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Newspapers can be a source of incrediblegenealogical information. Researchers can find theirancestors in articles including:

See the historic documentas it was originally intended

Newspapers are available at thePPL in three forms:

Newspaper formats

Newspapers

Read all about it!

Go digital!We limit access to the original copies of historic newspapers in an effort to preserve them. We ask that you usedigital or microfilm versionswhenever possible.

as a genealogical resourceat the Portsmouth Public Library

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Which format is best?Paper Microfilm Digital

Pros

Cons

Easily save, print, or email

Can be difficult to readNeed a narrow time-frameto search; can be like aneedle in a haystack

Easy to search withoutknowing a specific date

Easy to print, save, or email

Limited years availableEvery use degrades the materialNot easy to save or share(requires photocopy, scan, orhigh-quality photograph)

No harm to the originaldocuments

No harm to the originaldocuments

User can controlmagnification, focus, etc.

Easily survey entire paperfor relevant articles

Quality of image can varygreatly

ObituariesBirth, death, and marriage noticesLegal transactions including probate notices anddelinquent tax listsMilitary serviceSocial items

Newspapers can also provide valuable context to thetime period being studied. Everything from worldevents to neighborhood happenings are recorded inthe papers. If you want to start looking for yourancestors in the newspaper, the Portsmouth PublicLibrary has got you covered! We provide access topapers going back in time to 1756! Read through tolearn about all of the ways you can access ourcollection of historic newspapers.

We'll review PPL's holdings foreach form on the next page.

Hard copy (available toresearchers upon request)MicrofilmDigital

Each format has its pros and cons. Most researchers will have to becomefamiliar with all three!

Atlantic NewsBoston GlobeChristian HeraldDaily Evening TimesDaily Morning ChronicleDaily Portsmouth JournalThe EdgeEvening Visitant and Public AdvertiserFarmer’s MuseumFederal ObserverFoster’s Daily DemocratFreeman’s JournalHerald of Gospel LibertyThe HippoIndustrial Department Life BuoyIntelligencerMorning ChronicleNew Hampshire GazetteNew Hampshire JournalNew Hampshire MercuryNew Hampshire ObserverNew Hampshire ProfilesNew Hampshire Repository and ObserverNew Hampshire Seacoast SundayNew Hampshire Seacoast TimesNew Hampshire Spy New Hampshire TimesNew Hampshire TroubadourNew York TimesNewhampshire JournalNews and CourierNovatorNovator and Independent ExpositorOracle of New HampshireOracle of the Day

Oracle PostOur TimesParaclete and TicklerPenny PostPeople’s AdvocatePiscataqua WeeklyPolitical StarPortfolioPortsmouth Atlantic NewsPortsmouth Daily ChroniclePortsmouth Daily RepublicanPortsmouth HeraldPortsmouth Journal and Rockingham GazettePortsmouth Journal of Literature and PoliticsPortsmouth MagazinePortsmouth MercuryPortsmouth OraclePortsmouth PeriscopePortsmouth PressPortsmouth RepublicanPublick OccurrencesRepublican LedgerSeacoast FlyerSeacoast PilotSeacoast SceneSeacoast TimesSeacoast VenturesThe ShorelinerState HeraldStates and UnionUnited States Oracle of the DayWar JournalWeekly ChronicleThe Wire

1898 - 1977digital via newspapers.com(some years excluded; see charton next page) 1898-presentmicrofilm 2016 - 2018digital via Advantage Archive Recent editionsdigital via Seacoast Online(limit of 5 free articles; ask aLibrarian for assistance)

If you're looking for local news, ThePortsmouth Herald (1884 - present)is a great source. The format of theedition depends largely on whatYEAR you are looking for. The PPLoffers the following holdings (notethat some years are available inmultiple formats):

PPL newspaper holdings

Research servicesSpecial Collections staff offer research services for only the cost of copies. Because this service is in additionto other duties, research time is limited to 30 minutes. Anything found within that time frame will be sentby mail or email. Research requests can be submitted by emailing [email protected] orby calling (603) 766-1723. Please be as specific as possible and include any details that may aid in our search.


hard copy microfilm digital

Ask a Librarian about what years we have!

Portsmouth Herald

Microfilm of local and select national papers is available for public useat the Library. All researchers are welcome to use our two digitalmicrofilm/microfiche readers. No library card is required! The digitalreaders allow users to clip individual articles that can be printed, saved,or emailed. If you've never used one before, just ask a Librarian to helpyou get started or take a look at the guide kept by the readers.

