Course Enrollment: CA-304 Canadian: Newspaper Records

Optional Print Course Material: Canadian: Newspaper Records

*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.

Newspapers are an important source of genealogical information, not only hard date and place information, but also background material which will add to the interest of your family history. This information may also supply hints which will lead to other resources. The purpose of this course is to examine:

•   the historical development of newspapers
  
•   the kinds of information we can find in newspapers
  
•   how to interpret the data we find
  
•   how to find the newspaper we need to research
  
•   other serial publications (journals and newsletters) we can use.