Newspapers & Periodicals
The Newspapers & Periodicals Collection lets you discover a wealth of information about your ancestors from many historical newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals. These types of sources can often supplement public records and provide information that is not recorded anywhere else. Here, you can learn more about your ancestor's possible daily activities by placing them in the context of their time.
Featured
Learning Resources
Use these helpful tips to quickly understand Newspapers & Periodicals records
Learn more about Ancestry Search Discover ways get better results.
What are Newspapers & Periodicals records?
Newspapers were written in small towns and large cities in every country. Read through our collection and learn about the important events of the day to your ancestors.
What things can I learn from a Newspapers & Periodicals record?
Here you can find genealogical essentials like names, places and dates. You can also add rich background detail to your family history by understanding what was happening in their town while they were alive.
What is the best way to find a Newspapers & Periodicals record?
The best way to find a Newspapers & Periodicals record is to enter as much information as you can into your search. The more you tell us about your ancestor, the easier it will be to find good matches about him or her.
What do I do after I find a Newspapers & Periodicals record?
Once you find a matching Newspapers & Periodicals record, save it to your family tree—that way you can provide evidence to back up the info in your family tree, easily share your discovery with your family, and quickly find the historical record again later.
OR
Go Directly to a Specific Title or Collection
Go to the Card Catalog- Census & Voter Lists
- 1930 United States Federal Census
- 1900 United States Federal Census
- 1901 England Census
- 1911 Census of Canada
- See more...
- Immigration & Emigration
- New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
- U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
- Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
- See more...
- Stories, Memories & Histories
- Public Member Stories
- Slave Narratives
- Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.)
- See more...
- Court, Land, Wills & Financial
- U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
- Texas Land Title Abstracts
- U.S. Freedmen Bank Records, 1865-1874
- See more...
- Birth, Marriage & Death
- Social Security Death Index
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
- Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
- California Death Index, 1940-1997
- See more...
- Newspapers & Periodicals
- United States Obituary Collection
- The Times (London, England)
- Stars and Stripes Newspaper, Europe, Mediterranean, and North Africa Editions, 1942-1964
- See more...
- Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases, 1507-2000
- U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- Lippincott’s Gazetteer of the World, 1913
- See more...
- Reference Materials & Finding Aids
- Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy
- Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
- U.S. Military Records
- See more...
- Military
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
- British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
- U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
- See more...
- Pictures
- Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents
- Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000
- U.S. School Yearbooks
- Historical Postcards Collection, c. 1893-1960
- See more...
- Directories & Member Lists
- U.S. City Directories
- New York City Directories
- Connecticut City Directories
- British Phone Books, 1880-1984
- See more...
Go to the Card Catalog to browse through all titles across all of our collections