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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 ($)
*'''1800-Current''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50077 Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[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=Utah&ethnicity=&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&center=-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  ==


Newspapers in rural areas of Utah can contain information not found in other records. They specialize in items of local interest, balanced with regional, state, and national news. Unique information may include:
*Legal notices from nearby towns and neighboring counties.
*Social colums from the town and surrounding areas
*Advertising of the time that are insightful, and may include a business your relatives owned.
*In "slow news" days, a newspaper may include "filler," such as stories, jokes, and sometimes names of hotel guests or people arriving on the stage coach.
See [[United States Newspapers#Coverage_and_content_of_U.S._newspapers|content of U.S. newspapers]] for an overview of what you may learn about a person or place.
== Digital Issues Online  ==
{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}


See [[United States Newspapers#Coverage and content of U.S. newspapers|Coverage and content of U.S. newspapers]] for an overview of what you may learn in newspapers.
*[http://mwdl.org/ Mountain West Digital Library] (Free) "... an aggregation of digital collections from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho.... The Mountain West defines the region of contributors, but the content extends beyond the Mountain West...."
*[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.
*[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]
 
{{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.}}


== The History of Newspapers in Utah  ==
== The History of Newspapers in Utah  ==
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Newspapers report family information in notices of births, marriages, obituaries, and local news. Newspapers began early in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two major Utah newspapers are the [http://www.deseretnews.com Deseret News] and the [http://www.sltrib.com/ Salt Lake Tribune].  
Newspapers report family information in notices of births, marriages, obituaries, and local news. Newspapers began early in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two major Utah newspapers are the [http://www.deseretnews.com Deseret News] and the [http://www.sltrib.com/ Salt Lake Tribune].  


==== Deseret News  ====
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]]. 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/dn www.deseretnews.com/dn]
:'''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 can be searched from 1850 to 1898&nbsp;[http://lib.byu.edu/digital/deseret_news/ online here]. It can also be searched from 1850 to 1910 [http://digitalnewspapers.org/newspaper/?paper=Deseret+News here]. And the newspaper from 1988 to the present is online.  
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 Family History Library or at a public library.&nbsp;The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Deseret News to 1961.  
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&nbsp;an up-to-date&nbsp;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. (Family History Library {{FHL|26586|film|disp=films 26586–614}}.) Published weekly.  
:*''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. (Family History Library {{FHL|360578|title-id|disp=films 241150-81}}.) Published semi-weekly.  
:*''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 Family History Library {{FHL|298158|title-id|disp=films beginning with 26899}}.) Copies of the Church News are included. Published daily.
:*''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://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utsaltla/obit_DeseretNews_1850s.html#1852 Deaths and Marriages Notices] in the Deseret News Weekly of Salt Lake City, Utah (1852-1888)  
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  ===


''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:  


:'''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/ www.sltrib.com/]
:'''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.]&nbsp; The issues from September 1991 to the present are also online.  
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 Family History Library&nbsp;has films&nbsp;for just&nbsp;the first two years of publication. They are in:  
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. (Family History Library {{FHL|109597|title-id|disp=films 241182–85}}.)
:*''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  ====
=== 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&nbsp;Library&nbsp;{{FHL|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.  
:*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. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|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.
:*''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  ==
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=== Libraries and Archives  ===
=== Libraries and Archives  ===


The Marriott Library at the University of Utah at http://www.lib.utah.edu/, the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University at http://www.lib.byu.edu/, and the Utah State Historical Society Library at http://history.utah.gov/utah_history_research_center/digitalcollections.html&nbsp;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.  
 
==== Locating Utah Newspaper Collections  ====


The Family History Library has other newspapers from many Utah cities and counties. To locate the newspaper collections, check in the&nbsp;Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
The FamilySearch Library has other newspapers from some Utah cities and counties. Search the FamilySearch Catalog by place for: UTAH, [COUNTY], [TOWN] and select '''Newspapers'''
 
UTAH, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NEWSPAPERS UTAH, [COUNTY] - NEWSPAPERS


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.  
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.  


==== Digital Issues Online  ====
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.  
 
{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
 
*[http://mwdl.org/ Mountain West Digital Library] "The Mountain West Digital Library is an aggregation of digital collections from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. Hosting institutions each run servers supporting their own digital collections and support partner institutions by providing scanning and hosting services. The Mountain West defines the region of contributors, but the content extends beyond the Mountain West and into different field
*[http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Digital Newspapers] -- 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.
 
=== Indexes  ===
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
*[http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews/ Digital Collections at the University of Utah]
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov 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/ Harld B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University]
*[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State History]


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Using Newspapers for Family History

Newspapers in rural areas of Utah can contain information not found in other records. They specialize in items of local interest, balanced with regional, state, and national news. Unique information may include:

  • Legal notices from nearby towns and neighboring counties.
  • Social colums from the town and surrounding areas
  • Advertising of the time that are insightful, and may include a business your relatives owned.
  • In "slow news" days, a newspaper may include "filler," such as stories, jokes, and sometimes names of hotel guests or people arriving on the stage coach.

See content of U.S. newspapers for an overview of what you may learn about a person or place.

Digital Issues Online

 Wikipedia has more about this subject: List of online newspaper archives
Tip
 If a name or keyword search does not bring expected results, check the image quality of the online pages. Suggestions: Look for microfilmed copies of the newspaper. Better yet, find an original copy of the newspaper if possible.

The History of Newspapers in Utah

Newspapers report family information in notices of births, marriages, obituaries, and local news. Newspapers began early in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two major Utah newspapers are the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune.

The place to start searches of historical Utah newspapers is at Utah Digital Newspapers.

Deseret News

The Deseret News was the first newspaper published in Utah. The first edition was printed in June 1850 in Salt Lake City. Their address is:

Deseret News
30 East 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Telephone: 801-237-2155
Internet: Deseret News

The Deseret News for 1850 to 1898 can be searched in BYU's digital collection. For 1850 to 1977, it can be searched on the Utah Digital Newspapers website. For 1850 to 2003 it can be browsed on Google News Archive. Incomplete.

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:

  • Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1850–1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (FamilySearch Library films 26586–614.) Published weekly.
  • Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1866–1905. Salt Lake City, Utah: Office of the Church Historian, 1960–1961. (FamilySearch Library 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 FamilySearch Library films beginning with 26899.) Copies of the Church News are included. Published daily.

Abstracts of 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:

Salt Lake Tribune
143 South Main Street, Mezzanine
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Telephone 801-237-2001
Internet: Salt Lake Tribune

The Salt Lake Tribune can be searched from 1871 to 1899 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 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. (FamilySearch Library films 241182–85.)

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:

  • Alter, J. Cecil. Early Utah Journalism. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1938. (Family History Library 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. (FamilySearch Library 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

Libraries and Archives

The J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University, and the 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 FamilySearch Library has other newspapers from some Utah cities and counties. Search the FamilySearch Catalog by place for: UTAH, [COUNTY], [TOWN] and select Newspapers

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.

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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