Online Ontario Newspapers

Some genealogists might not know about Bowling Green State University (BGSU) 's Historical Canadian Newspapers Online: Ontario

They have a very lengthy list of historical Canadian newspapers (with links) for all Provinces but I'm personally interested in Ontario so thought I would share that link with readers.

You can find all kinds of interesting items in local newspapers - beyond the expected birth, marriages, and deaths. There are often articles about accidents, or humorous events, or bankruptcies... you name it, there could be an article mentioning your ancestor.

For example here's an 1879 article (one of many) about my 2nd great uncle Harmon Philip Peer, who made a living out of jumping off bridges and the masts of ships, attached to cables - sort of the first bungie jumper. 

Newspaper Index for Barrie Ontario Canada online

The Barrie Public Library in Simcoe County Ontario Canada has placed the Barrie Newspaper Index online:

http://news.ourontario.ca/barrie/

The index covers the period from 1847 to 1968 and includes almost 120,000 entries.

How to find Newspapers from other Ontario locations can be found at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/npaper.shtml

New Collection of Newspapers From the United States and Canada

WorldVitalRecords.com announced new additions to its Newspaper collection. The major collection this week includes content from the United States and Canada. As part of the release, one database each from Canada and the United States will be launched each day this week. The US content will be free to access for ten days. The databases launched this week include content from 1838-2003.





United States Newspapers

* Afro American Ledger (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
* Sunday Grit (Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA)
* Mackenzie's Gazette (New York, New York, USA)
* Philadelphia Afro American (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
* The Sporting News(St. Louis, Missouri, USA)

Canada Newspapers

* Qu'Appelle Vidette (Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada)
* Qu'Appelle Progress (Qu'Appelle Station, Saskatchewan, Canada)
* Renfrew Advance (Renfrew, Ontario, Canada)
* Renfrew Journal (Renfrew, Ontario, Canada)
* Renfrew Mercury (Renfrew, Ontario, Canada)

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New Canadian Collection Part of International Newspaper Launch

New Canadian Collection Part of International Newspaper Launch at World Vital Records
The Major Collection for this week is a collection more than 60 Canadian newspapers representing every province and territory except Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

Additional newspapers from Canada will be posted at World Vital Records as part of the International Newspaper Collection scheduled to be released during September, October and November.

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