Extra! Extra! Finding Family Using Newspapers
And
Beginning Military Research Using Fold3
Members $25.00 – Non-Members $30.00
Half Day ONLINE Seminar 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
Dana Palmer, CG, CGL
Lecturer at Roots Tech and
NGS National Conferences,
Specializing in Midwestern
Research and Publishing
Family Books.
Deadline Online Registration: October 14, 2026
Seminar Lectures
Log on: 9:30 AM EDT
Extra! Extra! Finding Family Using Newspapers
This presentation is a basic introduction to what can be found in newspapers, finding historic newspapers, using current newspapers online, and best practices to locate information within newspapers. Websites discussed are Chronicling America, Newspapers.com, GenealogyBank, NewspaperArchive, Old Fulton Postcards and others.
Beginning Military Research Using Fold3
Provides how to start guidelines for researchers to first identify any ancestor who served and which conflict they may have been in by use of various military websites that address multiple conflicts. Examples using Fold3 searching by name and by browsing as well as the DAR ancestor search feature are discussed. Problem solving due to lost records is addressed. Use of pension records from the Civil War and the War of 1812 are given as examples.
Recording will be available for 30 days
for Registrants after notification
Dana Palmer, CG®, CGL® specializes in Midwestern research, lineage society applications, and publishing family books. In addition to her client work, she is part of the Mayflower Silver Books team, and lectures at RootsTech and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) conferences. Her book Ultimate Guide to Mastering FamilySearch released in print and digitally in November 2025.
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