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== Online Resources ==
== Online Resources ==
*'''1810-1816''' - ''The Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=e5wmG9Sq2KIC Google News] - free.
*[https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_news '''Memorial University of Newfoundland - Digital Archives Initiative, Newfoundland Newspapers''']
*'''1810-1890''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9275 Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890] at Ancestry ($)
*[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/1misc-idx.shtml '''Transcriptions from Various Newspapers For Newfoundlanders''']
*[https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_news Memorial University of Newfoundland - Digital Archives Initiative, Newfoundland Newspapers]
*'''1810-1890: <u>[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9275 Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890]'''</u> at Ancestry ($)
*[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/1misc-idx.shtml Transcriptions from Various Newspapers For Newfoundlanders]
*'''1810-1816''' - ''The Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=e5wmG9Sq2KIC '''Google News'''] - free.
*[https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/newfoundland-and-labrador-online-historical-newspapers-summary The Ancestor Hunt, Free Historical Newspaper Links, Newfoundland and Labrador]
*[https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/newfoundland-and-labrador-online-historical-newspapers-summary '''The Ancestor Hunt, Free Historical Newspaper Links, Newfoundland and Labrador''']
*[http://libguides.bgsu.edu/c.php?g=227443&p=1507144 Newfoundland & Labrador - Historical Canadian Newspapers Online, BGSU]
*[http://libguides.bgsu.edu/c.php?g=227443&p=1507144 '''Newfoundland & Labrador - Historical Canadian Newspapers Online, BGSU''']
*[http://nl.canadagenweb.org/news.htm Transcriptions of the 19th century & other Newfoundland newspapers]
*[http://nl.canadagenweb.org/news.htm '''Transcriptions of the 19th century & other Newfoundland newspapers''']


== 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
*{{FSC|68032|item|disp=Newspapers in Memorial University of Newfoundland Library}}. To access the collection, see [https://www.library.mun.ca/aboutus/contactus/ Contact us.]
*{{FSC|68032|item|disp='''Newspapers in Memorial University of Newfoundland Library'''}}. To access the collection, see [https://www.library.mun.ca/aboutus/contactus/ Contact us.]


=== Libraries and Archives  ===
=== Libraries and Archives  ===
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*[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>  
*[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>  
 
==St. John's Public Libraries==
==St. John's Public Libraries==
*[https://www.fhsnl.ca/Docs/GuideToHoldings-2014.pdf Guide to Genealogical Material in the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection St. John's Public Libraries]
**[https://www.fhsnl.ca/Docs/GuideToHoldings-2014.pdf Guide to Genealogical Material in the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection St. John's Public Libraries]
*[http://hip.nlpl.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile= Online Catalogue]<br>
*[http://hip.nlpl.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile= '''Online Catalogue''']<br>


This collection has several published and donated family histories. <br>
This collection has several published and donated family histories. <br>




[https://www.nlpl.ca/newfoundland-collection/genealogy-guide.html Newfoundland & Labrador Collection<br>Provincial Resource Library]<br>
[https://www.nlpl.ca/newfoundland-collection/genealogy-guide.html '''Newfoundland & Labrador Collection<br>Provincial Resource Library''']<br>
Arts & Culture Centre<br>
Arts & Culture Centre<br>
St. John's, NL, Canada<br>
St. John's, NL, Canada<br>
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==== Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes  ====
==== Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes  ====


*Mildred Howard. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/vital-statistics-and-items-from-newspapers-of-newfoundland/oclc/866710167 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. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/vital-statistics-and-items-from-newspapers-of-newfoundland/oclc/866710167 '''''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. [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=+Royal+Gazette+and+Newfoundland+Advertiser%3A+vital+statistics+and+items.&qt=owc_search Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser: vital statistics and items]. Mildred Howard, 1986-(ongoing?) Published so far, 1810-1845, 1846-1862. <br>
*Mildred Howard. [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=+Royal+Gazette+and+Newfoundland+Advertiser%3A+vital+statistics+and+items.&qt=owc_search '''''Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser: vital statistics and items''''']. Mildred Howard, 1986-(ongoing?) Published so far, 1810-1845, 1846-1862. <br>


*Gert Crosbie. [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Births%2C+deaths%2C+marriages+in+Newfoundland+newspapers&qt=results_page 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.
*Gert Crosbie. [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Births%2C+deaths%2C+marriages+in+Newfoundland+newspapers&qt=results_page '''''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  ====

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Resources for Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Newspaper Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

The P.A.N.L. and the public library have newspaper collections covering the period from 1810 to the present.

The principal repository for newspapers is the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection, which is part of the:

St. John's Public Libraries[edit | edit source]

This collection has several published and donated family histories.


Newfoundland & Labrador Collection
Provincial Resource Library

Arts & Culture Centre
St. John's, NL, Canada
A1B 3A3

Telephone: (709) 737-3955
E-Mail: genealogy@nlpl.ca

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes[edit | edit source]

  • 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.

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