Missouri Archives: 578 Newspapers for Genealogy Research
By Tony Pettinato on January 25, 2024
An article (with a title list) about the 578 Missouri newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
An article (with a title list) about the 578 Missouri newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
An article (with a title list) about the 563 Missouri newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
An article (with a complete title list) about the 555 Missouri newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
An article about the Mormon War of 1838 and the order of Missouri Gov. Lilburn Boggs that the Mormons “must be exterminated or driven from the state.”.. (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches newspapers to learn about a relative involved in the Missouri war against the Mormons during the 1830s... (Read More)
During this September week in American history three famous octogenarians died who had a big impact on America: Daniel Boone, American explorer, died at 85 on 26 September 1820 Theodor Seuss Geisel (better known as “Dr. Seuss”), American children’s book author, died at 87 on 24 September 1991 Paul Newman, American actor, died at... (Read More)
While many genealogical records can provide names and dates for your family tree, newspapers give you something more: actual stories about your ancestors’ lives, so that you can get to know them as real people and learn about the times in which they lived. Here’s an example of a newspaper preserving a remarkable family... (Read More)
Maybe it was because of Father’s Day, but there were a lot of old western movies on TV this past weekend. Good ones, too, starring Gregory Peck, John Wayne, and more. So, it was no surprise when I was combing through GenealogyBank today that I found this great newspaper article about an old western... (Read More)
With Mother’s Day just past and Father’s Day approaching, genealogists would love to have a complete family history—to find and document all the members of their family. And—as the following family story illustrates–so would the police! Richard Dugdale (1841-1883) was studying prisoners for the Prison Association of New York. In reviewing the prison inmates... (Read More)