Newspaper Research

Newspapers are full of family information!

I have found many great things at Newspapers.com.

Here are links to a few of my posts that were based on newspaper articles.

Obituaries

               Colonel Aaron Brown

               Rose Ella Brumfield Brown

               Sarah Jane (Smith) Brumfield, Oldest Citizen
                Mittie Fortenberry Simmons 

Birthdays

            Keith Alford’s 1^stBirthday, 1943 MS

            51^stBirthday Celebration, 1946 MS

            Jesse K. Brumfield, Oldest Mason in State

Engaged/Wedding

              Ernest & Ella Married 1920 Ohio

              Engaged! Fortenberry – Lovett, 1936 MS

Anniversaries

            Valentine Anniversary Celebration, Alford 1926 MS

            Albert & Dora Morrison Together for 50 Years

            Colonel Aaron Brown

Reunions

            1936 Alford Family Reunion, Mississippi

            Civil War Veterans Reunion, 1926 MS

             Creasy/Gruissy Family Reunions in Ohio

Military

            Promotion for P. K. Alford, 1945

            Oscar Brumfield, Brave & Gallant Soldier

Miscellaneous 

             Farmers’ Dinner with J. J. Alford in 1899

             Philip M. Creasy in Ohio Newspapers

             Shoot Out in Ohio, 1929

             Fatal Shooting in Ohio, 1953

             Charles D. Ott in the LA Newspapers

             Yellow Fever

Amy Johnson Crow challenges us to remember our ancestors and their families through this task: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I completed ’52 Ancestors’ in 2014 & here I go again. This post is in response to that challenge. The topic for this week is IN THE PAPER