Family History from Newspapers

Description

Newspapers are a marvelous source of information but their content varies according to period. Before 1750, most personal news concerns the nobility and gentry, or notable crimes and scandals. In the next century more local personalities crept in. There was little directly concerning ordinary events and people until the last century. These books will advise what you can expect to find, from obituaries to advertisements, crime and scandal reports. Talks about national, provincial and local collections. 28 pages (A5)