Newspapers Tell Ancestor's Tragic Story

Newspapers can provide details about our ancestors. Sometimes we learn good and fun things, sometimes sad and terrible things. This is one of my terrible family stories but also the good that came from it. Instagram: ancestrybyaimee Facebook: @aimeecross2

Sometimes as you build your family tree you come across old newspapers that tell a detailed story about your family. A newspaper can provide a rare picture or other cherished information. Historical newspapers are an integral part of genealogy research and determining your ancestry. Newspaper research is more than obituaries - here is an example of some of the information you can find and where it can lead you in your research.

0:00 Introduction
0:46 1st cousin 4x removed - Bertha Persis Luff
1:10 Bertha's marriage and 1900 U.S. Census
1:55 Berth's dies same day as husband & children, Find A Grave record
2:20 Iroquois theater fire
2:55 Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper reposts horrific story
4:49 How did it happen?
6:20 Pictures of those who perished
6:50 Rimes family pictured
7:15 New information is found
7:35 What happened to their other child?
7:48 Ora Rimes is found with uncle
11:20 Jacob Luff's obituary
12:40 The good news
12:55 Panic doors required now
13:50 Summary

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