Old News

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My Heritage released a site that contains old newspapers called OldNews.com: Historical Newspapers Online Archive. I’m always interested in new ways to find newspaper clippings about my ancestors or where they lived. Those tidbits can often help layer our family history, putting us in the time and place where they lived.
The Old News site has a collection of newspapers across the United States, Canada and much of the world. You can search by name, event or keyword, publication year and publication date from the main page. A feature that I like is looking at publications by location. You can find this option on the toolbar across the top of the site “Browse by location.” I think you can save yourself some time by using this model to see what publications are available for Germany, as an example. You can view the summary of your searches but if you decide you want to view an article, you have the option to join a 7-day trial or sign up for a free account on My Heritage or if you are already a member of My Heritage, then log in.
I especially like that there are newspapers from countries that we don’t typically see on other sites including Poland, Spain, Austria, Australia as well as others such as France and Germany. Are some of these newspapers replicated on other sites? Possibly. It is fun to explore new possibilities. Have fun checking out these newspapers.