GenealogyBank has more than 3,500 newspapers online.
These newspapers are from all 50 States and run from the 1600s to today.
While most are in English – we do have newspapers in German, French, Spanish, Japanese and Shawnee.
It’s a great day for genealogy!
Es ist ein großer Tag für Genealogie!
Here is the list of German language newspapers in GenealogyBank.
Frankfort, Maryland
Bartgis’s Marylandische Zeitung. 18 Feb 1789
Fredericktown, Maryland
General Staatsbothe. Includes: Der General Staatsbothe, und Wahre Republicaner. 27 December 1811
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
Beobachter Am Egg Harbor River. 2 Oct 1858 – 25 Dec 1858.
Der Egg Harbor Pilot 22 March 1860 – 31 March 1866
Der Pilot. 18 December 1858 – 19 March 1859
Der Wochentliche Unzeiger. 4 June 1859 – 6 August 1859
Der Zeitgeist. 6 April 1867 – 23 March 1872
Egg Harbor Aurora. 18 August 1860 – 28 November 1860
Egg Harbor Beobachter. 13 January 1859 – 28 April
Egg Harbor Pilot. 7 April 1866 – 23 March 1872
New York, New York
Sociale Republic. 24 April 1858 – 26 May 1860
Carlisle Pennsylvania
Freyheits-Fahne. Includes: Die Freyheits-Fahne. 27 August 1814 – 25 March 1817
Chestnut Hill Pennsylvania
Chesnuthiller Wochenschrift. Includes: Die Chesnuthiller Wochenschrift. 8 October 1790 – 20 August 1793
Lancaster Pennsylvania
Der Wahre Amerikaner. 10 November 1804 – 28 December 1811
Deutsche Porcupein. Includes: Der Americanische Staatsbothe, Der Deutsche Porcupein undLancaster Anzeigs-Nachrichten. 3 January 1798 – 25 December 1799
Zeitung Neue Unpartheyische Lancaster. Includes: Neue Unpartheyische Lancaster
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Zeitung, UndAnzeigs-Nachrichten. 8 August 1787 – 30 December 1789
Weltbothe Weltbothe. Includes: Der Weltbothe, und Libanoner Wochenschrift
14 February 1809 – 5 September 1809
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Amerikanischer Beobachter. 9 September 1808 – 29 August 1811
Pelican. Includes: Der Pelican, Le Pelican. 18 October 1805 – 21 February 1807
Pennsylvanische Fama. 10 March 1750 – 17 March 1750
Wochentliche Philadelphische Staatsbote. Includes: Der Wochentliche Pennsylvanische Staatsbote, DerWochentliche Philadelphische Staatsbote, Henrick MillersPennsylvanischer. 18 January 1762 – 26 May 1779
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading Adler. Includes: Der Readinger Adler, Der Unpartheyische Reading Adler, DerUnpartheyische Readinger Adler, Readinger Adler. 3 January 1796 – 27 December 1825
Welt Bothe. Includes: Der Welt Bothe und Wahre Republicaner von Berks, Schuylkillund Libanon Caunties, Der Weltbothe und Wahre Republikaner von BerksCaunty. 5 February 1812 – 6 December 1820
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Nordwestliche Post. 12 August 1812 – 26 July 1822
Northumberland Republicaner. Includes: Der Republicaner, Northumberland Repunlicaner. 15 January 1817 – 2 January 1818
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Key Historical Newspapers Online at GenealogyBank.com
With over 3,500 newspapers on GenealogyBank it might be difficult to be familiar with all of them.
GenealogyBank is packed with obituaries, birth records and marriage announcements – but here are some quick facts you might not know about some of our historical newspapers.
Baltimore Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Maryland)
Although this prominent paper published some of Edgar Allen Poe’s earliest poetry, Poe was unable to secure a job on its staff as he had hoped. Includes 3,619 issues published between 1826 and 1838.
Blackfoot Register (Idaho)
The Register covers the Idaho mining boom and the run up to statehood. Publisher William Wheeler used his persuasive writing skills to bolster the population of the then-struggling Idaho Territory. Includes 255 issues published between 1880 and 1886.
Boston Journal (Massachusetts)
One of the first newspapers to conduct a census of its readers, the well-known Journal offered a balance of businessnews and general interest stories, especially those that focused on life in New England. Includes 14,438 issues published between 1870 and 1917.
Daily Alaska Dispatch (Juneau)
The Dispatch offers detailed coverage of shipwrecks, volcano eruptions and other dangers that settlers faced in the harsh northern lands. Includes 5,724 issues published between 1900 and 1919.
