District of Columbia Newspapers and Obituaries: Difference between revisions
m (Text replacement - "Web Sites" to "Websites") |
No edit summary |
||
| (13 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{DC-sidebar}}{{ | {{DC-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb | ||
| link1=[[United_States_Genealogy|United States]] | |||
| link2=[[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] | |||
| link3=[[District_of_Columbia,_United_States_Genealogy|District of Columbia]] | |||
| link4= | |||
| link5=[[District_of_Columbia_Newspapers_and_Obituaries|Newspapers and Obituaries]] | |||
}} | |||
== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*''See [[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]] for more databases | |||
*'''1800-1850''' ''The National Intelligencer,'' 1800-1850 is available online at the [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ National Genealogical Society] website ($). | |||
*'''1800-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62798 Washington, District of Columbia, U.S., Abstracts of Marriage and Death Notices from the National Intelligencer, 1800-1850] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*'''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 ($) | |||
*[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 | |||
The | === Newspaper Directory === | ||
The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles 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 === | === Libraries and Archives === | ||
The Reference Division of the [http://dclibrary.org/research/collections 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. | The Reference Division of the [http://dclibrary.org/research/collections 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 == | ||
The first major newspaper in the [[District of Columbia Genealogy|District of Columbia]] area, the ''Daily National Intelligencer'', began publication in 1800. The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has microfilm copies from 1800 to 1852 ({{FSC|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 ({{FSC|441391}}). To find your ancestors in this newspaper, first check published abstracts, which contain indexes: {{FSC|763231|item|disp=FS Library Books 975.3 B38d v. 1-v. 21}}. | |||
{{District of Columbia|District of Columbia}}{{U.S. Newspapers}} | {{District of Columbia|District of Columbia}}{{U.S. Newspapers}} | ||
[[Category:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States | [[Category:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Newspapers]][[Category:Newspapers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:15, 16 June 2025
| District of Columbia Wiki Topics | |
 | |
| Beginning Research | |
| Record Types | |
| District of Columbia Background | |
| Cultural Groups | |
| Local Research Resources | |
Online Resources
- See United States Newspapers for more databases
- 1800-1850 The National Intelligencer, 1800-1850 is available online at the National Genealogical Society website ($).
- 1800-1850 Washington, District of Columbia, U.S., Abstracts of Marriage and Death Notices from the National Intelligencer, 1800-1850 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800-Current District of Columbia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- OnlineNewspapers.com has links to over 25 current D.C. newspaper sites.
- Washington DC Newspapers (Washington DC Genealogy), links to online newspapers
Newspaper Directory
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
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
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.
| |||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||