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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 ($)
*'''1810-1816''' - ''The Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=e5wmG9Sq2KIC Google News] - free.
*'''1810-1816''' - ''The Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=e5wmG9Sq2KIC Google News] - free.
*Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - [http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=typeListing.php&id=70 The Daily News] 1955-1963<br>
*'''1810-1890''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9275 Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890] at Ancestry ($)
*Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative - [http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=typeListing.php&id=30 TheTwillingate Sun] (1880-1953) <br>
*[https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_news Memorial University of Newfoundland - Digital Archives Initiative, Newfoundland Newspapers]
*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>
*[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/1misc-idx.shtml Transcriptions from Various Newspapers For Newfoundlanders]
{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
*[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://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.]


*[http://staff.library.mun.ca/staff/newspapers/papers.htm Historical Directory] of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers
=== Libraries and Archives  ===
The P.A.N.L. and the public library have newspaper collections covering the period from 1810 to the present.


*[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" />
*[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>  


=== Libraries and Archives  ===
The principal repository for newspapers is the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection, which is part of the: <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>  
==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>


The principal repository for newspapers is the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection, which is part of the: <br>  
This collection has several published and donated family histories. <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.


[https://www.nlpl.ca/newfoundland-collection/genealogy-guide.html Newfoundland & Labrador Collection<br>Provincial Resource Library]<br>
Arts & Culture Centre<br>
St. John's, NL, Canada<br>
A1B 3A3<br>
<br>
Telephone: (709) 737-3955<br>
E-Mail: genealogy@nlpl.ca
*[https://www.nlpl.ca/newfoundland-collection/genealogy-guide.html Requesting information instructions]
=== Indexes  ===
=== Indexes  ===
==== Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes  ====
==== Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes  ====


*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. [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. ''Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser: vital statistics and items''. Mildred Howard, 1986-(ongoing?) Published so far, 1810-1845, 1846-1862. <br>


*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.
*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  ====
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.&nbsp; Some Connecting Links Between Ireland and the New World From Old Newspapers.&nbsp; Article has alphabetical listings of births, marriages and deaths in the Munster (Ireland) Newspapers, covers U.S.A, Canada, West Indies and England.&nbsp; years 1765-1826.&nbsp; Article found in The Irish Ancestor, vol. 2, no. 1 1970, pages 62-69, Family History Library Ref. 95-41.5 B2i.


== References ==
== References ==