How Do You Find Old Newspaper Articles Online….For Free?
Old newspaper articles are a great resource, regardless of whether you’re searching for your family’s history, or writing a school paper. Even if you’re just curious about historical events — the sinking of the Titanic, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, or the price of gasoline in 1915 — there’s nothing quite like seeing the headlines, stories and advertisements from the actual newspapers of the day. While there are several excellent subscriptions sources for newspaper archives, there are also quite a number of free resources. This eHow article tells you where you can find old newspaper archives online, for free. **Focus Your Research** Think about what you want to search for. This may sound like a Big Duh!, but it pays to give some thought to the actual search terms you’ll be using. Say you’re searching for news of your grandfather. If his name was Jedibiah Utzenpfeffer, you might have pretty good luck searching just on his name alone. But if grandpa’s name was Robert Smith, you’ll need
