Piecing Together Your Ancestor’s Life with Newspapers – An Interview with Stephen Wendt

In this episode, Stephen Wendt shows us how we can uncover stories about our ancestors and learn more about them as people simply by gleaning old newspapers. Also, learn how to create an inspiring outline to guide you as you write your family history. https://media.blubrry.com/family_tree_magazine/content.blubrry.com/family_tree_magazine/2023-04.mp3 Tree Talk (01:35) Family Tree Magazine New Media editor Rachel Fountain covers the latest genealogy news. Join the conversation – Follow Family Tree Magazine: Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest YouTube Sign up for Our Free Genealogy Newsletter: The Genealogy Insider email newsletter includes a digest of articles, including one or two free articles in each newsletter. Daily and weekly options. Family Tree Newsletters Resources Mentioned in This Interview: Government of Canada – Preparing the 1931 Census National Human Genome Research Institute – DNA Day Feature: Using Newspapers in Genealogy (04:08) In his new article, professional genealogists Stephen Wendt says that old newspapers “make the seemingly impossible, possible”. In this episode he shares his experience of that firsthand, as well as some of his best tips for successfully finding newspaper articles. Read Case Study: Using Newspapers to Reconstruct an Ancestor’s Story by Stephen Wendt Resources Mentioned in This Interview: Case Study: Using Newspapers to Reconstruct an Ancestor’s Story Learn what newspapers can do for your research in this case study, in which they help reconstruct a long-forgotten ancestral history. Family Tree Magazine /* Embedded-box css */ .embedded-box{ padding: 25px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; color: #82878c; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;