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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah|Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Utah|Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | ||
== Using Newspapers for Family History == | == Using Newspapers for Family History == | ||
Newspapers in rural areas of Utah can | Newspapers in rural areas of Utah can contain information not found in other records. They specialize in items of local interests, balanced with regional, state, and national news. Unique information may include: | ||
*Legal notices from nearby towns and neighboring counties | *Legal notices from nearby towns and neighboring counties. | ||
*Advertising of the time | *Advertising of the time that are insightful, and may include a business your relatives owned. | ||
*In "slow news" days, a newspaper may include "filler," such as stories, jokes, or, on occasion, names of hotel guests or people arriving on the stage coach. | *In "slow news" days, a newspaper may include "filler," such as stories, jokes, or, on occasion, names of hotel guests or people arriving on the stage coach. | ||
*Social colums from the town and surrounding areas | |||
See [[United States Newspapers#Coverage_and_content_of_U.S._newspapers|Coverage and content of U.S. newspapers]] for an overview of what you may learn in newspapers. | See [[United States Newspapers#Coverage_and_content_of_U.S._newspapers|Coverage and content of U.S. newspapers]] for an overview of what you may learn in newspapers. | ||
== The History of Newspapers in Utah == | == The History of Newspapers in Utah == | ||
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Newspapers report family information in notices of births, marriages, obituaries, and local news. Newspapers began early in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two major Utah newspapers are the [http://www.deseretnews.com Deseret News] and the [http://www.sltrib.com/ Salt Lake Tribune]. | Newspapers report family information in notices of births, marriages, obituaries, and local news. Newspapers began early in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two major Utah newspapers are the [http://www.deseretnews.com Deseret News] and the [http://www.sltrib.com/ Salt Lake Tribune]. | ||
==== Deseret News ==== | ==== Deseret News ==== | ||
The Deseret News was the first newspaper published in [[Utah]]. The first edition was printed in June 1850 in Salt Lake City. Their address is: | The Deseret News was the first newspaper published in [[Utah]]. The first edition was printed in June 1850 in Salt Lake City. Their address is: | ||
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:*''Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1867–1961''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955–1961. (On 437 Family History Library {{FHL|298158|title-id|disp=films beginning with 26899}}.) Copies of the Church News are included. Published daily. | :*''Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1867–1961''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955–1961. (On 437 Family History Library {{FHL|298158|title-id|disp=films beginning with 26899}}.) Copies of the Church News are included. Published daily. | ||
Abstracts of [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utsaltla/obit_DeseretNews_1850s.html#1852 Deaths and Marriages Notices] in the Deseret News Weekly of Salt Lake City, Utah (1852-1888) | Abstracts of [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utsaltla/obit_DeseretNews_1850s.html#1852 Deaths and Marriages Notices] in the Deseret News Weekly of Salt Lake City, Utah (1852-1888) | ||
==== The Salt Lake Tribune ==== | ==== The Salt Lake Tribune ==== | ||
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:*''Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Utah Mining Gazette.'' Volumes 1–3. Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1961. (Family History Library {{FHL|109597|title-id|disp=films 241182–85}}.) | :*''Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Utah Mining Gazette.'' Volumes 1–3. Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1961. (Family History Library {{FHL|109597|title-id|disp=films 241182–85}}.) | ||
The Salt Lake Public Library has microfilm of ''The Salt Lake Tribune ''Apr 15, 1871 to present. | The Salt Lake Public Library has microfilm of ''The Salt Lake Tribune ''Apr 15, 1871 to present. | ||
==== Books on Utah Newspapers ==== | ==== Books on Utah Newspapers ==== | ||