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Family-History Research: Newspaper Archive

Program Type:

Digital Resources, History/Genealogy

Age Group:

Adult
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Description

This class will focus on the ins and outs of using FBCL’s Newspaper Archive database for family-history research. Learn how to create an account, clip and save articles, and conduct searches. Newspapers can be valuable tools for family-history researchers who would like to learn more about the daily lives of their ancestors. Staff from the library’s Genealogy and Local History Department will talk about some of the many details of daily living that can be found by searching old issues of newspapers.

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