Frankfort Argus (Kentucky)
One of the first newspapers west of the Appalachians. Includes 283 issues published between 1808 and 1821. Alternate Title: Argus of the Western World.
Frederick Douglass’ Paper (Rochester, New York)
Including its predecessor the North Star, this powerful anti-slavery newspaper had a circulation of 4,000 readers worldwide. Includes 136 issues published between 1847 and 1860.
Hobart Republican (Oklahoma)
Founded the year Oklahoma achieved statehood, the Republican reflects conservative middle-American views on World War I and the Russian Revolution. Includes 7,438 issues published between 1907 and 1920.
Hokubei Jiji or The North American Times (Seattle, Washington)
This was the first Japanese newspaper in the Pacific Northwest. Includes 57 issues published between 1916 and 1918.
Jeffersonian (Thomson, Georgia)
The Jeffersonian was the official mouthpiece of Georgia’s controversial fire-brand Populist and former presidential candidate, Thomas E. Watson. Will include issues published between 1909 and 1914.
Milwaukee Sentinel (Wisconsin)
The Sentinel provides national and international coverage as well as a glimpse into the northern fur trade. Includes 5,929 issues published between 1837 and 1866.
New-Bedford Courier (Massachusetts)
This important weekly newspaper from the U.S. whaling capital covers the industry at its height. Includes 181 issues published between 1827 and 1833.
New York Tribune (New York City)
For much of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Horace Greeley’s newspaper was one of the most powerful and successful in America. Will include issues published between 1856 and 1922.
Prescott Daily Courier (Arizona)
This early daily covered Arizona in the years before statehood, after the Desert Land Act significantly increased the territory’s population. Includes 2,173 issues published between 1891 and 1908.
Steamer Pacific News (San Francisco, California)
One of the most popular California newspapers, the Pacific News was shipped east during the height of the Gold Rush. Will include issues published between 1849 and 1851.
St. Louis Republic (Missouri)
This respected daily provided firsthand coverage of Midwestern events such as the Great Tornado of 1896 and the death of Sitting Bull. Includes 3,955 issues published between 1888 and 1900.
Territorial Enterprise (Virginia City, Nevada)
Nevada’s most important early newspaper featured articles written by young staffer Samuel Clemens, later known as Mark Twain. Will include issues published between 1874 and 1881. It will be loaded soon.
Texas Gazette (Austin)
The first English-language newspaper in the state, this important but short-lived title set the standard for frontier journalism. Will include issues published between 1829 and 1832. It will be loaded soon.
Die Washingtoner Post (Washington, Missouri)
This German-language title portrayed the lives of immigrants along the Mississippi River in the 1870s. Will include issues published between 1870 and 1878. It will be loaded soon.
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GenealogyBank adds newspapers from 5 States
GenealogyBank adds newspapers from 5 States – Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, South Carolina & Virginia to it’s America’s Obituaries collection.
ArkansasLonoke Democrat (Lonoke, AR)
Obituaries: 05/29/2008 – Current
Death Notices: 05/29/2008 – Current
Maryland
Potomac Almanac (Potomac, MD)
Obituaries: 02/26/2002 – Current
Death Notices: 02/27/2002 – Current
Potomac Almanac (Potomac, MD)
Obituaries: 02/26/2002 – Current
Death Notices: 02/27/2002 – Current
Missouri
Raytown Post (Raytown, MO)
Obituaries: 08/15/2007 – Current
Death Notices: 05/09/2007 – Current
South Carolina
Herald Independent (Winnsboro, SC)
Obituaries: 05/19/2008 – Current
Death Notices: 04/25/2008 – Current
Herald Independent (Winnsboro, SC)
Obituaries: 05/19/2008 – Current
Death Notices: 04/25/2008 – Current
Virginia
Carroll News (Hillsville, VA)
Obituaries: 04/30/2008 – Current
Death Notices: 04/30/2008 – Current
Carroll News (Hillsville, VA)
Obituaries: 04/30/2008 – Current
Death Notices: 04/30/2008 – Current
Cascades Connection (Cascades, VA)
Obituaries: 03/26/2008 – Current
Obituaries: 03/26/2008 – Current
GenealogyBank.com adds newspapers from 10 States
GenealogyBank.com added more newspapers from 10 States this morning.
These papers are live on GenealogyBank right now.
