| Discover more about your ancestors |
Do you need help in discovering more about your ancestors? Do you think an event in your family history may have appeared in a newspaper? Well this site should provide assistance in answering your questions.
I am a researcher at The British Library and the Newspaper Library at Colindale and have been doing research for a number of years. I have experience in many types Genealogical research involving newspapers.. |
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| Please use the links on the right-hand side to check out the site. Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Just click here. |
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I hope you enjoy this site and find it useful. Steve James
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| Important revelations |
| There are many events concerning your ancestors that may have been reported in the newspaper at the time. |
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| Births, marriages and deaths For the more important personages such events would have appeared in the local newspaper. The marriage could be accompanied with a report, giving details of all the guest, the outfits the bride and bridesmaids were wearing, and where they went on honeymoon. |
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| Obituaries can also be a good source of information on the person and relations who attended, and sometimes there may even be details of the will. |
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| If your ancestor died in unusual circumstances, or the death certificate indicate an inquest was held, then there could well be a report of the inquest in the paper. Inquests were a form of entertainment which everyone would attend if they could. |
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| Law and order Not all our ancestors have been saintly. Some have strayed from the path and others have been victims. Newspapers report the crimes, the pursuit, the capture and the trial often in vivid detail. |
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| Military service The major wars saw a large number of soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians injured or killed. Reports frequently appeared in the local newspaper, often together with a photograph. |
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| Examples Click here to view some examples of articles that can appear and how they may concern your research. |
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| If you are not certain then have a look at some of the questions I am commonly asked. I have put together links to some of limited on-line resources available. |
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| If you want me to undertake research for you please review my Terms and Costs and my charges. You can also check out some of the research I have carried out for others. |
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| The first step on the search for any articles is to contact me. I will review what you are looking for and determine if an investigation is worthwhile. I will then tell you what I intend to do, how long I expect it will take, and how much it will cost. |
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