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Online Newspapers for Genealogy Research

National Archives at NYC, 3rd floor Learning Center
New York, NY

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT

Register for the Workshop

 

Janeen Bjork, genealogist and professional researcher will share her methodology for locating hard to find newspaper items, including an overview of researching records using OCR, optical character recognition technology that allows newspapers to be indexed and searched online, favorite newspaper websites, and examples of stories that take extra effort to uncover.

 

All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.

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