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==Online Records== | ==Online Records== | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70598/ Web: Alberta, Newspaper BMD Index, 1889-2012], index | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70598/ Web: Alberta, Newspaper BMD Index, 1889-2012], index | ||
*'''1885-2001''' -[https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/collection/p22007coll2!p22007coll18!p22007coll19!p22007coll24/order/title/ad/asc University of Calgary Early Alberta Newspapers] | *'''1885-2001''' -[https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/collection/p22007coll2!p22007coll18!p22007coll19!p22007coll24/order/title/ad/asc University of Calgary Early Alberta Newspapers] | ||
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*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7196/ The Lethbridge Herald (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)], index and images, ($) | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7196/ The Lethbridge Herald (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)], index and images, ($) | ||
*[http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/deaths/territories.html Canadian Deaths 1878-1886: Abstracted from The Dominion Annual Register and Review] | *[http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/deaths/territories.html Canadian Deaths 1878-1886: Abstracted from The Dominion Annual Register and Review] | ||
*[https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/alberta-online-historical-newspapers-summary/?fbclid=IwAR1-H0ZlBMiQTPhE-qR98oGVOLdGisFlh7rQqaVUL1DB0u98YPjlqVXoKSY The Ancestor Hunt : Ontario Online Historical Newspapers Summary] | |||
== Resources for Alberta Newspapers | ==Resources for Alberta Newspapers== | ||
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/wiki/en/Alberta_Newspapers_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | 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/wiki/en/Canada_Historical_Newspapers_Bibliographies_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | *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> | ||
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*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> | *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=== | ||
Collections of Alberta newspapers are at the Provincial Archives, the Alberta Legislative Library, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute Library, the University of Alberta Library, the University of Lethbridge Library, and the University of Calgary Library. | Collections of Alberta newspapers are at the Provincial Archives, the Alberta Legislative Library, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute Library, the University of Alberta Library, the University of Lethbridge Library, and the University of Calgary Library. | ||
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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> | 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=== | ||
{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | {{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | ||
*Alberta Family Histories Society - [http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/announcements/index.shtml Newspaper Announcements (1883-1902)]<ref name="taylor"/> | *Alberta Family Histories Society - [http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/announcements/index.shtml Newspaper Announcements (1883-1902)]<ref name="taylor" /> | ||
*The Lethbridge Herald is available online (1905-1955). The paper is available at both the [http://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Collection] ($) and [http://newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations/c2/s4.html NewspaperArchive.com] ($). Note: Both sites are run by NewspaperArchive.com, however, the two sites have different subscription prices. NewspaperArchive.com provides access to thousands of other newspapers as well. | *The Lethbridge Herald is available online (1905-1955). The paper is available at both the [http://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Collection] ($) and [http://newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations/c2/s4.html NewspaperArchive.com] ($). Note: Both sites are run by NewspaperArchive.com, however, the two sites have different subscription prices. NewspaperArchive.com provides access to thousands of other newspapers as well. | ||
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[http://www.wainwrightlibrary.ab.ca/Newspaper-Archives Wainwright Newspaper Archives] Wainwright Star Newspaper 100 years digitized and searchable. Go to bottom of the library page for link. | [http://www.wainwrightlibrary.ab.ca/Newspaper-Archives Wainwright Newspaper Archives] Wainwright Star Newspaper 100 years digitized and searchable. Go to bottom of the library page for link. | ||
=== Indexes | ===Indexes=== | ||
==== Alberta Published Indexes | ====Alberta Published Indexes==== | ||
*''Obituaries index of the Barrhead Leader'', by Flora and John Stewart (n.d.) and their ''Marriage index from the Barrhead leader, 1928-1949 ''(1994). <br> | *''Obituaries index of the Barrhead Leader'', by Flora and John Stewart (n.d.) and their ''Marriage index from the Barrhead leader, 1928-1949 ''(1994). <br> | ||
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Some Edmonton indexes currently covering 1903-1908 are available from Rob Milson, 8616-176 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5T 0N3. He says they contain, “The original extract or in some cases a paraphrasing of longer extracts, as well as an alphabetized index of all names, that is the name of the person/s about whom the article is concerned as well as other named individuals.” | Some Edmonton indexes currently covering 1903-1908 are available from Rob Milson, 8616-176 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5T 0N3. He says they contain, “The original extract or in some cases a paraphrasing of longer extracts, as well as an alphabetized index of all names, that is the name of the person/s about whom the article is concerned as well as other named individuals.” | ||
==== Alberta Unpublished Indexes | ====Alberta Unpublished Indexes==== | ||
Edmonton: There are film or card files at Edmonton Public Library (from 1961) and the City of Edmonton Archives has manuscript extracts from ca. 1907-1950s. | Edmonton: There are film or card files at Edmonton Public Library (from 1961) and the City of Edmonton Archives has manuscript extracts from ca. 1907-1950s. | ||
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Other manuscript indexes are at the Legislative Library of Alberta (clippings from 1971), Alberta Genealogical Society library in Edmonton.<ref name="ryan" /> | Other manuscript indexes are at the Legislative Library of Alberta (clippings from 1971), Alberta Genealogical Society library in Edmonton.<ref name="ryan" /> | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
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