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Newspapers for Genealogists: Using GenealogyBank.com to document every day of your ancestors' lives

Tom Kemp
Aug 17, 2011
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Polls
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Obituaries
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Recent Obituaries
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Births
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Marriages
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Divorces
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Reunions
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Advertisements
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Military Records
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Passenger Lists
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Biographies & Photos
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Legal Notices
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Social Notes
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Practical Tips
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Learn about the genealogical value of newspapers with tips/techniques for finding family history details: engagements, marriages, births, obituaries, advertising, legal notices, military records and much more. Join librarian, lecturer, newspaper expert, and GenealogyBank.com’s Thomas Jay Kemp for this one-hour webinar on U.S. newspaper research, including a demonstration of the historical newspapers, books, and documents available at GenealogyBank.com.

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Tom Kemp
Thomas Jay Kemp, a well-known genealogist, librarian and speaker, Tom has been working in libraries for the past 50 years. He is the author of more than 40 books and has lectured around the world. He is the Director, Genealogy Products NewsBank, I
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