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Saskatchewan weekly newspapers to be digitized

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Gail Dever

Good news on John D. Reid’s Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections about the plans to digitize Saskatchewan’s newspapers.

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One-stop shopping for online Canadian newspapers

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Gail Dever

It is now one-stop shopping for genealogists looking for information in historical Canadian newspapers. Kenneth R. Marks has finished his list of online Canadians newspapers and it includes all provinces and territories. Mr. Marks writes, “In total there are around … Continue reading →

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Quebec historical newspapers

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Gail Dever

In his blog, The Ancestor Hunt, Kenneth R. Marks has now added Quebec historical newspapers to his list of Canadian newspapers, leaving only a list for the three territories that he will publish tomorrow along with a summary about his 11 posts on Canada. For … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick historical newspapers

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Gail Dever

Blogger Kenneth R. Marks of The Ancestor Hunt is on a roll this week. In addition to posting a blog item a couple of days ago about historical newspapers available in Ontario and Nova Scotia, yesterday he added New Brunswick newspapers … Continue reading →

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Free access to Irish newspapers for one day

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Gail Dever

On her blog, Irish Genealogy News, Claire Santry advises that Irish Newspaper Archives is offering free access to their databases until 11:00 a.m., which I believe is 6:00 a.m. Eastern time,  Thursday, April 17. Use the codes to gain free … Continue reading →

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Google redesigns news archive

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Gail Dever

Google has redesigned its main newspaper archive page, making it easier to search. Hundreds of newspapers are now organized by title on the main page. As before, you can search within the paper, check issues from specific dates, and browse … Continue reading →

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