New York Newspapers: Difference between revisions

Newspapers mention births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, probate court proceedings, and other news items. Some newspapers are indexed.  

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:*'''1851-1922; 1987-present''' ''New York Times''[http://www.nytimes.com/ New York Times website] - free<br>  

:*'''1923-1986''' ''New York Times'' [http://www.nytimes.com/ New York Times website] - ($) <br>

:*[http://www.newsbank.com/readex/index.cfm?content=96 America Historical Newspapers]&nbsp;– ($), replaces the old Readex Microcard for American newspapers from 1700 to the mid 1800s. Nearly 400 newspapers have been imaged, with more in progress.&nbsp;Some libraries and genealogical societies subscribe to this website. <br>  

:*[http://www.live-brary.com/historic-newspapers Suffolk Historic Newspapers]&nbsp;– free, images of twelve Suffolk County newspapers from with coverage from 1822 to the present (coverage varies), also contains links to six other New York State newspaper websites&nbsp;<br>

:*[http://www.50states.com/news/newyork.htm 50States.com]&nbsp;– free, links to current newspaper websites and online copies&nbsp;contains links to over 100 New York State newspapers. There is no site wide search engine, clicking on the newspaper’s link will connect to the most recent edition of the newspaper.<br>  

=== Newspaper Indexes  ===

In addition to newspapers that are imaged online, there are also newspaper indexes and abstracts. [http://usgenweb.org/ USGENWEB] for New York has many links to newspaper indexes on the individual county pages. <br>  

Originally a W.P.A. Project, the index is to personal names and covers more than births, deaths, and marriages. The website has a form that can be sent to order copies of the original articles in which the name was mentioned.<br>  

*B-Ann Moorhouse, "Notices of Irish-Born Persons in New York City Newspapers," ''The Irish Ancestor.'' V, no.1. (1973): 24-27. {{FHL|1015701|item|disp=FHL book 941.5 B2i vol. 5}} - article covers death, original Parish and County where deceased person was born in Ireland, relationships, and place of burial. Years covered 1819-1891. <br>  

*Kenneth Scott, ''Genealogical Data from the New York Post-Boy 1743–1773'' (Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1980). {{FHL|785147|item|disp=FHL book974.71 B38s}}<br>

*Byron A. Falk, Jr., and Valerie R. Falk, ''Personal Name Index to "The New York Times Index, 1851–1979"'' (Succasunna, New Jersey: Roxbury Data Interface, 1976 and 1975–1989 1993) {{FHL|243381|item|disp=FHL book 974.71 B3f}} - indexes ''The New York Times Index'' <br>  

== New York Newspaper Bibliographies  ==

[http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ New York State Library] <br> The New York State Newspaper Project catalog and microfilmed any known New York newspaper. Copies of the microfilms are at the [[New York State Library|New York State Library]] and can be accessed onsite and through inter-library loan.&nbsp;