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The first Scottish newspapers of any significance and continuance were the '''Edinburgh Evening Courant (1718)''' and the '''Caledonian Mercury (1720)''', which were national papers and gave little local news. | The first Scottish newspapers of any significance and continuance were the '''Edinburgh Evening Courant (1718)''' and the '''Caledonian Mercury (1720)''', which were national papers and gave little local news. | ||
The first regional papers were the '''Glasgow Journal (1741)''' and the '''Aberdeen Journal (1748)'''. The first paper that gave substantial coverage to local news was the '''Glasgow Mercury (1778)'''. | The first regional papers were the '''Glasgow Journal (1741)''' and the '''Aberdeen Journal (1748)'''. The first paper that gave substantial coverage to local news was the '''Glasgow Mercury (1778)'''. | ||
== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1220 Perth, Scotland Newspaper index Cards, 1809 - 1990] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1206 Fife, Scotland, Cupar Library Newspaper Index Cards, 1833 - 1987] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7198 Edinburgh Advertiser (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), 1771 - 1909] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7199 Edinburgh weekly Journal, Edinburgh Midlothian, Scotland, 1801 - 1808] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8076 Edinburgh Evening Courant (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, 1867 - 1869] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7200 Edinburgh Courant, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, 1884] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7059 Scotsman Newspaper, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, 1945] ($) | |||
*[http://archive.scotsman.com/ The Scotsman Digital Archive, 1817-1950], index. | |||
*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/webres/scottishnews/index.html Scottish Newspapers on the Internet, British National Library] | |||
*[http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/scotland.htm onlinenewspapers] | |||
*[http://www.world-newspapers.com/scotland.html world-newspapers] | |||
*[http://www.abyznewslinks.com/ukingsc.htm abyznewslinks] | |||
*[http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazed/gazed137.htm globalgenealogy/globalgazette] | |||
Many more newspapers came into being after the French Revolution. | Many more newspapers came into being after the French Revolution. | ||
You may find information such as; | You may find information such as; | ||
* | *Local Events | ||
* | *Births | ||
* | *Marriages | ||
* | *Deaths | ||
* | *Obituaries of local worthies | ||
* | *Advertisements. | ||
Information taken from newspapers may be indexed to varying extents. | Information taken from newspapers may be indexed to varying extents. | ||
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''Benn’s Press Directory.'' Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England: United Newspapers Ltd, 1996. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|806814|title-id|disp=942 B3n}}.) | ''Benn’s Press Directory.'' Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England: United Newspapers Ltd, 1996. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|806814|title-id|disp=942 B3n}}.) | ||
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