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Guide to locating census records for ancestry, family history, and genealogy research.
Guide to locating newspapers for ancestry, family history, and genealogy research.


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==What are census records?==
==What are newspapers?==
==What can you find in census records?==
==What can you find in newspapers?==
==How do you find census records?==
==How do you find newspapers?==
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet"> ''' Many census records are online. You should consult the Wiki article on census records for each country to understand how to find and search its census records</span>
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<center> <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''See the links to census records in the right sidebar in this typical Wiki main page.'''</span><center>
<center> <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''See the links to newspapers in the right sidebar in this typical Wiki main page.'''</span><center>
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Revision as of 14:53, 30 December 2021

Guide to locating newspapers for ancestry, family history, and genealogy research.

What are newspapers?[edit | edit source]

What can you find in newspapers?[edit | edit source]

How do you find newspapers?[edit | edit source]

Tip Post it Pin.png

Many newspapers are online. You should consult the Wiki article on newspapers for each country to understand how to find and search its newspapers

Sidebar Links to Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

See the links to newspapers in the right sidebar in this typical Wiki main page.

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Online Genealogical Records Pages[edit | edit source]

On the main page for each U.S. State page and country page, a blue button leads to a listing of online record collections.

Look for the blue button on each state and country
main page to link to the Online Genealogy Records page.

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A typical Online Genealogy Records page.

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FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

  • Newspapers collected by FamilySearch, usually digitized and online, are listed in the FamilySearch catalog. Enter the name of the country in the "Place Field" and click "Search". A list of record categories will be provided. Select "Census".
Look for the blue button on each state and country
main page to link to the Online Genealogy Records page.

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