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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Idaho|Idaho]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Idaho_Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Idaho|Idaho]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Idaho_Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | ||
Newspapers provide valuable genealogical information, including obituaries, marriage announcements, biographical sketches, divorce notices, and so forth. Other personal information may be included in various sections of a newspaper. There are many English and foreign-language newspapers from the early days of Ohio. Although these publications were often related to political or religious causes, they contain valuable genealogical information. | |||
Idaho newspapers were first published in the 1860s. | Idaho newspapers were first published in the 1860s. | ||
== | === Locating Idaho Newspapers === | ||
*Many currently published newspapers as well as some issues of older newspapers are available at the [http://history.idaho.gov/archives-collections Idaho State Archives] in Boise. Copies of newspaper collections or newspapers clippings may also be found at public and university libraries or historical societies locally. [http://www.isu.edu/library/ Idaho State University] in Pocatello also has a good collection of newspapers for Idaho. | |||
The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | *The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | ||
=== Digital Issues Online === | === Digital Issues Online === | ||
{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | *{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | ||
Copies of some Idaho newspapers, especially for Ada, Bannock, Bonneville, Canyon, and Caribou Counties are available online at [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&db=dbatitles&ctx=%2fMercury%2fPages%2fCardCatListBoolean.aspx&hco=100&f21=38&_F0003A49=1 Ancestry.com] ($), a subscription web site. They are listed on the county and town Wiki pages. | *Copies of some Idaho newspapers, especially for Ada, Bannock, Bonneville, Canyon, and Caribou Counties are available online at [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&db=dbatitles&ctx=%2fMercury%2fPages%2fCardCatListBoolean.aspx&hco=100&f21=38&_F0003A49=1 Ancestry.com] ($), a subscription web site. They are listed on the county and town Wiki pages. | ||
[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=36 NewspaperArchive.com] ($) has a collection of digitized Idaho newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries. It may be under the name Access NewspaperArchive. | *[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=36 NewspaperArchive.com] ($) has a collection of digitized Idaho newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries. It may be under the name Access NewspaperArchive. | ||
[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/id Idaho Online Historic Newspapers] - identifies historical newspapers available online at both free and pay-to-access websites. | *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/id Idaho Online Historic Newspapers] - identifies historical newspapers available online at both free and pay-to-access websites. | ||
[http://www.genealogybank.com Genealogybank] ($) has a collection of digitzied Idaho newspapers online. | *[http://www.genealogybank.com Genealogybank] ($) has a collection of digitzied Idaho newspapers online. | ||
=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
The [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchForm.cfm Eastern Idaho Death Index] at BYU Idaho is an index to obituaries for Southeastern Idaho. It is available online. | *The [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchForm.cfm Eastern Idaho Death Index] at BYU Idaho is an index to obituaries for Southeastern Idaho. It is available online. | ||
An [http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/Research/Obituaries/obituarysearchresults.asp index to obituaries, 1977 to present], published in the Idaho Statesman, a newspaper published in Boise, has been compiled by the Boise Public Library and is also [http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/Research/Obituaries/obituarysearch.asp available online]. | *An [http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/Research/Obituaries/obituarysearchresults.asp index to obituaries, 1977 to present], published in the Idaho Statesman, a newspaper published in Boise, has been compiled by the Boise Public Library and is also [http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/Research/Obituaries/obituarysearch.asp available online]. | ||
An obituary index to Salt Lake City newspapers, 1867 to 1970, includes some Idaho residents ( | *An obituary index to Salt Lake City newspapers, 1867 to 1970, includes some Idaho residents {{WorldCat|367947363|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|189434|item|disp=FHL book 821636-99}}). The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has not collected copies of newspapers from Idaho. | ||
== Web Sites == | === Web Sites === | ||
[http://www.50states.com/news/idaho.htm Current Idaho newspapers] online | [http://www.50states.com/news/idaho.htm Current Idaho newspapers] online | ||