tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post3965385931349002500..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Newspapers - Wishful WednesdayNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-55282833257466673472014-06-30T12:54:27.663-04:002014-06-30T12:54:27.663-04:00I generally think the companies that are putting n...I generally think the companies that are putting newspapers online with OCR are starting with the big newspapers and may (I can only hope!) eventually get to some of the newspapers from smaller communities.<br /><br />Our state historical society has thousands and thousands of issues of newspapers on microfilm. The only time I found anything was because I knew a date and looked at the rolls for that date and subsequent dates, reading column by column, page by page.<br /><br />Still, I don't want to complain too much because 20 years ago, OCR wasn't even an option. Some day.... Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-78923333727929785822014-06-12T08:08:35.387-04:002014-06-12T08:08:35.387-04:00I hear ya! It seems my ancestors lived in areas w...I hear ya! It seems my ancestors lived in areas where none of the old newspapers made it to GenealogyBank or any of the other providers. When I've found anything, it's because the local paper sent it to Richmond, Virginia. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com