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Milwaukee's German Newspapers ... CDRom index

rebholzg — 2009-11-06 18:05:46Z

re: Milwaukee's German Newspapers ... CDRom index

The Salzmann Library (St. Francis de Sales Seminary, St. Francis, Wisconsin) now has a CDRom available for use at the library included with the printed copy of this reference work:

"Milwaukee's German Newspapers; an index of death notices and related items at the Salzmann Library"

The Salzmann index includes entries from the Milwaukee Seebote (and it's early variations), the Banner und Volksfreund, Wisconsin Banner (& variations) as well as limited issues of the Excelsior!, Racine Banner und Volksfreund, Columbia, and other papers.

Indexed content includes the years 1851 through the 1890s, with limited entries for years after 1900:
- 11,000+ local death notices, probate notices, family queries (includes repeats), marriage notices, etc.
- 1700+ Danksagung (public thank you)
- 1000+ obituaries
- 6200+ misc articles

Access their catalog online, or contact their staff, for more information.

Re: Any recommended historical newspaper sites?

rebholzg — 2009-11-06 17:39:59Z

Contact your local public library, or local college or university library to see what subscriptions they may offer either on site, or through their website.

South Idaho Press (Burley ID) Obit Lookup Please

nikschaf — 2009-11-03 06:03:31Z

I'm hoping to get a copy of my grandfather's obituary. His name was William Joseph Schafer. Obituary should have been printed in the South Idaho Press, dated 6 Aug 1969. Surviving spouse was Elizabeth (Bauer) Schafer.

Neither the Family History Center nor the City Library in Burley Idaho had a copy of this particular issue of the South Idaho Press. If anyone has access to this, I would be very grateful!!

Re: Reno obit look up please

anfollini11 — 2009-10-31 19:04:28Z

Anfollini1@verizon.net. Richard Thomas 3/25/41 and Patricia Lee 8/10/34 Estes are his children. Robert Durwood Estes's first wife was Mary Virigina Blake but at the time I think he was married to a Helen or someting like that. I don't know much about her but they may have been married in Reno or around there. Robert's mother was Josephine Gertude Edwards-Estes and he was born in Texas.

Thank You!!

Alameda County Calif.

TeresaMcCormick51 — 2009-10-31 12:40:08Z

How would I get a copy of a newspaper back in 1959, Thank-you Teresa

Re: Reno obit look up please

JCockney — 2009-10-27 19:32:37Z

Please sent me your regular email. I would like to know other family members names, wife, children etc. birth ...
I will send the one that I found, there may be more

Kind regards
Janelle

Re: Reno obit look up please

anfollini11 — 2009-10-27 03:15:05Z

And Thank you,

Amber

Re: Reno obit look up please

anfollini11 — 2009-10-27 03:14:27Z

Yes that would be great. What do you need?

Re: Reno obit look up please

anfollini11 — 2009-10-27 03:14:27Z

Yes that would be great. What do you need?

Re: Looking for Obits in Bismarck ND.

Nelson_Gen — 2009-10-27 03:06:37Z

Thank you very much for the newspaper obits. I see you also found the report of the car accident that killed the daughter, Mary Christensen. The first part of it is missing, do you happen to have it? Thank you again. -Nelson

Re: obit in Frederick Post

patbpat — 2009-10-26 14:41:15Z

I had located the 3 obits you replied to but if you would look up the 3 following it would be a great help. They are also in the FREDERICK POST, FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND.

Vallie M (Kiser)Baumgardner in Jul 3, 1973 (wife of Roy Baumgardner.
Charles Roscoe Kiser in Feb 19, 1969 husband of Margaret Eckenrode Kiser
Carroll Luther KISER IN Nov 21, 1973 husband of Anna Martin

Thank you for any help.

Re: obit in Frederick Post

patbpat — 2009-10-26 14:19:20Z

Thank you for the offer. The Frederick Post is in Frederick County, Maryland. I would appreciate any help.
patbpat

Re: Looking for Obits in Bismarck ND.

