The title of this collection at Ancestry is misleading. The collection doesn't just include vital notices. In April this year,I upgraded to the All Access subscription at Ancestry, which included subscriptions to Fold3 and Newspapers.com. I had found a few articles on Newspapers.com from The Age, that they were Publisher Extra articles. Since these required… Continue reading Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001
Category: Newspapers
Australian State Libraries
In my post Blogging from A to Z Challenge – A is for Avoca, I featured two transcriptions from the Maryborough Advertiser from 1937. Although Trove is a great resource for finding information about our families, there are still many newspapers that haven’t been added yet. For example, only the years 1914 to 1918 have been… Continue reading Australian State Libraries
Wednesdays resources – combining resources
Over the past few weeks, I have looked at three types of records that can be used to find birth, death and marriage information for an ancestor/relative in Victoria, Australia. This week, I will be giving a practical example of how the three records can be used together, to save on the cost of ordering… Continue reading Wednesdays resources – combining resources
Wednesday’s Resources – Obituaries & Death notices in Victoria, Australia
Three weeks ago I looked at the Birth, Death and Marriages Indexes from Victoria, and mentioned that, due to the cost of ordering certificates, that alternative means of finding death dates were to use cemetery records and death notices or obituaries. Last week I focused on cemetery records, and this week I’ll be looking at… Continue reading Wednesday’s Resources – Obituaries & Death notices in Victoria, Australia
Wednesday’s Resources – Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005
I recently came across a blog post (I can’t remember where) in which the author talked about how she was starting to use the England and Wales BMD indexes, and now needed to know what to do with this information. In my Resources section, I have listed a number of resources that I have used for… Continue reading Wednesday’s Resources – Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005
Ukpressonline 3 for 1
Throughout March, ukpressonline is offering a three-for-one special. Instead of 5 days (for £14.99) or 30 days (£55) you get 15 days or 90 days access. The newspapers include Daily Express 1900-present Daily Mirror 1903-1980 Sunday Express 2000-present Daily Star 2000-present Daily Star Sunday 2002-present Morning Star 2000-present Daily Worker 1930-1945 Church Times 1863--present The… Continue reading Ukpressonline 3 for 1
UKPressOnline Double-up
UKPressOnline is offering a Double Up on All Subscriptions. This offer gives every subscriber the opportunity to double any new subscription for the same price as a single subscription. For example, a 24 hour subscription doubles up to 48 hours, 30 days doubles up to 60 days. Details of this offer can be found at http://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/blog/index.jsp
UKPressOnline 24 Hour Free Access
UKPressOnline is offering free access for 24 hours. To gain free access you need to: Register or login by going to:www.ukpressonline.co.uk Go to the online shop and “Add to Basket” the 24 hour All-Inclusive Personal Package. Then “Checkout Now” and on the confirmation page click on “Enter a Code” and type in “FREETRY1” Complete the process by… Continue reading UKPressOnline 24 Hour Free Access
