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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1800-1850''' - ''The National Intelligencer,'' 1800-1850 is available online at the [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ National Genealogical Society] website ($). | |||
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*[http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/uswashdc.htm OnlineNewspapers.com] has links to over 25 current D.C. newspaper sites. | *[http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/uswashdc.htm OnlineNewspapers.com] has links to over 25 current D.C. newspaper sites. | ||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/DC/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Washington DC Newspapers] (Washington DC Genealogy), links to online newspapers | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/DC/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Washington DC Newspapers] (Washington DC Genealogy), links to online newspapers | ||
== Resources for District of Columbia Newspapers == | |||
*'''1800-Current''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50087 District of Columbia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1800-1850 - The National Intelligencer, 1800-1850 is available online at the National Genealogical Society website ($).
- OnlineNewspapers.com has links to over 25 current D.C. newspaper sites.
- Washington DC Newspapers (Washington DC Genealogy), links to online newspapers
Resources for District of Columbia Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1800-Current District of Columbia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Newspaper Directory[edit | edit source]
The U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
The Reference Division of the District of Columbia Public Library has The National Intelligencer from 1800 to 1869, The Evening Star from 1852 to the present, and The Washington Post from 1877 to the present.
History[edit | edit source]
The first major newspaper in the District of Columbia area, the Daily National Intelligencer, began publication in 1800. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies from 1800 to 1852 (FS Catalog 176483). A history of the paper is available, and the marriage and death notices found in it have been abstracted and published for 1806-1858 (FS Catalog 441391). To find your ancestors in this newspaper, first check published abstracts, which contain indexes: FS Library Books 975.3 B38d v. 1-v. 21.
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