JCockney — 2009-10-26 04:23:43Z

oops missed some

Re: Looking for Obits in Bismarck ND.

JCockney — 2009-10-26 04:19:17Z

here is what I have been able to help you with. I have a subscription to www.newspaperarchive.com
I have not been able to get the others.
Kind Regards
Janelle

Re: Reno obit look up please

JCockney — 2009-10-25 23:46:13Z

I have found an article about the Crash that went to supreme court in Reno. dated 1951. Did you want a copy of that article?
Regards
janelle cockney

Re: obit in Frederick Post

JCockney — 2009-10-25 19:59:48Z

I would like to help you locate the newsclips that you seek, but I need to know where the "Frederick Post" is from. State? etc.
Kind Regards
Janelle

Re: Milwaukee’s German Language newspapers, 1840s - ...

AngelaH — 2009-10-12 19:11:36Z

Thank you so much for your quick reply! I found two death notices on 'links to the past' from Der Herold, there may be more but it's hard to tell w/o additional information since it is a common surname. I will do further digging to see if I can get full copies of the two death notices that I did find.

I sure wish I had taken German instead of French in high school....

Re: Milwaukee’s German Language newspapers, 1840s - ...

rebholzg — 2009-10-12 18:17:36Z

You'll find quite a bit of information about this resource online with a basic Google search.

Prior to being cataloged as a collection at the Milwaukee Public Library (Sep2008) I donated a small portion of the early indexed records to the online site called Links To The Past. Those entries are searchable as part of the larger collection there.

The portion of the index that comes from the Salzmann Library collection, not found at MPL, are cataloged there, and available on-site in printed and CDRom format.

Other than those records, the database is not online. Yet.

Pending the index being available online through my own efforts, if not sponsored by a _local_ institution, you can request lookups in the most current data from the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness site.

Gary Rebholz
Milwaukee Wisconsin

Compiler and editor of "Milwaukee's German Newspapers; an index of death notices and related items", and "Milwaukee's German Newspapers; an index of death notices and related items at the Salzmann Library"

Sarah Holstead Townsend Obit

beth272 — 2009-08-26 01:56:30Z

I am hoping that some one can help me find an obit on Sarah Holstead Townsend. I have her date of death as April 25, 1885 Portland Maine. Thank you

Re: Newspaper article; Train Accident

teri83 — 2009-07-11 07:51:38Z

OBITS 101,
sorry I have been away, here is what I found in a bunch of papers left from my Dads things:

From the Pauls Valley Democrat, Pauls Valley, Garvin county, Oklahoma, Thursday, June 27, 1946, page 4. "TRAIN VICTIM'S FUNERAL HELD Clarence Hodge Service Is Conducted Monday Morning at Wynnewood. Funeral services were conducted at the Wynnewood cemetery Monday morning for Clarence Hodge, 42, of north of Wynnewood, who was found dead on the railroad track in Wynnewood Sunday morning. Officers said he apparently had been struck by a train. Rev. S.S. Walker, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wynnewood officiated. Burial was under direction of the Stufflebean Funeral Home. A coroner's inquest held he met death accidentally. Officers said Hodge last was seen alive about 1 o'clock Sunday morning when he started walking north along the railroad track from downtown Wynnewood, presumably on the way to thehome of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.H. Hodge, about four miles north of Wynnewood, where he made his home. He was not married. Officers said it had not been established definitely when he was killed, but it was apparent he was struck by a southbound train. His body was found near the Hudson-Houston lumber yard. in addition to his parents, Hodge is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Addie Dew of Burbank, Oklahoma, Mrs. Nannie Oarland of Fort Worth, Mrs. Tince Garland of Denton, Texas, and Mrs. Maggie Clentos of Waurika, Oklahoma; and four brothers, Buster of Wynnewood, Ray and Joe of Modest, California, and Frank of Wynnewood, route 1."

I am also interested in what you found from the 30ies.
Thanks Teri

Re: Milwaukee’s German Language newspapers, 1840s - ...

