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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/1misc-idx.shtml '''Transcriptions from Various Newspapers For Newfoundlanders'''] | |||
*'''1810-1890: <u>[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9275 Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890]'''</u> at Ancestry ($) | |||
*'''1810-1816''' - ''The Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=e5wmG9Sq2KIC Google News] - free. | *'''1810-1816''' - ''The Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=e5wmG9Sq2KIC Google News] - free. | ||
* | *Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - [http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=typeListing.php&id=70 The Daily News] 1955-1963<br> | ||
* | *Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - [http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=typeListing.php&id=30 TheTwillingate Sun] (1880-1953) <br> | ||
*Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - [http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=typeListing.php&id=36 Le Gaboteur] (1984-Present)<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> | |||
* | {{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | ||
== Resources for Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers == | == Resources for Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers == | ||
=== Newspaper Directories === | === Newspaper Directories === | ||
*Suzanne Ellison. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-directory-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-newspapers-1807-1987/oclc/18986433 Historical directory of Newfoundland and Labrador newspapers, 1807-1987.] St. John's, Newfoundland : Memorial University of Newfoundland Library, 1988 | *Suzanne Ellison. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-directory-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-newspapers-1807-1987/oclc/18986433 '''''Historical directory of Newfoundland and Labrador newspapers, 1807-1987.'''''] St. John's, Newfoundland : Memorial University of Newfoundland Library, 1988 | ||
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*[http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/newspapers/papers.htm Historical Directory] of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers | |||
*[http://www.library.mun.ca/qeii/newspapers/ Memorial University Libraries] - *[Newspapers in Memorial University of Newfoundland LibraryHistorical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers<ref name="taylor" /> | |||
=== Libraries and Archives === | === Libraries and Archives === | ||
[http://www.therooms.ca/ The Rooms (Provincial Archives)] <br>9 Bonaventure Avenue <br>P.O. Box 1800, Station C <br>St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5P9 <br>Telephone: (709)757-8030 <br>Email: [mailto:archives@therooms.ca archives@therooms.ca]<br> | |||
The principal repository for newspapers is the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection, which is part of the: <br> | The principal repository for newspapers is the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection, which is part of the: <br> | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries <br>[http://www.nlpl.ca/index.php/nl-collection.html Newfoundland and Labrador Collection] <br> | |||
[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/1misc-idx.shtml NGB] Transcriptions from Various Newspapers For Newfoundlanders <br>Provincial Resource Library <br>Arts and Culture Centre <br>St. John’s, Newfoundland A1B 3A3 <br>Telephone: 709-737-3955<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> | |||
The P.A.N.L. and the public library have newspaper collections covering the period from 1810 to the present. | |||
=== Indexes === | |||
==== Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes ==== | ==== Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes ==== | ||
*Mildred Howard. | *Mildred Howard. ''Vital statistics and items from newspapers of Newfoundland, 1831-1872.'' Mildred Howard, 1983. Includes items published separately in earlier volumes,''Vital statistics and items from The Newfoundlander of St. John’s Newfoundland (1980),'' in two volumes, 1834-1854 and 1854-1870. <br> | ||
*Mildred Howard. | |||
*Mildred Howard. ''Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser: vital statistics and items''. Mildred Howard, 1986-(ongoing?) Published so far, 1810-1845, 1846-1862. <br> | |||
*Gert Crosbie. | *Gert Crosbie. ''Births, deaths, marriages in Newfoundland newspapers. ''St. John’s: Memorial University of Newfound, Maritime History Archive, 1986-(ongoing). Published so far 1825-1850, 1851-1859, 1860-1865, 1866-1870, 1871-1874, 1875-1877, 1878-1880, 1881-1882, 1883-1884, 1885-1886, 1887-1888, 1889-1890. | ||
==== Newfoundland and Labrador Unpublished Indexes ==== | ==== Newfoundland and Labrador Unpublished Indexes ==== | ||
The Public Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador has unpublished extracts from newspapers in Twillingate. <br> | The Public Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador has unpublished extracts from newspapers in Twillingate. <br> | ||
*''Extracts of births, marriages and deaths from newspapers in the Conception Bay area of Harbour Grace and Carbonear, circa 1850-1900, ''a collection at the provincial archives.<br> | *''Extracts of births, marriages and deaths from newspapers in the Conception Bay area of Harbour Grace and Carbonear, circa 1850-1900, ''a collection at the provincial archives.<br> | ||
There is a newspaper index for the 1840s among E. R. Seary’s papers at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA).<ref name="ryan" /> | |||
*Daily News Deaths – Listings of deaths from the year-end editions of the Daily News from 1913 to 1963 | |||
== Related == | |||
Ffolliott, Rosemary. Some Connecting Links Between Ireland and the New World From Old Newspapers. Article has alphabetical listings of births, marriages and deaths in the Munster (Ireland) Newspapers, covers U.S.A, Canada, West Indies and England. years 1765-1826. Article found in The Irish Ancestor, vol. 2, no. 1 1970, pages 62-69, Family History Library Ref. 95-41.5 B2i. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Transcriptions from Various Newspapers For Newfoundlanders
- 1810-1890: Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890 at Ancestry ($)
- 1810-1816 - The Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser at Google News - free.
- Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - The Daily News 1955-1963
- Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - TheTwillingate Sun (1880-1953)
- Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - Le Gaboteur (1984-Present)[1]
Resources for Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Newspaper Directories[edit | edit source]
- Suzanne Ellison. Historical directory of Newfoundland and Labrador newspapers, 1807-1987. St. John's, Newfoundland : Memorial University of Newfoundland Library, 1988
- Historical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers
- Memorial University Libraries - *[Newspapers in Memorial University of Newfoundland LibraryHistorical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers[1]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
The Rooms (Provincial Archives)
9 Bonaventure Avenue
P.O. Box 1800, Station C
St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5P9
Telephone: (709)757-8030
Email: archives@therooms.ca
The principal repository for newspapers is the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection, which is part of the:
Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries
Newfoundland and Labrador Collection
NGB Transcriptions from Various Newspapers For Newfoundlanders
Provincial Resource Library
Arts and Culture Centre
St. John’s, Newfoundland A1B 3A3
Telephone: 709-737-3955[2]
The P.A.N.L. and the public library have newspaper collections covering the period from 1810 to the present.
Indexes[edit | edit source]
Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes[edit | edit source]
- Mildred Howard. Vital statistics and items from newspapers of Newfoundland, 1831-1872. Mildred Howard, 1983. Includes items published separately in earlier volumes,Vital statistics and items from The Newfoundlander of St. John’s Newfoundland (1980), in two volumes, 1834-1854 and 1854-1870.
- Mildred Howard. Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser: vital statistics and items. Mildred Howard, 1986-(ongoing?) Published so far, 1810-1845, 1846-1862.
- Gert Crosbie. Births, deaths, marriages in Newfoundland newspapers. St. John’s: Memorial University of Newfound, Maritime History Archive, 1986-(ongoing). Published so far 1825-1850, 1851-1859, 1860-1865, 1866-1870, 1871-1874, 1875-1877, 1878-1880, 1881-1882, 1883-1884, 1885-1886, 1887-1888, 1889-1890.
Newfoundland and Labrador Unpublished Indexes[edit | edit source]
The Public Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador has unpublished extracts from newspapers in Twillingate.
- Extracts of births, marriages and deaths from newspapers in the Conception Bay area of Harbour Grace and Carbonear, circa 1850-1900, a collection at the provincial archives.
There is a newspaper index for the 1840s among E. R. Seary’s papers at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA).[2]
- Daily News Deaths – Listings of deaths from the year-end editions of the Daily News from 1913 to 1963
Related[edit | edit source]
Ffolliott, Rosemary. Some Connecting Links Between Ireland and the New World From Old Newspapers. Article has alphabetical listings of births, marriages and deaths in the Munster (Ireland) Newspapers, covers U.S.A, Canada, West Indies and England. years 1765-1826. Article found in The Irish Ancestor, vol. 2, no. 1 1970, pages 62-69, Family History Library Ref. 95-41.5 B2i.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
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