Testimonials from regular users of the newspaper collection
“No wonder newspapers have names like Advertiser, Advocate, Courier, Express, Herald, Mercury, Observer and Times. Any day of any month of any year, any and all events, any person and any location throughout this country or the world, if there is a story or a message, it will be found in a newspaper. Because they are the eyes and ears of communities they are an essential research source.”
Jennifer Harrison (Researcher)
“It has been remarked that the history of a nation is in its newspapers. The search for old copies of newspapers is an admirable one, by which every citizen may contribute to the literary treasure of their nation. Old newspapers contain much of outstanding value, including engravings, maps, and reports of scientific interest. Newspapers may contain information that is not available from other sources. Their great value is that they record events as they occur, and with a vividness that might otherwise be lost.”
E. O. Eriksen (Researcher)
Newspapers in Family History
“Newspapers are a very important part of Family History, from them you can gather a wealth of information, like how people lived, the cost of living and the happenings going on around people. You can only get so much from indexes, but from Obituaries, Weddings and social columns of papers you can gain additional insights about past relatives.”
Robert Brown (Family Historian)
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Last updated: 24th March 2011
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