AngelaH — 2009-10-12 17:17:19Z

Do you know if any of this information is available online?

German-American newspapers & periodicals

swolfy — 2009-07-19 21:30:57Z

Can anyone offer suggestions how to learn more about German-American periodicals? My primary area of interest is along the northern immigration trail.... New York, Penn, Ohio. My ancestors settled in southwest Michigan. I would like to research periodicals from these areas in the mid to late 1800's. Ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Shawna
Grand Rapids, MI

Vermont Historical Gazetteer vol.4 page 75

joanvangorder — 2009-07-01 20:17:51Z

Hello,

Does anyone have access to The Vermont Historical Gazetteer also known as the Vermont Historical Magazine?

I am looking for a copy from Volume IV pages 75 and 83.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank-You

Re: Columbian Centinel, Mass. Federalist 1812

joanvangorder — 2009-06-27 15:45:30Z

Oh Yes! These folks are most definitely my Grandfathers.

Father and son both named Asa Douglas and I have been trying to sort out the two of them for DAR. This will help alot.

I would very much like to have copies of these articles, if possible.

Thanks so much for your time and help,

Joan

Re: Columbian Centinel, Mass. Federalist 1812

joanvangorder — 2009-06-24 20:05:30Z

Hello,

Thanks so much for the copy of my Asa Douglass's obit from the Columbia Centinel. It printed out perfectly.

The "Ms" after Richmond is an abbreviation for Massachusetts. He died in Richmond, Mass., but was buried in Canaan,Columbia,NY. Richmond, Mass. and Canaan, NY are border towns.

Is this newspaper searchable?

Thanks again,
Joan

Re: Columbian Centinel, Mass. Federalist 1812

joanvangorder — 2009-06-25 00:50:44Z

Thank-You for your offer!

Great! What time period do you have?

You searched for Douglas/Douglass and found nothing for them. My Asa Douglas(1739-1812) and his father Asa(1715-1792)tended to be very active in the affairs of the time; safety councils, land petitions, writing to Geo. Washington to complain etc. (Letters in Library of Congress).

I've looked over the death notice and it says Asa Douglass of New Canaan(Con). I take that to mean Connecticut. Which was where he was born, but did not live in older years. He lived in Canaan Columbia NY most of his life and is buried there. The Richmond Mass. made sense--border town. Where he died. Any insight to the writing/thought of the time is appreciated.

If you could look for Asa Douglas (1739-1812) w: Sarah Robbins (1731-1825), children Sarah (Wright), Olive (Warner), Eliza (Fordam) Nancy (Pierson) Polly Mary (Pierson), married names in parenthesis. Sons of Asa Douglas; Asa, Zebulon, Horatio Gates, John.

Zebulon and Horatio Gates might yield something. I do the something I go after the odd unusual names first.

Thanking in advance

Joan

Need help finding info on a Cotton Gin Fire in DeSoto/Caddo Parish, La., c. 1890-1910

psam9 — 2009-08-28 18:21:58Z

Trying to find information on a Cotton Gin Fire in DeSoto/Caddo Parish, La., c. 1890-1910.

The Cotton Gin was owned by my gg grandfather, Monroe Samuel, who was born c. 1852. I believe he lived in both Mansfield, La. (DeSoto Parish) and Shreveport, La. (Caddo Parish). I don't know which city the Cotton Gin business was in.

Someone died in relation to the fire.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Lookup on NewspaperArchive.com

italian73 — 2009-08-24 15:02:09Z

If anybody has a paid subscription to NewspaperArchive.com, can you look up the following name: Bessie Lavalia.

There are three newspapers/PDFs that contain that name that are for members only.

I need the following: Daily Courier, The - October 8, 1963, Connellsville, Pennsylvania

and

Morning Herald, The - September 20, 1972, Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Thanks for your help.

Re: Lookup on NewspaperArchive.com

italian73 — 2009-08-26 00:19:00Z

no...these two are all I needed..thanks a ton!!!

