Genealogy Club

Newspaper Treasures: Beyond the Obit. with Erin Moulton
Event Date: 
Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

How can newspapers help us with our genealogical research? What treasures do they hold beyond the standard obit? The truth is, historical local newspapers are equivalent to our current day social media. They often told of social calls, well-being and personal anecdotes of people around town. But where are these newspapers? How can we locate and access them and what strategies can we use to calibrate our search in digitized collections? Join us for a tour around the web as we peek into subscription and free newspaper collections.