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Collections of [[Alberta]] newspapers are at the Provincial Archives, the Alberta Legislative Library, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute Library, the University of Alberta Library, the University of Lethbridge Library, and the University of Calgary Library.
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==Online Records==
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*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70598/ Web: Alberta, Newspaper BMD Index, 1889-2012], index
=== Lethbridge Herald ===
*'''1885-2001''' -[https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/collection/p22007coll2!p22007coll18!p22007coll19!p22007coll24/order/title/ad/asc University of Calgary Early Alberta Newspapers]
*[http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/ Peel's Prairie Provinces Newspapers]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/51629/ Lethbridge Daily Herald (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)], index & images ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7196/ The Lethbridge Herald (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)], index & images ($)
*[http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/deaths/territories.html Canadian Deaths 1878-1886: Abstracted from The Dominion Annual Register and Review]
*[https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/index.php/how-to/explore-paa-research-resources/newspapers Alberta Newspapers] at Provincial Archives of Alberta - list of dates and newspaper names


==Resources for Alberta Newspapers==
'''Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Collection 1905-1955'''


Newspapers can be a very valuable source of information; from an overview of life in an ancestor’s community to an informative obituary on his/her life.  
This online database contains thousands of historical newspaper pages from The Lethbridge Herald. The full-page newspapers, dating back to 1905, can be searched by keyword or browsed by date.  


Alberta’s first newspaper, ''The Edmonton Bulletin'', started publication in 1880; ''The Calgary Herald'' in 1883. ''The Calgary Tribune'', 1883, became ''The Albertan'' in 1886. Local newspapers ran in small cities and towns but often intermittently.<ref>Borgstede, Arlene. "Alberta Newspapers - International Institute, " ''International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alberta_Newspapers_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
[http://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx http://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx]


===Newspaper Directories===
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*Gloria M. Strathern. ''Alberta newspapers, 1880-1982: an historical directory''. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1988.<ref name="de">de Groot, Susanna, "Canada Historical Newspapers Bibliographies - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Historical_Newspapers_Bibliographies_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
=== Wainwright Public Library  ===


*University of Alberta - [http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/ Peel’s Prairie Provinces - Find Newspapers]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Obtaining_Canada_Newspaper_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
Wainwright Star Newspaper 100 years digitized and searchable


===Libraries and Archives===
[http://www.wainwrightlibrary.ab.ca/Newspaper-Archives] Go to bottom of the library page for link


Collections of Alberta newspapers are at the Provincial Archives, the Alberta Legislative Library, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute Library, the University of Alberta Library, the University of Lethbridge Library, and the University of Calgary Library.
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[http://culture.alberta.ca/paa/ Provincial Archives of Alberta] <br> 8555 Roper Road <br>Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1 <br>Telephone: 780-427-1750 <br>Email: paa@gov.ab.ca <br>
=== Census Finder Newspaper References  ===


*The Legislature Library has a nearly complete collection of weeklies from 1905.
The Census&nbsp;Finder Website for Alberta has references for holdings&nbsp;in addition to&nbsp;census, including additional Alberta Newspapers and also Alberta Obituary indexes:


Legislative Assembly of Alberta - [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/index.htm Library Services] <br>216 Legislature Building <br>10800-97th Avenue <br>Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 <br>Telephone: (780)427- 2473 <br>Email: [mailto:library.requests@assembly.ab.ca library.requests@assembly.ab.ca]<ref name="ryan">Taylor, Ryan, "Canada Newspaper Indexes and Abstracts - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Newspaper_Indexes_and_Abstracts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
[http://www.censusfinder.com/alberta-canada-census-records.htm http://www.censusfinder.com/alberta-canada-census-records.htm]


===Digital Issues Online===
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{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
[[Category:Alberta]]
 
*Alberta Family Histories Society - [http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/announcements/index.shtml Newspaper Announcements (1883-1902)]<ref name="taylor" />
 
*The Lethbridge Herald is available online (1905-1955). The paper is available at both the [http://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Collection] ($) and [http://newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations/c2/s4.html NewspaperArchive.com] ($). Note: Both sites are run by NewspaperArchive.com, however, the two sites have different subscription prices. NewspaperArchive.com provides access to thousands of other newspapers as well.
 
'''Wainwright Public Library'''
 
[http://www.wainwrightlibrary.ab.ca/Newspaper-Archives Wainwright Newspaper Archives] Wainwright Star Newspaper 100 years digitized and searchable. Go to bottom of the library page for link.
 
===Indexes===
 
====Alberta Published Indexes====
 
*''Obituaries index of the Barrhead Leader'', by Flora and John Stewart (n.d.) and their ''Marriage index from the Barrhead leader, 1928-1949 ''(1994). <br>
 
*Mary Kearns Trace. ''Birth, marriage and death notices of “the Alberta tribune,” Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1897-1899.'' Calgary: Traces, 1986. <br>
 
*Jack F. Layton.''Vital statistics from the Innisfail free lance and the Innisfail providence, 1902-1925. ''Innisfail: Layton, 1993.<br>
 
Some Edmonton indexes currently covering 1903-1908 are available from Rob Milson, 8616-176 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5T 0N3. He says they contain, “The original extract or in some cases a paraphrasing of longer extracts, as well as an alphabetized index of all names, that is the name of the person/s about whom the article is concerned as well as other named individuals.”
 
====Alberta Unpublished Indexes====
 
Edmonton: There are film or card files at Edmonton Public Library (from 1961) and the City of Edmonton Archives has manuscript extracts from ca. 1907-1950s.
 
The provincial archives has index booklets 1880-1900.
 
Other manuscript indexes are at the Legislative Library of Alberta (clippings from 1971), Alberta Genealogical Society library in Edmonton.<ref name="ryan" />
 
==References==
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Revision as of 15:43, 31 May 2011

Collections of Alberta newspapers are at the Provincial Archives, the Alberta Legislative Library, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute Library, the University of Alberta Library, the University of Lethbridge Library, and the University of Calgary Library.


Lethbridge Herald[edit | edit source]

Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Collection 1905-1955

This online database contains thousands of historical newspaper pages from The Lethbridge Herald. The full-page newspapers, dating back to 1905, can be searched by keyword or browsed by date.

http://lethbridgeherald.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx


Wainwright Public Library[edit | edit source]

Wainwright Star Newspaper 100 years digitized and searchable

[1] Go to bottom of the library page for link


Census Finder Newspaper References[edit | edit source]

The Census Finder Website for Alberta has references for holdings in addition to census, including additional Alberta Newspapers and also Alberta Obituary indexes:

http://www.censusfinder.com/alberta-canada-census-records.htm