Re: sallisaw OK help...grandfather search

vernonpykiet — 2009-09-13 02:49:52Z

Hubert was my uncle. Don't know much about him as I lived in Kansas and he in oklahoma. He died when I was young.
My mother (Lela)is the only surviving child of 8 children.
Hubert's parents were Benjamin Harrison Bennett and
Manda Jane Cagle Bennett

A good site to search is "Bennett and Jordan Family Trees"

Bonnie Bennett+ b. 8 May 1908, d. Dec 1978
Anna Mae Bennett b. 12 Mar 1909, d. 8 Feb 1958
Lola Edna Bennett+ b. 30 Jan 1911, d. 14 Jun 1991
Minnett William Bennett+ b. 3 Dec 1912, d. Jun 1984
Hubert Alvin Bennett+ b. 7 Apr 1916, d. 6 Dec 1961
Viola Eliza Bennett+ b. 30 May 1918, d. 11 Mar 2006
Louise Bennett+
Lela Bennett

This explains a lot

Stella_Gadd — 2009-06-24 14:21:00Z

From article on About.com

"Because many of the newspapers of greatest interest to genealogists are old, the content is difficult to digitize due to the wide variety of inks, type faces, and font sizes. There is often less contrast apparent between text and background on the aged papers, and the old ink may have caused the letters to 'bleed' together a bit, making it harder for the OCR program to interpret the letters correctly. In addition, fading, wrinkles, ink blots, and other imperfections on the original page can interfere with OCR results.

For those of us using these historic newspapers online, this basically means that name and keyword searches (most of which rely on the results of the OCR software) will often yield less than expected results. It is important to realize that these every word databases have not been indexed by a human eye, and adjust your search strategies appropriately. Yet because hand-indexing is so time consuming and expensive, OCR offers an affordable alternative. Even a less-than-perfect index, is better than no index at all."

The article says a page by page search is most effective. A lesson I've learned through bitter experience.

Re: Brinkley Argus, Monroe Co, AR

momteacher_1 — 2009-07-08 04:54:32Z

I just read your 2001 posting requesting info about the Brinkley Argus. Have you found any place with access to the older copies? I'm also interested in them.
Loralee

New York Times

patster1 — 2009-07-17 04:42:57Z

I was just looking for the listing for the New York Times on Ancestry.com, has the archived listings been dropped. A few months back I confirmed an article I found referenced in a local genealogy article and it was from the New York Times from 1886, now the Times is not even listed as a paper of that time or any other time on the Historical Newspaper Collection at Ancestry.com.

Re: New York Times

patster1 — 2009-08-14 17:11:05Z

I agree completely. My biggest complaint is the search results, they are virtually worthless. In order to make an educated guess as to who you are looking for you have to read through pages of results, way too much information on the new search results. When ever possible and as long as it is available I will revert back to the old results format.

Pat

Re: New York Times

patster1 — 2009-08-14 04:39:52Z

Chatterchit, thanks for the heads up on this location. I did relocate the article but had to go page by page through the week, finally finding the article on the first day I had looked at, I had missed it the first time.

It is interesting that the New York Times is not listed in Ancestry's Historical Newspaper collection at the state level. I remember finding the article before with a simple search of only the persons name and location.

Pat

Researching Newspaper Articles for a Suicide.....

Jess311 — 2009-07-20 17:36:07Z

Hi there,

Im wondering if anyone can help me. Im trying to scour newspaper articles to see if I can find anything on one of my ancestors who committed suicide by drowning in 1932 in Liverpool (though they lived in Yorkshire).

Does anyone know a good place to start where I can search newspapers?!

Thanks,

Jess

obit in Frederick Post

patbpat — 2009-06-25 02:14:36Z

I am looking for 3 obits from the Frederick Post please. If any one would be willing to e mail or post them that would be great. I am looking for Annie L Bentzel Kiser in Dec 12, 1939, William E Bentzel in Jan 4, 1941 Frederick Post and Isabella M Kiser in May 2, 1927 Frederick Post. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Look Up for Newspaper for 1939 NY

MelissaRegelin — 2009-08-17 21:58:35Z

Looking for any newspaper articles regarding the death of my grandfather.

