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*Look for newspapers at the newspaper office or a library in your ancestor's town. The FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch centers have indexes to obituaries and newspaper collecitons, but few actual records. | *Look for newspapers at the newspaper office or a library in your ancestor's town. The FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch centers have indexes to obituaries and newspaper collecitons, but few actual records. | ||
*Most newspaper publishers will not search their files for you, but some will photocopy an article if you can provide a specific date and event. | *Most newspaper publishers will not search their files for you, but some will photocopy an article if you can provide a specific date and event. | ||
* | *Several newspapers can be found '''''online at''''' [https://www.newspapers.com/ Newspapers], [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ ChroniclingAmerica], [https://newspaperarchive.com/ NewspaperArchive], and [https://news.google.com/newspapers Google News]. Others can also be found in search engines using terms such as "state (insert your state's name) Digital Newspaper Archive." | ||
*More information about newspapers can be found on the Research Wiki at [[United States Newspapers]]. | *More information about newspapers can be found on the Research Wiki at [[United States Newspapers]]. | ||