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== Online Resources == | |||
*''See [[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]] for more databases | |||
*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1800-Current''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50077 Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-12010/names-stories-in-newspapers-from-oldnewscom-texas-arizona-new-mexico?s=275764761 Names and Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com™ (Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska)] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*[http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah Digital Newspapers] | |||
*[https://onlinelibrary.utah.gov/utah-newspapers/ Utah Newspapers and Digital Newspaper Collections] | |||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/utah-online-historical-newspapers Utah Online Historical Newspapers] | |||
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Utahðnicity=&language= Chronicling America Utah Digitized Newspapers] | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=47&categoryFilterID=38&showPaging=true Utah Newspapers] ($) | |||
*[http://newslink.org/utnews.html NewsLink] | |||
*[http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=359 Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Utah] | |||
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/utah/ NewspaperARCHIVE.com - Utah] ($) | |||
*[http://www.newspapers.com/place-utah/?xid=186 Newspapers.com - Historical Newspapers in Utah] ($) | |||
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/utah/?kbid=10435&m=13 GenealogyBank.com - Utah Newspaper Archives (1851 - 1945)] ($) | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10636/utah-newspapers-1850-2003?s=275764761 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | |||
*[http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews/ Digital Collections at the University of Utah] | |||
*[http://loc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/media/index.html?appid=3c6a392554d545bdb1c083348ef56458¢er=-97.5126;39.6376&level=3&loclr=blogsig Chronicling America] | |||
*[http://www.deseretnews.com Deseret News] | |||
*[http://www.sltrib.com/ Salt Lake Tribune] | |||
*[http://www.lib.utah.edu/ J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah] | |||
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University] | |||
*[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State History] | |||
== Using Newspapers for Family History == | == Using Newspapers for Family History == | ||
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*[http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Digital Newspapers] (Free) The University of Utah's Digital Newspaper Collection with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers. | *[http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Digital Newspapers] (Free) The University of Utah's Digital Newspaper Collection with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers. | ||
*[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=96 NewspaperArchive.com] ($) has a collection of digitized Utah newspapers with more than 1.6 million pages online. This database is sometimes free at libraries. It may be under the name Access NewspaperArchive. | *[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=96 NewspaperArchive.com] ($) has a collection of digitized Utah newspapers with more than 1.6 million pages online. This database is sometimes free at libraries. It may be under the name Access NewspaperArchive. | ||
*[ | *[https://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah Digital Newspapers] Search for a word in Utah Newspapers. | ||
*[https://heritage.utah.gov/history/newspaper-collection Utah History Research Center, The Newspaper Collection] | |||
*[http://onlinelibrary.utah.gov/news/index.html Utah Newspapers and Digital Newspapers Collections] | *[http://onlinelibrary.utah.gov/news/index.html Utah Newspapers and Digital Newspapers Collections] | ||
{{Tip|If a name or keyword search does not bring expected results, check the image quality of the online pages. Suggestions: Look for microfilmed [[Utah Newspapers#Resources for Utah Newspapers|copies of the newspaper]]. Better yet, find an original copy of the newspaper if possible.}} | {{Tip|If a name or keyword search does not bring expected results, check the image quality of the online pages. Suggestions: Look for microfilmed [[Utah Newspapers#Resources for Utah Newspapers|copies of the newspaper]]. Better yet, find an original copy of the newspaper if possible.}} | ||
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The place to start searches of historical Utah newspapers is at [http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah Digital Newspapers]. | The place to start searches of historical Utah newspapers is at [http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah Digital Newspapers]. | ||
=== Deseret News === | |||
The ''Deseret News'' was the first newspaper published in [[Utah Genealogy|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 Genealogy|Utah]]. The first edition was printed in June 1850 in Salt Lake City. Their address is: | ||
:'''Deseret News<br>'''30 East 100 South<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84110<br>Telephone: 801-237-2155<br>Internet: [http://www.deseretnews.com/ | :'''Deseret News<br>'''30 East 100 South<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84110<br>Telephone: 801-237-2155<br>Internet: [http://www.deseretnews.com/ Deseret News] | ||
The ''Deseret News'' for 1850 to 1898 can be searched in [http://lib.byu.edu/digital/deseret_news/ BYU's digital collection]. For 1850 to | The ''Deseret News'' for 1850 to 1898 can be searched in [http://lib.byu.edu/digital/deseret_news/ BYU's digital collection]. For 1850 to 1977, it can be searched on [http://digitalnewspapers.org/newspaper/?paper=Deseret+News the Utah Digital Newspapers website]. For 1850 to 2003 it can be browsed on [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&hl=en Google News Archive]. Incomplete. | ||
For other editions, individuals are encouraged to use the films at the | For other editions, individuals are encouraged to use the films at the FamilySearch Library or at a public library. The FamilySearch Library has a complete collection of the ''Deseret News'' to 1961. | ||
The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also has an up-to-date collection. The ''Deseret News'' was published under different names. They are: | The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also has an up-to-date collection. The ''Deseret News'' was published under different names. They are: | ||
