Newspaperarchive

ronmac · Post by **ronmac** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:06 pm

Has anyone had experience of using the American site www.newspaperarchive.com ? It looks like it may have some interest for me, but as it is a pay site I would welcome any one's experience, before parting with dollars.
Thanks
Ron

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:50 pm

Hi Ron

I've looked at it before but haven't given them any money yet. When I looked in depth at the time periods each paper covers it can be quite limited. I don't want to discourage you but be certain it has what you want before you pay. If there is a specific newspaper you want and they have it then ok...but if it's a general area and a range of years then be wary. There are other possible sources for historical newpapers too.

Best wishes
Jean

Post by **paddyscar** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:37 am

I agree with Jean on that, Ron. I actually went to look for something at the University in Michigan which is near to me. I checked the note on what was available, but wasn't aware of the very restrictive dates. It seems paper archives are a bit hit and miss.

Which paper are you interested in? What time frame? A specific article or event? Maybe someone on this side of the pond may be near enough to check if their local library or university library provides access.

Frances

heymarky · Post by **heymarky** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:50 am

The US flavor of Ancestry.com has a bunch of online newspapers and when you look at them they say 'newspaperarchive.com' at the bottom.

I've had better luck looking through papers around the right date/place if I'm looking for a specific event, but sometimes searching the OCR generated indexes will provide a pleasant surprise.

ronmac · Post by **ronmac** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:26 pm

Thanks all,
I was looking for info on Cleveland, Ohio, with dates from 1880 onwards. Obituaries from 1905 onwards. I dont know which newspaper would be most relevant. The district is Cuyahoga.
Thanks
Ron

Post by **SarahND** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:04 pm

Hi Ron,
I'm not seeing any Cleveland newspapers

There are a number from Elyria, which is not that far off... but for some reason Cleveland is missing from the collection (unless it's my eyes?) I assume you have the death dates, but would like the obituaries to go with them? If you give some names and dates I could try to search and hope something might come up.
All the best,
Sarah

ronmac · Post by **ronmac** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:31 pm

Hi Sarah,
I couldnt see any Cleveland newspapers either. I have looked at present Cleveland papers, but none go back to the early 1900's.
Thanks for your help.
Ron