He died in 1939. His body was found in the Niagara River, Buffalo New York.

Thanks in advance,
Melissa

Re: Look Up for Newspaper for 1939 NY

MelissaRegelin — 2009-08-18 17:03:32Z

Sorry I thought I added that OOPS

William Regelin born sometime between 1907 & 1908

Re: Look Up for Newspaper for 1939 NY

chatterchit — 2009-08-18 16:58:46Z

What was his first and last name?

Re: New York Times

chatterchit — 2009-08-13 23:40:26Z

Try searching here:

http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/periodicals/news/

Type in New York in the title box and you'll get many hits.

Re: Researching Newspaper Articles for a Suicide.....

chatterchit — 2009-08-13 23:26:21Z

I would email the Liverpool Record Office and Local History Library: recoffice.central.library@liverpool.gov.uk.

I'm sure someone there would be able to assist you.

Re: New York Times

chatterchit — 2009-08-14 16:08:56Z

I've noticed alot of different search results since they changed things -- and I'm not happy with most of them :(

Re: Look Up for Newspaper for 1939 NY

chatterchit — 2009-08-18 20:46:16Z

I searched the ancestry.com newspapers, plus the NY Times, but found nothing.

I'll see if I can find anything at some other databases...

Re: Lookup on NewspaperArchive.com

chatterchit — 2009-08-25 21:11:21Z

Here's the second:

(Did you need three? You only cited two.)

Re: Lookup on NewspaperArchive.com

chatterchit — 2009-08-25 21:10:21Z

Here's the first one:

Re: Columbian Centinel, Mass. Federalist 1812

chatterchit — 2009-06-26 01:04:16Z

The entire database covers 1690 to 1876, but individual newspapers have varying dates. The Columbian Centinel covers 1790-06-16 to 1823-12-31. I don't see the Massachusetts Federal, but there are 137 other Massachusetts papers.

It wasn't that nothing came up for Douglas -- I just could not find the obit you wanted by looking for Douglas. Plus, I was only searching in the Columbian Centinel.

Looking for "Asa Douglas" in all papers brings up six hits. Three are property notices (May 1774) in which he is acting as an Agent for the "Mohekanuck" Indians in trying to secure their property. (Very interesting, I think!) This man was living in Jericho, Berkshire County, Massachusetts at the time. Do you think he be one of your Asas?

Next is your Asa's obit again (no new info) published in the Independent Chronicle in Boston, April 27, 1812.

The fifth is a list of folks who have letters waiting for them at the New Lebanon post office, published May 26, 1814.

Last is an article entitled "Olden Time" which lists the "A Congress of Deputies of the several towns within said county" and has "Jerico, (now Hancock) Capt. Asa Douglas" The rest of the article outlines the resolutions of the meeting (boycotting British goods, along with lots of related details -- it's a fairly long article.)

There are six hits for "Asa Douglass" too -- more info later.....

Re: Columbian Centinel, Mass. Federalist 1812

chatterchit — 2009-06-23 23:05:59Z

Here's the obit...

Re: Columbian Centinel, Mass. Federalist 1812

chatterchit — 2009-06-23 23:03:53Z

I found this.

DIED ........[various people].........In Richmond, (Ms.) Maj. Asa Douglass, of New-Canaan, (Con.)AEt. 72, an officer in our revolutionary war........[various people]....

Paper: Columbian Centinel; Date: 04-25-1812; Issue: 2927; Page: [2]; Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Note: The letters after Richmond look like "Ms." to me.

I made a pdf of the obit. I'll try to post it as another reply here....

Re: Columbian Centinel, Mass. Federalist 1812

chatterchit — 2009-06-24 22:44:43Z

You're welcome! Yes, it is searchable -- but not always accurate. It did not find the obit when I searched for Douglas (even though it should find Douglas within Douglass.) I found it by searching for Asa within a specific date frame.

Is there another name/item you would like searched?