My, how the times have changed! As I was searching for an obituary that I forgot to write the source notes for, I came across this advertisement in the San Francisco Call, 9 January 1910: The start of the ad tells you everything you need to know about the different philosophy predominant in 1910 on…
Category: Newspaper Research
New Look for the Chronicling America Website
Has anyone had a chance to visit the Library of Congress newspaper website “Chronicling America” recently? Since I visited two weeks ago, the website has a whole new look and search interface. I am working on my relatives, Nellie Jones and William Hull Phelps. I believe I found them in census and mortuary records, but…
That’s Old News: One Day of Local News
I often hear people lament that things were better in the olden days. Or, that somehow people have changed. We’re meaner and less civil, right? We commit way more crimes and we’ll pull out a gun over anything. Right? As I’ve been doing alot of newspaper research over the last year or two, I’ve learned…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Burke Caughell Wedding Announcement
I found this bit of news in the 26 Jan 1930 Oakland Tribune: It describes the wedding of my Grandmother’s cousin, Genevieve Burke, to Hugh Caughell. Genevieve was the daughter of John “Jack” Burke and Gertrude Jones (Gertrude was my Great Grandmother’s Sister). The wedding took place in the home of Hugh Caughell’s parents on…
Hawaiian Newspapers In Digital Collection
The Chronicling America digital newspaper collection at the Library of Congress website has several newspapers that will interest those researching in Hawaii. Austin’s Hawaiian Weekly – covering 1899-1900 The Daily Bulletin – covering 1882-1895 The Daily Herald – covering 1886-1887 Daily Honolulu Press – covering 1885-1886 The Democrat – covering 1910 The Evening Bulletin –…