Category Archives: Newspapers

Researching Women: Royal Neighbors of America

Posted on January 19, 2026 by debbiemieszala

I was almost minding my own business when I stumbled down a resource rabbit hole. You know what I’m talking about. A shiny object catches your eye when you are examining something less sparkly.

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“He lays his trouble to a cigar,”: Introducing Historic California Law

Posted on April 1, 2023 by debbiemieszala

Captain Thomas D. McBride was first believed dead in 1883.[1] Final reports of his demise, 17 years later, were accurate.[2]

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Advancing Your Research: A Peek at a Pennsylvania Presbyterian Newspaper

Posted on March 19, 2023 by debbiemieszala

Chances are an ancestor’s obituary was annoyingly absent from their local newspaper. If the search was limited to a hometown paper, research may have stopped too soon.

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Advancing Your Reach: Finding Free Digitized Newspapers

Posted on January 3, 2022 by debbiemieszala

I trust you are (perhaps gingerly) settling into 2022, with high hopes, fresh goals, and a plan to advance your personal research. Newspapers contain valuable information for genealogists. Good subscription newspaper databases exist, but you are missing sources if you … Continue reading →

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