Web sites mentioned in the seminar conducted by Graham Jaunay
Finding families in newspapers

Identifying the newspaper (UK)

The British Library Newspaper Library: www.bl.uk/collections/newspapers.html
Searches for newspaper death notices can be sought at: newspaper@bl.uk
Gentlemans Magazine (1731–1750) at the Bodleian Library Oxford: www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/journals/srchgm.htm
The Belfast Newsletter
(1737–1800): www.ucs.louisiana.edu/bnl
The Manchester Guardian, The Daily News, News of the World,
and Weekly Dispatch: www.uk.olivesoftware.com
London, Edinburgh,
and Belfast Gazettes: www.gazettes-online.co.uk
British Library Newspapers Digitisation Project: www.bl.uk/collections/britishnewspapers1800to1900. html

Locating current newspapers
Australia: newsdirectory.com
World: www.world-newspapers.com
Northern England: www.wrx.zen.co.uk/norpress.htm
Southern England: www.wrx.zen.co.uk/soupress.htm


Identifying the newspaper (AUS)
NSW State Library: www.sl.nsw.gov.au
NT Library: www.ntl.nt.gov.au
QLD State Library: www.slq.qld.gov.au
SA State Library: www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm
VIC State Library: www.slv.vic.gov.au
TAS State Library: www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au
WA State Library: www.slwa.wa.gov.au
ACT Library: www.nla.gov.au
The Ryerson Index: www.ryersonindex.org
Australian Obituaries: www.obituary.com.au/obituary
Obits Pty Ltd: www.obits.com.au
South Australian newspaper obituaries: www.jaunay.com/newspaper.php
South Australian newspapers historical list: www.jaunay.com/newspaper.php

Identifying the newspaper (USA)

Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/rr/news
United States Newspaper Program: www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html
GenealogyBank historical newspapers 1690–1977: www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers.html
Chronicling America: www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica

Identifying the newspaper (other)


Google: news.google.com/archivesearch
NewspaperArchive.com: newspaperarchive.com
Historical Newspapers: historynews.chadwyck.com

These links were correct as at 19 May 2008. If one of these links does not work please advise and it will be corrected promptly.

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