overlooking the stories that you want to find. Be sure to go
do keyword research using newspapers. com. Don't just
somewhat your relative's relative. Then, you can also
such as divorce. You might have to scroll a while but you could
you imagine that if you happen to discover that you have
Ancestors that had children in late April or May in Milford,
use keywords such as the names of places such as churches,
two women and then another lady in the county gave birth to two
village. Recently in the neighborhood, two ladies gave
there. So, we don't really know who these Ancestors are but can
Bracken County, Kentucky, is situated on the North Fork of
how many births is that compared to other places in the
high? Is that low? Who knows? You just have to start digging
and more. I hope this gives you a little insight on how you can
look for surnames in newspapers. You can be
included. Sometimes, you will put in a surname and events
find the instance of the divorce for your relative or
sometimes you will put in things like birth but you won't
surnames at all. And you will need to put in birth. Girl. And
notice this article that I found. Some babies Milford
sometimes your Ancestors are not going to be listed by their
United States or around the world in 18fifty-five. Is that
name but look there were in 12 months, there was 25, 000
over 30 years Isn't that interesting? So I also search
twenty-six. So what does that tell me? That this ship it
So here I have that the vessel sailed and I could read this
it's a ship. It's going to go lots of places. Well, my
Ancestor came to America in about 185-four. So I'm going to
Granted you're going to see a lot of entries but remember
really cool articles that you can pick up when you're
Ancestor was born in Kentucky maybe even around Louisville
births in Kentucky. Now you can take those numbers and see just
you're not always looking for your Ancestors but you're
type in birth in a specific place. Buy me a type in birth
businesses, organizations that your Ancestors were a part of
and try out these strategies then come back and bring your
put in a surname because as you saw, their surname isn't always
article. When you're doing Keyword Research on Newspapers.com
birth to three boys each. So really that's six babies for
Bracken County, Kentucky, they could have been in this
girls democratic. The democracy will have to do better down
girls. We understand that the six boys are radicals in the
the Licking River and is quite a pleasant and populous little
kinds of things this ship is transporting in addition to
have looked like in eighteen 54 and I know just about what
and add more of the picture to your Ancestor story. Now
measurement of goods were taken by the Clipper the ship Ann
find this really cool article that talked about the
Kentucky in 1855 you may not always be able to find their
eighteen fifty-four. That information tells me that the
ship that my Ancestor sailed on was a clipper ship. So then I
about the facts of the ship and what it was transporting in
can go and research what is a clipper ship. What would it
Lang for Brenman and then it gives a little more information
learning for facts about your Ancestors let's say that your
searching in this way now when you keep things broad again
and I'm going to look in Kentucky and there are some
could the one my Ancestors sailed on could be a second
passengers. How cool is that? Now, sometimes you will want to
Amline sailed from Bremen to Maryland so it's quite likely
things like sales Liverpool that makes sense because the
narrow down to 1854, maybe even 1856 and I'm going to look for
for Ann Lang and put the word ship in it and I was able to
continent to continents and around. And it's eighteen
rendition of the Anling ship or he sailed on a ship that was
that Anling is making these these continental journeys from
it stopped off in England
article to figure out oh so they're going through in 1826
medicines, you could also pick up some chocolates along the
Ancestors sailed to America on? Well, why don't you consider
So not only was Long Pharmacy a place where you could get your
the record you're looking for and it's on the same page but
interesting that sometimes you put in police and you get to
open. This is a really cool story. And it was all because I
put the Townley in there but there's no policeman. It didn't
Townley. And now you can see that oh maybe I should type in
Ancestors. Did your Ancestor have a business in a specific
Officer Townley. So try occupation and then go and try
seems like a whole wrap sheet of police reports. Um but the
discovered the door of the millinary store of Missus
Officers Townley and Hulbert in their rounds yesterday morning
interesting. But at least you can get through hundreds of
But I want to show you something else that I found
hits for Townley police. But then I'm going to decrease the
looking for one person you tend to find other stories that you
is nineteen eighteen. Do I have the wrong Fronauer? No. I found
could try Officer Townley but today I'm just going to start
he died shortly before 1906. so we're not going to find
his dad. His dad was divorced from his mom and Frank was
didn't even know to look for. So now I'm going to look for a
with Townley and police officer. Now I have a lot of
with police officer. Because my great grandfather Richard
Richard Townley but doesn't always come up with anything
Townley because what if he's listed as Officer Townley. I
Frank. Now Frank lived in nineteen he was married to my
rather young. So you find these little tidbits when you are
answering the suit of Frank Fronauer fled filed September
scanning reproduced images in that way but can you imagine if
I need to make this timeline reflect the time period for
and I can get lots of more specifics that I can then go
grandmother's brother-in-law and he was married to my
organization or check this out. Um here is an obituary where
for birth marriage and death but you can also look for
way. Do you happen to know the name the ship that your
organizations but what about divorces? I know people look
I scroll around, I zoom This is can you see it? This is a list
typing in the name of the ship? And jump a specific location.
of where you can find Pin Money Chocolates. How cool is that?
searching through hints after hints to find something
contact the organization the head organization as they tell
location? Then type in the name of the business. In this case,
just see Long Pharmacy drug used in a location but what?
titles if you have various title belonging to your
What is going on? There's all these people listed here and as
years of records very quickly. Where was the private watchmen.
