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	*Abandonment and missing persons announcements		*Abandonment and missing persons announcements

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'''This article originally appeared in "Newspapers" by [[Loretto Dennis Szucs]], FUGA, and [James L. Hansen], FASG in ''[[The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy]]'''''

*Abandonment and missing persons announcements
*Advertisements—individuals and commercial entities advertised goods and services
*Anniversary notices—marked significant milestones in the lives of individuals and historic events and places
*Announcements—local and city government, meetings, special events, public service, many named individuals
*Arrests—names of arrested individuals, arresting officer, and cause for the arrest
*Award notices—for scholastic, sports, and occupational accomplishments, as well as heroic deeds
*Auction announcements—sometimes named individuals, slaves, household items, tools, and animals being auctioned
*Bankruptcies—legal notices named not only the principal in the case, but sometimes witnesses and relatives
*Birth announcements—provided names of newborn and parents in certain papers and certain years
*Birthdays—especially milestone birthdays
*Biographical sketches—unexpected information about individuals in the community served by the newspaper
*Business announcements—openings and closings of businesses, hiring, anniversary stories, tributes to founders
*Casualties—listed in fires, accidents, wars, etc.
*Celebrations—holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, how they were celebrated by named individuals
*Cemetery information—stories about cemeteries, cemetery removals, obituaries that lead to additional cemetery information
*Census—stories about census taking and statistical reports
*Charitable causes—announcements of events and fundraisers for various organizations and individuals
*City council reports—large and small city council proceedings often name individuals
*Civil War—battles, and lists of deaths, deserters, draftees, injured, and volunteers (see figures 12-1 and 12-2)
*Clubs—lists of people and calendars of events
*Committee reports—from social groups and governments
*Coroner reports—covered accidents, murders, unidentified bodies, and deaths where no physician was present
*Court—notices of cases filed, trials, etc.
*Crimes—stories about victims and perpetrators
*Cultural—overview of what was going on in certain times and places
*Death notices—provided by families, local government, or funeral directors (see figure 12-2)
*Deeds—announcements real estate transactions
*Divorce—sometimes in list form, sometimes in court proceedings, sometimes a gossip item
*Draft notices—especially during the Civil War, sometimes including names of substitutes
*Engagement announcements—biographical information found in some small town and large city papers
*Engravings—engravings of individuals, buildings, landscapes, advertised wares, etc. used before photography
*Entertainment—fiction articles, cartoons, reviews of books, theatre, and movies, etc.
*Epidemics—stories about epidemics and lists of individuals who lost their lives
*Estate—sales and settlements
*Ethnic—news of ethnic groups and leaders
*Events—from notices about small social groups (sewing circles, card players) to major public events
*Eyewitness accounts—stories of personal and historical events in the words of people who saw what was happening
*Firemen—stories about local heroes, rosters of firemen, promotion announcements, photos of individuals and groups
*Fires—notices of fires involving homes, businesses, or whole communities
*Floods—consequences of floods, sometimes named victims, and eyewitness accounts
*Foreclosures—legal notices of foreclosures on real estate, homes, businesses
*Foreign language news—often provided ethnic origins of local individuals
*Funeral details—sometimes available when a death announcement or obituary is not
*Fraternal organizations—events and social notes
*Gossip—small-town newspapers often filled pages with the comings and goings and non-essential news items
*Graduation—lists of graduates, sometimes includes biographical information and photographs
*Heroes—often providing biographical sketches and accounts of heroic actions
*Historical events—flashbacks to events that took place in the history of the community
*Illness—small town papers typically reported on serious illnesses of citizens
*Immigration and migration—notices of arrivals and departures
*Indentured servants—notices of legal transactions and runaways
*International news—and the effects it had on the community
*Land sales—descriptions of the land and names of grantors and grantees
*Legal notices—covering a number of case types, sometimes named more than the principals in a case
*Letters to the Editor—provided insights into the personalities of individuals
*Marriage announcements—sometimes a list of marriages in a given county for a specific time period, sometimes detailed stories (see figure 2-2)
*Missing people—notices posted about missing individuals, including physical descriptions and names and addresses of those searching
*Military—casualty lists, stories and lists of local servicemen and women
*Moved—notices of individuals moving into or out of a town
*Music programs—events named participants in church, school, and organizational programs
*Naturalizations—lists of recently naturalized American citizens
*Neighborhood news—specific information pertaining to a local area, often provided details about residents
*Obituaries—sometimes contained biographical information available nowhere else
*Other newspapers—notices, particularly in obituaries, for other city newspapers to please copy
*Parties—often including guest lists, games played, and food served
*Patents—granted for inventions
*Personals—often included rich details about just about anything about individuals
*Picnics—stories concerning the when, where, and who was involved in a picnic
*Photographs—a wide range of possibilities for finding photos of famous and non-famous, buildings, special interest
*Plays—local talent named in theatrical performances
*Policemen—stories about local heroes, rosters of policemen, promotion announcements, photos of individuals and groups
*Politicians—stories and records of achievements and wrongdoings
*Prices—the cost of goods and services in a time and place
*Probate notices—often listed the principals and others involved in a hearing
*Public announcements and advertisements
*Religious events—announcements of special religious events that were landmarks in the lives of individuals or institutions
*Reunions—class, family, and organizational reunions with names and out-of-town addresses of attendees
*Robberies—reported by local authorities or individuals themselves
*Real estate—sales of homes and business properties
*Religious—news of religious institutions, announcements of new pastors and clergy, new buildings, anniversaries, etc.
*Runaway announcements—notices (with names and physical descriptions) of apprentices or slaves who have run away
*School boards and school news—minutes, lists of members, events
*Shipping—notices and schedules of ships arriving in local ports, sometimes noting names of important passengers
*Slaves—notices about sales and runaways, sometimes the story of a slave
*Social pages—announce upcoming marriages, parties, fundraisers, social events of all types
*Statistics—population, demographics, etc.
*Tax—tax rolls and lists of delinquents
*Technological advances—stories about first trains, streetlights in towns and cities, radio, air flights, etc,
*Testimonials—recognizing and honoring individuals for various deeds
*Tornadoes—consequences of tornadoes, sometimes including victims’ names and eyewitness accounts
*Transcripts—notable speeches and trials
*Visitors—stories of out-of-town guests and former residents, especially in small town papers
*Wedding stories—sometimes include family history of bride and groom, names of attendants, how they dressed, lists of guests
*Youth organizations—announcements about Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and other youth activities and awards

=References=

Coming soon...

=External Links=

List of Genealogical Information in Newspapers - Revision history

Erinfaythebrave at 21:28, 17 June 2010

Matrayback at 21:50, 27 April 2010

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