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Newspapers can be a very valuable source of information; from an overview of life in an ancestor’s community to an informative obituary on his/her life. | Newspapers can be a very valuable source of information; from an overview of life in an ancestor’s community to an informative obituary on his/her life. | ||
Alberta’s first newspaper, ''The Edmonton Bulletin'', started publication in 1880; ''The Calgary Herald'' in 1883. ''The Calgary Tribune'', 1883, became''The Albertan'' in 1886. Local newspapers ran in small cities and towns but often intermittently.<ref>Borgstede, Arlene. "Alberta Newspapers (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org | Alberta’s first newspaper, ''The Edmonton Bulletin'', started publication in 1880; ''The Calgary Herald'' in 1883. ''The Calgary Tribune'', 1883, became''The Albertan'' in 1886. Local newspapers ran in small cities and towns but often intermittently.<ref>Borgstede, Arlene. "Alberta Newspapers (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alberta_Newspapers_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
=== Newspaper Directories === | === Newspaper Directories === | ||
*Gloria M. Strathern. ''Alberta newspapers, 1880-1982: an historical directory''. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1988.<ref name="de">de Groot, Susanna, "Canada Historical Newspapers Bibliographies (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org | *Gloria M. Strathern. ''Alberta newspapers, 1880-1982: an historical directory''. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1988.<ref name="de">de Groot, Susanna, "Canada Historical Newspapers Bibliographies (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Historical_Newspapers_Bibliographies_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
*Our Roots - [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1108 Alberta Newspapers], 1880-1982<br> | *Our Roots - [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1108 Alberta Newspapers], 1880-1982<br> | ||
*University of Alberta - [http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/ Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org | *University of Alberta - [http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/ Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Obtaining_Canada_Newspaper_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
=== Libraries and Archives === | === Libraries and Archives === | ||
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*The Legislature Library has a nearly complete collection of weeklies from 1905. | *The Legislature Library has a nearly complete collection of weeklies from 1905. | ||
Legislative Assembly of Alberta - [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/index.htm Library Services] <br>216 Legislature Building <br>10800-97th Avenue <br>Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 <br>Telephone: (780)427- 2473 <br>Email: [mailto:library.requests@assembly.ab.ca library.requests@assembly.ab.ca]<ref name="ryan">Taylor, Ryan, "Canada Newspaper Indexes and Abstracts (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org | Legislative Assembly of Alberta - [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/index.htm Library Services] <br>216 Legislature Building <br>10800-97th Avenue <br>Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 <br>Telephone: (780)427- 2473 <br>Email: [mailto:library.requests@assembly.ab.ca library.requests@assembly.ab.ca]<ref name="ryan">Taylor, Ryan, "Canada Newspaper Indexes and Abstracts (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Newspaper_Indexes_and_Abstracts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
=== Digital Issues Online === | === Digital Issues Online === | ||
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