Long Pharmacy and in Columbus, Ohio and when I zoom in, oh I
even pick up this word over here. So I think that's kind of
about him. Now this is the entry that I want to show you
which explains some of the pictures that I have in my
right here I find a divorce record for Frank Fronauer. So,
modern phone hours. So as I scroll through I actually have
1970 in that time frame. Just to peel off some of these more
Frank Fronhour. Maybe newspapers can help me. Let's
I'm still trying to figure out when my great aunt's divorce
Bernard Hildabrand up there at the top. And then also
playing Additionally, I might, if I'm lucky, find a picture.
your Ancestor was in a club but they weren't names but they had
connected with specific records? Not necessarily but
other thing you could do is go back and put in office officer
Fitzgerald on 5th Street between Elm and Flynn standing
not very close. So it is fun to go ahead and because this is
anything about him in the newspapers. Now right here you
find out. So now I thought I have typed in Fronhour divorce.
this one from 18 sixty-six. And sometimes you have to keep
new keyword. I'm going to combine the last name Townley
divorce information. So, I'm going to look for newspapers to
useful when I do that. So instead I'm just going to bake
look I can see some of the activities that the Eastern
to go way to the bottom here. And when I click on this one
of the people that my grandmother knew. How cool is
Townley was a police officer. Now I could put in his name
can see a clipping where I actually found him previously.
me about this group. You'll also find different articles
family photo album of my papa wearing a Swan Club jacket and
Stars did I can see where their meeting their chapter number
talk about Fronauer in divorce. Now, Frank Fronau or was my
this picture in a newspaper. So, go and look for
year using the handles and get more specific to 1906 because
are elements to that service to the club, the sports club
going to do just one more because why not? So, my
from Florence C Fronauer and noticed that the date up here
specific organization, the Swan Club Columbus, Ohio and here we
this entry we're going to see the ordination of Reverend
aunt in about nineteenforty. So I'm going to bring this up to
other videos. You can put in churches. You can put in
can go in 1969 he was alive then and we can click on
that? Okay, so you can put in names we've talked about in
the Holy Cross Church and all of these churches they're going
grandmother's sister. They got divorced and he remarried and
about when they participated in various social service
this person was a member of the Eastern Star. This could be one
sixty-nine. Um it's a popular Southside Sports Club. Uh
does it mean that you're always going to find your Ancestor
Club in Columbus, Ohio. So, you can use the keyword of a
that were ordained or confirmed. And if we look at
have links don't we she was affiliated with the masons and
Columbus Ohio it was affiliated with the masons so sometimes we
Catholic church members there in Columbus in eighteen
organization. You never know what you're going to find. I'm
do is I'm going to edit my location. Now, I know that Holy
finally, I know what this Swan Club is. Originally, I thought
that's involved with service but it's really sports club
Well, that was not all that great. It happens when you're
Columbus Ohio in 1868, 1866 1868 1864 now this is a little
located in Ohio. So, I'm going to click down to Ohio and
think of but I'm going to type in a place. In fact, a specific
really cool newspaper articles about your Ancestors? Great.
to use keywords to find really cool articles about your
research and then, if you find newspaper clippings, how to
you can start adding the social history that makes newspapers
confirmation services and instructions there as well. So
sixty-eight. Now some of you are going to have Ancestors
grandmother Helen was part of the Eastern Star Chapter in
to form a procession isn't that really cool so we can see some
Ohio and attended Holy's Cross Church but I can zoom in and I
of the activities that Holy Cross was involved in as an
to Ohio, I'm going to put in Columbus, Ohio. And press
place called Holy Cross Church. Then, I'm going to press search
now, what I need to do is drill down into the specific area
Holy Cross just isn't that uncommon of a name, is it? So
article and we can see Swan Club Officers for nineteen
it was just a service organization and there probably
and see what comes up. I have found over 11 million matches.
super fun. Now, my Ancestor, my papa, he was part of the Swan
bit after when some of my Ancestors lived in Columbus
search and now this is really exciting I see entries for
Cross is in Columbus, Ohio. So, instead of just filtering down
I can see a lot of entries for Cincinnati, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio,
can peek at some of the cool entries I'm going to find so
type in a keyword right in this field. So, I'm going to take
transfer em from Newspaper.com over to your Ancestry
Newspapers.com. Well, the first thing you want to do is
family. Now, how are you going to do keyword researching on
and the like, Springfield, Ohio. So now, what I'm going to
subscribing. Now, previously on this channel, we've talked
where Holy Cross Church was located. Holy Cross Church was
about the basics of using Newspapers.com in your
member tree. Today, we're going to be talking about how
and type in a keyword. You can type in names which we took
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