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Alert: University Branch Library

University Branch Library (Sugar Land) will be CLOSED on Friday, March 14, for a scheduled power outage by CenterPoint Energy. 

Family-History Research: Using and Finding Historic Newspapers for Genealogy

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History/Genealogy
Registration for this event will close on March 14, 2025 @ 5:00pm.
There are 18 seats remaining.

Description

We will cover the various types of information that can be found in newspapers and how they can fill in gaps in your family history. We will also discuss how to find newspapers and get access to them. We use the Newspaper Access and Chronicling America databases.

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