CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH FROM 1831-1885 NOW ONLINE

The Hamilton County Genealogical Society and the State Library of Ohio provided grants which are bringing an exciting project online…all issues of The Catholic Telegraph from 1831–1885, some 2,726 issues, are now available online at TheCatholicNewsArchive. 

If you have Catholic ancestors who lived in Cincinnati, you will be interested in this valuable collection for both genealogy and social history research. 

The Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA) has been working with the archdiocese to post the digitized issues. The project to digitize Catholic newspapers of regional and national import was begun by the CRRA in 2011.

In a separate project, HCGS and the Public Library of Cincinnati (PLCH) are working to make the remaining issues in the public domain from 1886 through 1922 available through the PLCH Digital Library.

The Catholic Telegraph began publishing in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1831. One of the oldest diocesan papers in the United States, it is, according to archdiocese Archivist Sarah Patterson, also one of the most heavily used.[1] 

For more information about the CRRA project, go HERE and HERE.

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[1] “All Issues of the Catholic Telegraph from 1831–1885 Can Now Be Read Online,” The Catholic Telegraph (www.thecatholictelegraph.com : accessed 28 June 2018), article, 13 June 2018.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it in the NEWS!

What can you learn about your ancestors in the news? Just about anything! Obituaries, announcements of all kinds, court reports, news items and more. All may contain information about your family. Sometimes these news reports may be the only record of an event. Online collections make searching newspapers easier than ever. Indexes, where available, make print or film copies accessible as well. Read about your ancestors in the news!

Local newspaper expert, Jeff Herbert, will lead this hands-on session. There are only a few openings remaining!

Learn:

• Strategies for finding old newspapers where you ancestors lived—in print, online or on film
• Effective use of newspapers in your research
• Strategies for efficient searching in digital newspapers

WHAT:  “Extra! Extra! Read all about it in the NEWS!” with Jeff Herbert

WHEN:  December 5, 1 PM

WHERE:  Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 3rd Floor Computer Lab

HOW:  Preregistration is required, http://goo.gl/yGxzVg. 

Submitted by Liz Stratton, Education Director, HCGS