Mastering microfilm


Do you have your own microfilm you want to look at? You can use our microfilm readers for that, too!

Quick Start Guide: Newspapers.comNortheast CollectionThe PPL provides access to Newspapers.com Northeast Collection. This database is an easy and convenientway to search, print, save, and share articles from across hundreds of newspapers. The Northeast Collectionincludes papers from CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. From Portsmouth, researchers can searchthrough the War Journal from 1813 and the Portsmouth Herald from 1898-1977. Some months and years aremissing from the Portsmouth Herald collection. This chart shows which dates are unavailable:

To access newspapers.com, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/research-databases and click on thenewspapers.com link. Researchers can freely access this resource while at the PPL (no library card required).To access from home, enter your 14-digit library barcode then click Log In.

If you want to find articles about a specificperson, type in the name of the person (first andlast) in the search bar and hit enter. A list ofresults will appear. To narrow your results, usethe parameters on the left-hand side. You cannarrow by date, location, and newspaper.Another way to focus your search is to putquotation marks around your search. Try"dorothy vaughan" instead of just dorothyvaughan, for example.

When you have your article in frame, click Save.We recommend saving as a PDF, but saving as aJPG works, too! Clicking one of the options willprompt the save. It will automatically be placedin the Downloads folder of the computer andwill be named with the title of the newspaperfollowed by the date of the article. From here,you can move the file onto a personal flash drive,upload it to an email, or print it out.

If you want to read through a specific day'spaper, you can do that using the Browse buttonon the top menu bar. From here, choose whichstate, city, paper, and date you want to see. Clickon page 1 if you want to see the front page. Youcan then use the arrows at the bottom to scrollthrough the rest of the edition.

To clip an article, make sure the entire article isvisible on the screen at once. If the article is verylong or is on two separate pages, you will have tomake two clippings. Once the article is in view,click the Print/Save button on the toolbar.

You can choose to save the entire page or clip aspecific part of the page. To choose just onearticle, click "Select portion of page." A grid willappear. You can adjust the size to fit around thearticle you want. Make sure you don't clip offany of the edges!

Even if you are going to print the article,it is good practice to save it first. Thatway, if you decide to email the article oryou want another copy, you still have itready to go on the computer.

It is best to try a broad search first (withno delimiters or quotations) and thennarrow your search as you go. This way,you don't miss anything!

When you find an article that you want to save,you can clip it and then save it to your computeror flash drive, email it, or print it.


Searching

Browsing

Clipping and saving articles

When searching, try various spellings ofnames! It is very common to find misspellings.

If you are looking for an ancestor's birth, marriage,or death announcement in a Portsmouthnewspaper, start by asking a Librarian! Our staffand volunteers have compiled indexes of thesetypes of articles. We can search by name andprovide you with the date the announcementappeared in the paper. From there, you can easilysearch the microfilm and save, print, or email theclipping!

Researching an event or subjectrelated to Portsmouth? Saveyourself some time and ask aLibrarian! We can pullinformation from our VerticalFiles which include newspaperclippings from throughout theyears, all organized by subject.

What if you're seeking articles from the past fewyears? The PPL has recently teamed up withAdvantage Archives to create a Digital CommunityArchive. Beginning with 2016, all PortsmouthHerald issues will be available and searchable onthis site. Visit portsmouth.advantage-preservation.com to start searching!

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Birth, marriage, anddeath indexes

Vertical files

Researching recent articles

Similar to newspapers.com, Advantage allowsusers to clip, save, and print articles. Use the toolson the toolbar to crop, magnify, and search anewspaper. Using the crop feature, highlight anarticle you'd like to save or print then click the bluearrow at the bottom of the crop box.

A smaller screen will appear with an image of yourclipping. Use the buttons in the bottom left to printor download (save) the item.

Other institutions' holdingsThere are many other institutions whosenewspaper collections complement that of thePPL. Visit their websites to see their holdings.

New Hampshire State Librarynh.gov/nhsl/services/public/newspapers.html

FamilySearchfamilysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Newspapers

Library of Congresschroniclingamerica.loc.gov

University of New Hampshire library.unh.edu/find/newspapers-microforms

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Portsmouth Athenaeumportsmouthathenaeum.org

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