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RootsTech 2011 – Wow
… what a fabulous start to the RootsTech conference ( #RootsTech ), the latest number I heard was around 3,000 attendees on the first day! This conference has managed to combine technology and genealogy and bring everyone together under one roof to collaborate and shape the future of our little corner of the world. You know you are in for a unique experience at a genealogy conference when your major sponsors include Microsoft, Novell, Oracle and Dell along with the typical Ancestry.com, FGS, Family History Expos, and more. Some items that has set this event apart from others: Microsoft Playground – Really, a playground right in the middle of the exhibit hall, complete with billiards, table tennis, air hockey, foosball, X Box 360 Kinect and even massages! Dell Cyber Cafe – Use Dell’s … Read entire article »
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Exciting Changes Coming
NewspaperAbstracts.com contains thousands of news clippings from newspapers around the world. One of the most frequent question from site visitors looking for historical newspapers is how and where to find them. There … Read more »
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Arizona Newspaper Titles Added
We are on a roll! Arizona newspaper titles have been added to the site along with online and offline resources. … Read more »
Exciting Changes Coming
NewspaperAbstracts.com contains thousands of news clippings from newspapers around the world. One of the most frequent question from site visitors looking for historical newspapers is how and where to find them. There … Read more »
Alabama Newspaper Titles Added
Historical newspaper titles along with publication dates and location have been added to Alabama state and each county. For those historical newspapers that can be found in online databases (free and subscription) … Read more »
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Arizona Newspaper Titles Added
We are on a roll! Arizona newspaper titles have been added to the site along with online and offline resources. … Read entire article »
Alaska Newspaper Titles Added
One more state done! Alaska now includes historical newspaper titles along with information on where to find them, both online and off. … Read entire article »
Alabama Newspaper Titles Added
Historical newspaper titles along with publication dates and location have been added to Alabama state and each county. For those historical newspapers that can be found in online databases (free and subscription) I have included a link as well. … Read entire article »
Exciting Changes Coming
NewspaperAbstracts.com contains thousands of news clippings from newspapers around the world. One of the most frequent question from site visitors looking for historical newspapers is how and where to find them. There are a handful of major online databases with a selection of historical newspapers along with several state libraries and other institutions that have placed them online but finding the newspapers in the areas you need can be a daunting task. Assistance is on the way – I am currently working state by state and county by county to get these historical newspaper titles listed along with links to any online databases that may include the title and which major libraries may carry them as … Read entire article »
Welcome to our new blog!
Welcome to our new blog! Newspaper Abstracts has been around for over 12 years now. It all started with a desire for a convenient way to share the news clippings I had collected during my own research, then a few others joined in and added their clippings and now here we are with over 80,000 historical news clippings from around the world. If you have any news clippings feel free to submit them to the site. At the moment I am in the midst of updating the site, making a few changes to the layout, adding information on historical newspapers and where to find them, and more. If you have found any resources for newspapers that I … Read entire article »