042 - 3 Types of Newspapers That Every Genealogist Should Know

02/06/20 • 9 min

Newspapers are a gold mine of genealogical information. But if you stop looking for them after using the daily or weekly newspaper from your ancestor's home town, you might be stopping too soon.

In this episode, Amy shares 3 other kinds of newspapers that you need to be familiar with, and where you can find them. These "other" newspapers are often more detailed than the mainstream newspaper and are well worth the effort to find them.

You can find the show notes, complete with links to resources, at AmyJohnsonCrow.com/42.

Newspapers are a gold mine of genealogical information. But if you stop looking for them after using the daily or weekly newspaper from your ancestor's home town, you might be stopping too soon.

You can find the show notes, complete with links to resources, at AmyJohnsonCrow.com/42.

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You can find the show notes at AmyJohnsonCrow.com/41

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You can find the show notes for this episode at AmyJohnsonCrow.com/43