Click here to see the list of the other 3,500 newspapers on GenealogyBank
Delaware
Dover. Delaware State News. 5/13//2008 to Today
Hawaii
Hilo. Hawaii Tribune Herald. 5/30/2008 to Today
Iowa
Bettendorf. Bettendorf News. 2/5/2004 to Today
Davenport. Quad City Business Journal. 3/1/2004 to Today
Illinois
Rock Island. Rock Island News. 4/29/2007 to Today
Kentucky
Henderson. Gleaner. 4/14/2006 to Today
Massachusetts
Lynn. Daily Item. 9/23/2005 to Today
Maryland
Cambridge. Daily Banner. 3/1/2007 to Today
Mississippi
Starkville. Starkville Daily News. 3/9/2008 to Today
Ohio
Wapakoneta. Wapakoneta Daily News. 3/10/2008 to Today
Oklahoma
McAlester. McAlester News – Capital & Democrat. 5/5/2008 to Today
Freedman’s Village – Robert E. Lee Estate in Arlington
There are a lot of anniversaries in May.
In May 1863 the government organized the Freedman’s Village on the grounds of General Robert E. Lee’s home in Arlington, Virginia.
It had “fourteen dwellings, and a church a hospital and a home of the aged and infirm, with streets regularly laid out and named, and a park planted in the centre.” The grounds were laid out and the village was built under the direction of Brigadier General Montgomery C. Meigs, he was named the Quartermaster of the Army in May 1861.
The Village quickly took shape and within a year had more than 3,000 residents, former slaves and their families.
By Decemeber 1865 there were 53 schools, 112 teachers and 5,618 students located at the Freedman’s Village and on government lands in Alexandria, Georgetown and Maryland.
In 1888 the Freedman’s Village was closed. Read more about the Freedman’s Village in GenealogyBank. Look for artilces in the Historical Newspapers and for the many government reports that detailed the progress and ultimate closing in the US Serial Set found in the Historical Documents section.
Tomorrow I will blog about the other May anniversary.
GenealogyBank Adds Over 4 Million Records & Documents
GenealogyBank announced today that over 4 million historical newspapers records and documents from 24 States have been added to its database.
This constantly growing collection now features over 221 million family history records – I estimate that to contain over 1.3 Billion names.
You can search GenealogyBank for free and see a small slice of every record for your ancestors but you must join GenealogyBank to view the complete documents – 30 day trial memberships are available for only $9.95.
Here’s what’s new on the site:
Alaska
Juneau. Daily Alaska Dispatch. 5/1/1917 to 8/31/1917
Alabama
Montgomery. Montgomery Advertiser. 10/1/1912 to 12/31/1912
California
Anderson Valley Post. 5/3/2006 to Current
Connecticut
Bridgeport. Republican Farmer. 1/5/1814 to 12/20/1815
Georgia
Cordele. Cordele Dispatch. 11/14/2007 to Current
Savannah. Savannah Tribune. 12/4/1875 to 12/27/1913
Illinois
Danville. Commercial News. 11/6/2007 to Current
Massachusetts
Boston. Boston Journal. 7/1/1880 to 10/6/1917
Boston. Daily Atlas. 7/1/1841 to 4/11/1857
Lowell. Lowell Daily Citizen and News. 3/21/1857 to 1/24/1879
Springfield. Springfield Republican. 5/17/1900 to 11/15/1910
Worcester. Worcester Daily Spy. 7/6/1903 to 9/22/1903
Maryland
Baltimore. Baltimore American. 9/1/1917 to 12/31/1922
Baltimore Sun. 7/1/1847 to 1/3/1848
Maine
Portland. Portland Daily Advertiser. 1/1/1863 to 6/30/1863
Minnesota
St. Paul. St. Paul Daily Pioneer. 9/23/1854 to 4/12/1855
Missouri
Hannibal. Missouri Courier. 1/18/1849 to 2/17/1853
St. Louis. St. Louis Republic. 10/1/1889 to 4/30/1900
Montana
Anaconda. Anaconda Standard. 1/2/1898 to 4/30/1915
Nevada
Ely. Ely Times. 10/10/2007 to Current
New Hampshire
Portsmouth. Portsmouth Journal of Literature & Politics. 6/2/1838 to 12/31/1842
New Jersey
Bridgeton. Washington Whig. 1/7/1821 to 12/27/1822
New Mexico
Albuquerque. Albuquerque Journal. 9/1/1910 to 12/31/1910
Gallup. Gallup Independent. 10/11.2007 to Current
New York
New York Herald. 8/1/1858 to 12/31/1858
North Carolina
Halifax. North Carolina Journal. 1/2/1797 to 9/11/1797
Ohio
Ashtabula. Star Beacon. 10/20/2007 to Current
Oklahoma
Altus. Altus Times. 1/14/2008 to Current
Bartlesville. Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise. 10/18/2007 to Current
Knight. Frontier Index. 4/14/1868 to 4/14/1868
Oklahoma City. Daily Oklahoman. 5/1/1913 to 6/30/1913
Pauls Valley. Pauls Valley Daily Democrat. 9/8/2007 to current
Oregon
Portland. Oregonian. 8/8/1920 to 8/29/1920
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia. North American. 1/1/1845 to 6/30/1879
West Virginia
Bluefield. Bluefield Daily Telegraph. 12/28/2007 to Current
Fairmont. Times West Virginian. 1/11/2008 to Current
Logan. Logan Banner. 7/8/2007 to Current
And more – big news is on the way! Stay tuned.
