Category: Newspapers
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A fraud of a husband Court appearance throws light on family history
On first glance the attached newspaper article, about a fraud allegedly undertaken by William Walters, would seem to be just a background piece to the main family history. William was at one stage married to great aunt Phyl – Phyllis Amelia Scott. Article 21 Sep 1934 Article 21 Sep 1934 Article 21 Sep 1934 By…
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Newspapers ablaze with minor family insights Passing educational references, and an indepth story
After some time without, getting access to the British Newspaper Archive – part of a (half price) FindMyPast Pro subscription – raises the dilemma of where to start researching. Perhaps firstly with those individuals in the tree most likely to appear in the news, and then close relatives to see if any notices, in the…
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The Jearys in sundry Seward stories More Nebraskan nitty gritty
This piece delves wider and deeper into local news items not-so-newly available online for Seward, Nebraska, as described in the Cutlock & Co piece Local papers for local people (March 2017). That looked at a family reunion, one listing of local family visits and an obituary. Differing aspects of Jeary pioneers In a simple search…
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Local papers for local people Surprising details in press archives, but also errors
A new resource of searchable back editions for various newspapers published in and around Seward county, Nebraska, has appeared online, at the Seward Memorial Library Digital Archives {1}. As mentioned on the Going Abroad section of Cutlock & Co, this is where a number of Watts relatives emigrated to. It didn’t take a great deal…
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Going to see Uncle An everyday tale of pawnbroker folk
A bonus, month, subscription to FindMyPast has enabled another trawl of the British Newspaper Archive records. There are more digitised journals than the last time round, but a new target seemed a good idea. Who in the family tree might be most likely to appear in a regional or local rag? The answer was pretty…
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No beating about the Bush Dreadful conditions, a strong community in Cwm Clydach
The Cutlock & Co articles on Bush Houses are some of the most popular on the website. As the latest batch of old news uploaded to the Welsh Newspapers Online archive includes nine year’s worth of the Rhondda Leader from the start of the 20th century, a quick trawl seemed a good idea. Forty items…