Ancestors’ Stories Part 3 & Finding PA Newspapers

2020-06-19

Topics Discussed Lauren’s family goes back to early 1700’s Pennsylvania and through diaries, letters, and newspapers, she learned what her ancestors’ life was like during the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia, PA. Much of what was experienced then is similar to what we are experiencing now. Then Denys shares how to use newspapers to find historical context for your ancestors’ lives. A list of all the places you can find newspapers is in the show notes below and on PAancestors.com. Links Digitized Pennsyl...

Topics Discussed

Lauren’s family goes back to early 1700’s Pennsylvania and through diaries, letters, and newspapers, she learned what her ancestors’ life was like during the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia, PA. Much of what was experienced then is similar to what we are experiencing now.

Then Denys shares how to use newspapers to find historical context for your ancestors’ lives. A list of all the places you can find newspapers is in the show notes below and on PAancestors.com.

Links

Digitized Pennsylvania Newspaper Collections

Newspapers.com
Genealogybank.com
ChroniclingAmerica.com
Penn State’s Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
PowerLibrary at The State Library of Pennsylvania
State Library of Pennsylvania Catalog

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