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 This Week's New Databases Include Newspapers, Seaman Protection Certificates, and Parish Records.
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Also In This Issue
Upcoming Databases » New Databases
Paper of Record The Paper of Record collection includes 523 newspapers, the earliest of which goes back to 1778, and images from approximately 4.5 million periodical issues. The newspaper content originated in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia and is highly valued by genealogists, historians and academic researchers. This newspaper content is instrumental in helping families members connect with the history of their loved ones, and provides researchers with a wealth of poignant stories and historical recollections preserved in these marvelous papers. Also See
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Company News
 WorldVitalRecords News
Now get Access to WorldVitalRecords and NewspaperARCHIVE for One Low Price For a limited time, you can subscribe to WorldVitalRecords and NewspaperARCHIVE for the low price of $119.95. You will receive access to all of the United States and World Databases on WorldVitalRecords, over 1.2 billion names and NewspaperARCHIVE with 100 million pages of newspaper content from the 1700's to the present day. Finding your ancestor just got a little easier. Hurry, this limited time offer ends October 15, 2009. To subscribe, call 1-888-377-0588 (M-F, 8am-5pm MST) or go online to Join Now. More »
Feature
 5 Paths to Researching your Ancestor
by Gena Philibert Ortega
Sometimes, as we research, we lose track of how we should go about our research project or what steps can help us get past brickwalls. The following are some ways to focus your research and find answers beyond just researching your ancestor's surname on the internet. Now everyone probably has their own theory about how to go about family history research, my way is just one of many but it is an effort to cover all aspects of your ancestor's life and to better understand their life. It's not for those who just want to collect names and dates, rather it is for those who want to better understand their ancestor's life and times and find a variety of records that document that life. More »
Product Spotlight
 Census Records for Latin America and the Hispanic United States
By Lyman D. Platt
This is the largest and most complete survey of census records available for Latin America and the Hispanic United States. The result of exhaustive research in Hispanic archives, it contains a listing of approximately 4,000 separate censuses, each listed by country and alphabetically by locality, province, year, and reference locator. The enormous number of census records identified by Dr. Platt in the course of his twenty-five-year investigation will surprise and delight the serious researcher and none more so than the family historian researching his/her Hispanic roots. More »
The Information Desk
 Gen Tip
Surnames that mean Something
Are you researching a surname that doubles as a noun or verb? Maybe your family surname is Love, House or Wood. This kind of research can be difficult especially when you are trying to "Google" that surname to find relevant websites. Some tips in conducting research with a tricky surname are: More »
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