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==What can you find in newspapers?== | ==What can you find in newspapers?== | ||
*'''Birth announcements '''may contain the infant's name, birth date, and parents' names, as well as the religion of the family. | *'''Birth announcements '''may contain the infant's name, birth date, and parents' names, as well as the religion of the family. | ||
*'''Wedding announcements '''may contain the wedding date and place | *'''Wedding announcements '''may contain the wedding date and place; the names of the bride, groom, bride's parents, and groom's parents; and the religion of the family. | ||
*'''Death notices and obituaries '''may contain the name and place of residence of | *'''Death notices and obituaries '''may contain the name and place of residence of close family and friends of the decedent, as well as the decedent's death date and place, birth date and place, and biographical information, such as occupation, military service, religion, schools attended, parents' names, places of residence over time, and place of origin. | ||
*'''News stories, legal notices, local personal columns and advertisements '''may contain nearly any information imaginable, including political or criminal activity, legal and domestic disputes, real estate transactions, business information, social contacts, military service, missing persons (including runaway slaves), or information about local disasters, epidemics, or other community milestones which affected the local population. Early local columns are more like local gossip but contain rich family information. | *'''News stories, legal notices, local personal columns and advertisements '''may contain nearly any information imaginable, including political or criminal activity, legal and domestic disputes, real estate transactions, business information, social contacts, military service, missing persons (including runaway slaves), or information about local disasters, epidemics, or other community milestones which affected the local population. Early local columns are more like local gossip but contain rich family information. | ||
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