:*''Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1850–1898''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. ( | :*''Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1850–1898''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|26586|film|disp=films 26586–614}}.) Published weekly. | ||
:*''Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1866–1905''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1960–1961. ( | :*''Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1866–1905''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1960–1961. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|360578|title-id|disp=films 241150-81}}.) Published semi-weekly. | ||
:*''Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1867–1961''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955–1961. (On 437 | :*''Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1867–1961''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955–1961. (On 437 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|298158|title-id|disp=films beginning with 26899}}.) Copies of the Church News are included. Published daily. | ||
Abstracts of [http:// | Abstracts of [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~utsaltla/archive/obit_DeseretNews_1850s.html Deaths and Marriages Notices] in the ''Deseret News Weekly'' of Salt Lake City, Utah (1852-1888) | ||
=== The Salt Lake Tribune === | |||
''The Salt Lake Tribune'' began printing in 1871. The Salt Lake Tribune Data Center has microfilm copies from 1871 to the present. They also have an index by name and subject from 1941 to 1991. You can request a search of their files for a fee. Their address is: | ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' began printing in 1871. The Salt Lake Tribune Data Center has microfilm copies from 1871 to the present. They also have an index by name and subject from 1941 to 1991. You can request a search of their files for a fee. Their address is: | ||
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:'''Salt Lake Tribune'''<br>143 South Main Street, Mezzanine<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84111<br>Telephone 801-237-2001<br>Internet: [http://www.sltrib.com/ Salt Lake Tribune] | :'''Salt Lake Tribune'''<br>143 South Main Street, Mezzanine<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84111<br>Telephone 801-237-2001<br>Internet: [http://www.sltrib.com/ Salt Lake Tribune] | ||
The Salt Lake Tribune can be searched from 1871 to 1899 [http://digitalnewspapers.org/newspaper/?paper=Salt+Lake+Tribune online here.] | The Salt Lake Tribune can be searched from 1871 to 1899 [http://digitalnewspapers.org/newspaper/?paper=Salt+Lake+Tribune online here.] The issues from September 1991 to the present are also online. | ||
The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has copies of the newspaper from 1871 to the present time. These are indexed by name and subject. The | The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has copies of the newspaper from 1871 to the present time. These are indexed by name and subject. The FamilySearch Library has films for just the first two years of publication. They are in: | ||
:*''Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Utah Mining Gazette.'' Volumes 1–3. Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1961. ( | :*''Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Utah Mining Gazette.'' Volumes 1–3. Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1961. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|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 === | |||
For histories on publishing newspapers and listings of Utah newspapers see: | For histories on publishing newspapers and listings of Utah newspapers see: | ||
:*Alter, J. Cecil. ''Early Utah Journalism''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1938. (Family History | :*Alter, J. Cecil. ''Early Utah Journalism''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1938. (Family History Library {{FSC|155390|title-id|disp=book 979.2 B3a}}.) This book lists the newspapers by town and then chronologically. It includes some history of the newspapers and dates published to about 1938. It is indexed by names, newspapers, and subjects. It focuses on the conflict between the differing political parties. | ||
:*''Utah's Newspapers, Traces of Her Past''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Marriott Library, University of Utah, 1984. ( | :*''Utah's Newspapers, Traces of Her Past''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Marriott Library, University of Utah, 1984. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|238813|title-id|disp=book 979.2 B33h}}.) This source is taken from papers presented at the Utah Newspaper Project Conference at the University of Utah in 1983. It contains a list of the Utah newspapers. | ||
== Resources for Utah Newspapers == | == Resources for Utah Newspapers == | ||
=== Libraries and Archives === | |||
The [[University of Utah|J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah]], the [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University]], and the [[Utah State Historical Society|Utah State Historical Society Library]] all have collections of Utah newspapers. The Utah State Historical Society Library has a newspaper clip file collected from the 1950s to 1995 with articles about Utah people. The Harold B. Lee Library has an index to early Utah newspapers. | The [[University of Utah|J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah]], the [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University]], and the [[Utah State Historical Society|Utah State Historical Society Library]] all have collections of Utah newspapers. The Utah State Historical Society Library has a newspaper clip file collected from the 1950s to 1995 with articles about Utah people. The Harold B. Lee Library has an index to early Utah newspapers. | ||
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Repositories for newspapers can include state and local libraries, historical societies and museums. Visit the websites for possible repositories and contact the organizations and ask about newspaper collections. For newspapers still in publication, contact their office. | Repositories for newspapers can include state and local libraries, historical societies and museums. Visit the websites for possible repositories and contact the organizations and ask about newspaper collections. For newspapers still in publication, contact their office. | ||
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