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Almost always include:
Names
Dates
May also include:
Details of day-to-day life
Local events such as county fairs
Life events - births, marriages, engagements, deaths, etc.
Information about locally prominent families
Advertisements for local businesses
Local politics
Legal matters
Photos and/or sketches of people, buildings and events
Sensational events such as an unusual death or crime
Jury lists
Social details such as trips, visitors, illnesses
Editorials reflecting the times and local opinions
Ship arrivals
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Local libraries in the area of interest
State libraries, archives or societies and/or compiled sources for that locality as found in
http://www.byub.org/
ancestors/resourceguide/
Other online newspaper resources
General compiled sources such as the FHL Catalog:
http://www.familysearch.org/
Search/searchcatalog.asp
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To better understand your ancestors' day to day lives
To find life event details (e.g., date of marriage)
To get a sense for products and prices of the day
To learn which events affected your ancestors' lives and how
To find images of people, buildings and events
To learn about a prominent ancestor
To find passing references to your ancestors (e.g., social details)
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