The document discusses African American newspapers and provides information about GenealogyBank's collection. It has over 1 billion names and covers 1827 to 1999, containing obituaries, marriages, births, and other articles extracted from 264 African American newspaper titles across the United States. Examples of typical obituaries, marriages, and other articles are presented to demonstrate the type of genealogical information found in these historical newspapers.

1. African American Newspapers -
Getting all the clues
Thomas Jay Kemp
GenealogyBank.com

2. African American Newspaper Collection
1827-1999 – 264 Titles – Largest Collection Online

3. African American Newspaper Collection
1827-1999 – 264 Titles – Largest Collection Online

4. ◦ Over 1 billion names
◦ Over 5,850 newspapers
 All 50 states
 1690 to today
◦ Over 263,000 rare books &
documents
◦ 211 million obituaries &
death records

5. GenealogyBank

6. Obituaries -

7. Obituaries -
 Full name

8. Obituaries -
 Full name
 Name of Spouse

9. Obituaries -
 Full name
 Name of Spouse
 Date, place and
cause of death

10. Obituaries -
 Full name
 Name of Spouse
 Date, place and
cause of death
 Date and place of
birth

11. Obituaries -
 Full name
 Name of Spouse
 Date, place and
cause of death
 Date and place of
birth
 Date and place of
marriage

12. Obituaries -
 Full name  Names of relatives
 Name of Spouse
 Date, place and
cause of death
 Date and place of
birth
 Date and place of
marriage

13. Obituaries -
 Full name  Names of relatives
 Name of Spouse  Name of cemetery
 Date, place and
cause of death
 Date and place of
birth
 Date and place of
marriage

14. Obituaries -
 Full name  Names of relatives
 Name of Spouse  Name of cemetery
 Date, place and  Name of clergy and
cause of death their denomination
 Date and place of
birth
 Date and place of
marriage

15. Obituaries -
 Full name  Names of relatives
 Name of Spouse  Name of cemetery
 Date, place and  Name of clergy and
cause of death their denomination
 Date and place of  Occupation
birth  Education
 Date and place of  Social groups
marriage

16. The Weekly Defiance (Atlanta, Georgia)
24 October 1882
Weekly newspaper

17. Let’s see a typical obituary -
Weekly Defiance (Atlanta, Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.

18. Let’s see a typical obituary -
Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.

19. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Name
Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.

20. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Name
 Cause of Death
Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.

21. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Name
 Cause of Death
 “a week ago”
“last Friday”
Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.

22. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Name
 Cause of Death
 “a week ago”
“last Friday”
 Newspaper was Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.
published
26 February 1883

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25. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Name
 Cause of Death
 “a week ago”
“last Friday”
Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.

26. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Name
 Cause of Death
 “a week ago”
“last Friday”
 Grand United Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.
Order of Odd
Fellows

27. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Name
 Cause of Death
 “a week ago”
“last Friday”
 GU Odd Fellows Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.
 Jacksonville, FL

28. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Name
 Cause of Death
 “a week ago”
“last Friday”
 GU Odd Fellows Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.
 Jacksonville, FL
 Atlanta, GA – Bethel
AME Church

29. Let’s see a typical obituary -
Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.

30. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Mother
 Sister
Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
26 February 1883, page 3.

31. Let’s see a typical obituary -
 Mother
 Sister
 Star of South Lodge
Grand United
Weekly Defiance (Georgia)
Order of Odd 26 February 1883, page 3.
Fellows

32. Atlanta Age (Georgia)
13 January 1900
Weekly newspaper

33. Mrs. Mary Stamps

Atlanta Age (Georgia)
13 January 1900, page 2

34. Mrs. Mary Stamps
 Name

35. Mrs. Mary Stamps
 Name
 Granddaughters
◦ Predeceased her
◦ Same cemetery

36. Mrs. Mary Stamps
 Name
 Granddaughters
◦ Predeceased her
◦ Same cemetery
 Great-granddaughter
◦ Specific address

37. Mrs. Mary Stamps
 Name
 Granddaughters
◦ Predeceased her
◦ Same cemetery
 Great-granddaughter
◦ Specific address
 Church – 20 years

38. Mrs. Mary Stamps
 Name
 Granddaughters
◦ Predeceased her
◦ Same cemetery
 Great-granddaughter
◦ Specific address
 Church – 20 years
 South View
Cemetery

