SHOW NOTES: In our first segment, Lisa Louise Cooke and her guest Jenny Ashcraft from Newspapers.com discuss how to use newspapers to fill in the missing stories in your ancestors’ lives. Jenny shares strategic tips on finding unique information many researchers miss. 

In the second segment of this episode, Shannon Combs-Bennett, the author of the article A Genealogist’s Guide to Finding and Using Historical Obituaries published in Family Tree Magazine, covers everything you need to know about obituaries including: 

• the important backstory on obituaries,
• what obituaries can tell you about your ancestors,
• where you can find obituaries, both online and offline,
• and strategies you can use when obituaries aren’t where you expected to find them.

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• Reconstructing Ancestors’ Lives with Newspapers with Jenny Ashcraft
• Newspaper Obituaries for Genealogy with Shannon Combs Bennett

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