It’s February and Valentine’s Day is almost here.
GenealogyBank is off to a great start this month. It added 2.9 Million new records and documents – bringing the collection to well over 216 Million documents – that’s an estimated 1.5 Billion names.
GenealogyBank added content for 41 newspapers from 20 States including titles like:
Springfield (MA) Republican 1861-1909
Boston Journal (1870-1899)Philadelphia
North American (1841-1877) and another 38 titles.
It’s February and Valentine’s Day is almost here.
I found an early Valentine’s story about the second wedding of Amos Broadwater (1804-1901). It was published in the Baltimore Sun 28 Jan 1895.
Amos also lived in Garrett County, MD family – but he was more prosperous than Wooly Bittinger. He was born in Loudon County, VA and died in New Germany, Garrett County, Maryland.
His wife of more than 60 years, Sarah (Sigler) Broadwater (1809-1893) died in 1893. By that time their family had grown to 12 children; 99 grandchildren and 102 great-grandchildren.
In January of 1895 at age 91 Amos, who was “hale and hearty and looks much younger,” fell in love again and married Eliza Warwick a blushing bride of 51 years. The article went on to say “Mr. Broadwater is the oldest man in Garrett County and is quite well to do.” The new couple had no children.
GenealogyBank is packed with historical documents and vital records. With more than 2 Million records added this month it is easy to document your family tree.
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Finding People with Common Names
Finding people with unusual names can be very difficult but it is easy to find them on GenealogyBank.
Today I was looking for Henry B. Platter and his good wife, Rachel (Bittinger) Platter. The Bittingers are my cousins and many of them are from Garrett County, Maryland.
Now, Platter is an unusual name. It would be easy for a search online to bring back every record that spoke about cooking, kitchens, plates or platters.
On GenealogyBank, I was able to instantly zero in on records 
about them.
With just a few clicks I was able to find a dozen documents
about the Platter family. I began opening them one by one.
The first hit came from the historical documents and was a pension request by Henry’s wife, Rachel Platter. I quickly discovered Henry had served in the Civil War, a private in Company A, Second Regiment, P.H.B. Maryland Infantry and received a pension of $72 a month (certificate No. 1045070). (This is from: Pensions and increase of pensions for certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War. Feb 5, 1925: Serial Set Vol. No. 8392, Session Vol. No.A68th Congress, 2nd SessionH.Rpt. 1385).
This is a terrific document – it gave me a lot of details about the family. The record showed that he and Rachel had married on March 12, 1867. That would have been hard to find anywhere else.
It also states that he died on October 4, 1923 leaving her in need of assistance; how long he had served in the Civil War and that his disability was caused during the war.
This document showed that she owned her own home, the value was $500. Perhaps her house looked like this one. 
It is a picture of her nephew Charles “Wooly” Henry & Sarah (Hoover) Bittinger and their family in front of the family home in New Jerusalem, Garrett County, MD.
It is a picture of her nephew Charles “Wooly” Henry & Sarah (Hoover) Bittinger and their family in front of the family home in New Jerusalem, Garrett County, MD.
It was taken in 1937 just a few years after Rachel Platter had requested a pension. Perhaps Rachel had a similar home.
(Photo by Arthur Rothstein; Library of Congress Photo LC-USF34- 026095-D).
Wow. It’s great that GenealogyBank has been digitizing so many documents. I never would have found this one on my own. It was easy to find it online at GenealogyBank.
Wow. It’s great that GenealogyBank has been digitizing so many documents. I never would have found this one on my own. It was easy to find it online at GenealogyBank.
Their names, marriage and death dates, military service; details about their house, their income – bingo, there it was – all this family history in one document.
GenealogyBank added over 42.5 Million family history records last year and added another 2 million just this week. It now has over 216 million historical newspaper articles, obituaries, government and historical documents online. records and documents online.Give it a try right now. It’s available at a great “get acquainted” rate – only $9.95 for 30 days.
I found documents that gave me the details I needed for my cousins in the back hills of Maryland ….. what will you find?