39. The Topeka Call (Kansas)
1 May 1892
Weekly newspaper

40. The Topeka Call (Kansas)
1 May 1892
Weekly newspaper

41. The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)
21 April 1917
Weekly newspaper

42. …. Papers Please Copy -
Broad Ax (Chicago, Illinois)
6 March 1909, page 2

43. The Colored American (Washington, DC)
17 January 1898
Weekly newspaper

44. A typical marriage notice -

45. A typical marriage notice -
 Who?

46. A typical marriage notice -
 Who?
◦ Name: Bride
◦ Name: Groom

47. A typical marriage notice -
 Who?
◦ Name: Bride
◦ Name: Groom
 What?

48. A typical marriage notice -
 Who?
◦ Name: Bride
◦ Name: Groom
 What?
 When?

49. A typical marriage notice -
 Who?
◦ Name: Bride
◦ Name: Groom
 What?
 When?
 Where?

50. A typical marriage notice -
 Who?
◦ Name: Bride
◦ Name: Groom
 What?
 When?
 Where?
 How?

51. A typical marriage notice -
 Church

52. A typical marriage notice -
 Church
 Reception

53. A typical marriage notice -
 Church
 Reception
 Bride - bio

54. A typical marriage notice -
 Groom – bio

55. A typical marriage notice -
 Groom – bio
 Born in SC

56. A typical marriage notice -
 Groom – bio
 Born in SC
 Approx. Age
 How long in DC

57. A typical marriage notice -
 Groom – bio
 Born in SC
 Approx. Age
 How long in DC
 Work history

58. A typical marriage notice -
 Groom – bio
 Born in SC
 Approx. Age
 How long in DC
 Work history
 Honor & Trust

59. A typical marriage notice -
 Not seeing:
◦ Parent’s Names
◦ Other Family

60. A typical marriage notice -

61.  Out of area –
Yonkers, New York
 Bridesmaids, Maid of
Honor, flower girl –
all named

62. Births -

63. The Western Outlook (San Francisco, CA)
2 October 1915
Weekly newspaper

64. Births -
Western Outlook (San Francisco, Cal.)
2 October 1915, page 3.

65. The Topeka Call (Kansas)
1 May 1892
Weekly newspaper

66. Births -
The Topeka Call (Kansas)
1 May 1892, page 1

67. Births -
 Name
The Topeka Call (Kansas)
1 May 1892, page 1

68. Births -
 Name
 Address
The Topeka Call (Kansas)
1 May 1892, page 1

69. Births -
 Name
 Address
 Attendees
The Topeka Call (Kansas)
1 May 1892, page 1

70. Births -
 Gifts
 Giver Names

71. The Colored American (Washington, DC)
17 January 1898
Weekly newspaper

72. Biographical Sketches -
Colored American (Washington, DC)
10 January 1903, page 1

73. The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)
21 April 1917
Weekly newspaper

74. Portraits
Broad Ax (Chicago, Illinois)
21 April 1917, page 4

75. The Western Outlook (San Francisco, CA)
2 October 1915
Weekly newspaper

76. Local Briefs – family news -

77. Local Briefs – family news -

78. Local Briefs – family news -

79. Local Briefs – family news -

80. Huntsville Gazette (Huntsville, Georgia)
5 November 1881
Weekly newspaper

81. Family Reunions -

82. Family Reunions -

83. The Bee (Washington, DC)
6 June 1914
Weekly newspaper

84. Legal Notices -

85. Legal Notices -
 Probate Court

86. Legal Notices -
 Probate Court
 Name of Deceased

87. Legal Notices -
 Probate Court
 Name of Deceased
 Case Number

88. Practical Tips -

89. Practical Tips -

90. Practical Tips -

91. Practical Tips

92. Practical Tips -

93. Practical Tips -

94. Practical Tips

95. Practical Tips -
◦ Try Surname Search First

96. Practical Tips -

97. Practical Tips -

98. Practical Tips -

99. Practical Tips -
◦ Try Surname Search First
◦ Add first name

100. Practical Tips -
◦ Try Surname Search First
◦ Add first name
 Add year

101. Practical Tips -
◦ Try Surname Search First
◦ Add first name
 Add year
◦ Try abbreviations
◦ William
◦ Wm.
◦ Bill

102. Practical Tips -

103. Can You Read This?
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uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.
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mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in
waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the
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lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset
can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed
it whotuit a pboerlm.
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not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the
wrod as a wlohe.
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yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was
ipmorantt!

104. What do you have on Grace (Toms) Stewart – who
was born and married in Stamford, CT?
What do we know about her?
Her maiden name: Grace Toms
Born: abt1896 in Stamford, CT
Spouse: Charles Stewart
Other: “Toms” family lived/died in Stamford area.

105. Search for Grace Stewart
= Over 3,500 hits

106. Search for Grace Stewart
= Over 3,500 hits
Just Recent Obituaries = 167 hits

107. Search for Grace Stewart
= Over 3,500 hits
Just Recent Obituaries = 167 hits
Limit to CT only = None

108. Search for Charles Stewart
= Over 700 hits
Just CT Obituaries = 1 hit

109. Not him

110. New Search for Grace Stewart
Adding “Stamford” to the
Extra search terms box
Just One Obituary

111. It was her:

112. Grace M. Stewart, 93, …. died of pneumonia Feb. 1
at the Collingswood Nursing …Center, Rockville, MD
“…a native of Stamford, Conn. …”
“Her husband, Charles Stewart, died in 1920.”
Washington Post – 4 Feb 1992

113. African American Newspaper Collection
1827-1999 – 264 Titles – Largest Collection Online

114. African American Newspaper Collection
1827-1999 – 264 Titles – Largest Collection Online

115. We have never had this level of
access before