A THREE-WEEK COURSE ON WEDNESDAYS MARCH 4, 11 and 18
This course is now full. If you would like to be on the waiting list, please send an e-mail message to courses@torontofamilyhistory.org to make that request.
Newspapers have always been a major, although under-used, source for family history, but it is only recently that so many historical newspapers have become available online. This three-week hands-on course will examine the uses of newspapers for genealogy research as well as where to find them. Online sources – available by subscription, for free, and through public and academic libraries – will be fully covered. The emphasis will be on newspapers from North America, United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, with some examination of what is available for continental Europe.
Course Instructor: Marian Press
Marian Press, MLS, MA, is a retired academic librarian. She has taught about the Internet and genealogy for the Professional Learning Centre at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, the Ontario Library Association and the Ontario Genealogical Society. She has been doing her own genealogical research for 30 years and is a frequent speaker at genealogical conferences. She is a regular contributor to Internet Genealogy and Family Chronicle and has published Education and Ontario Family History: A Guide to the Resources for Genealogists and Historians (OGS and Dundurn, 2011).
Transportation
The Toronto Reference Library is on Yonge Street one block north of Bloor Street. The best transportation method is by subway to the Bloor/Yonge subway station. Parking in the area is extremely limited.
The Toronto Reference Library is wheelchair accessible. For more information about our policies on accessibility, visit our policies page.
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