[Genealib] Newspaper Indexing

Wed Jun 28 15:52:55 EDT 2006

DJA

I would also be interest in a copy.  I can accept e-mail attachments or
snail mail.

Thank you,

Donna Jo Atwood

Reference Librarian 

Olathe Public Library

201 E. Park

Olathe, KS  66061

datwood at olatheks.org

From: Paulette <mailto:parpart at missoula.lib.mt.us>  Parpart 

To: Librarians Serving Genealogists <mailto:genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>

Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:35 PM

Subject: RE: [Genealib] Newspaper Indexing

Dear Jim,

We have been indexing our newspapers since 1980, both current and old
issues. We tried to use the method you are anticipating using . just the
obits, then the marriages. We found that doing both at the same time has
worked better. Our problem (because we are a minimum 8-page daily) was
finding someone to read the papers more than once. We selected the items we
wanted indexed and made a list. These items were then indexed
simultaneously. We currently index about 15 vital records from our papers:
death, birth, divorce, marriages (including bridal showers, pictures,
anniversaries, etc.), name changes (legals), military service, generation
photographs, class reunion (photos), family reunion (photos), and some
others that may not appear in other papers.

Out motto: Do the most you can do while reading the papers.

We created a small instruction handbook for volunteers to use and updated it
when it was necessary. We have shared this with anyone who was interested.
It can be adjusted for a daily to a weekly. The needs are different.

Hope this helps .

Paulette from Montana

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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Holland
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:50 AM
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Subject: [Genealib] Newspaper Indexing

   No one in our county has ever indexed the newspapers before. Even the
local paper office sends people here to look up obituaries. We do not have
many resources for this job, and I may be the only person available to work
on this. 

   What would you suggest as a way to begin? We would want to begin with the
obituaries, later we might include marriages, etc. I get the opinion that
beginning with the older issues would be the most helpful as they are the
hardest to find. We can find death dates several way including tombstone
information, but it would be most helpful to know if an obituary exists
before we spend a lot of time searching for it.

Thanks!

Jim Holland

Interlibrary Loans/Local History/Genealogy Cleveland County Memorial Library

104 Howie Drive

Shelby NC 28150

Phone: 704-487-9069 ext 225 Fax: 704-487-4856

Email: jholland at ccml.org

Opinions expressed in this message may not represent the policy of  my
agency.

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