Ink & Ancestors: A Journalist’s Perspective on Using Newspapers in Family Research by Jason Terrell

Most of us have the experience of searching for family information in newspapers, but how accurate are the results you find? Where does this information come from and is it reliable enough for me to include in my family tree? In this presentation, you’ll not only learn how to best leverage newspapers in your research, but you’ll also get some behind-the-scenes information about how news content is gathered and prepared for publication from a second-generation journalist, former journalism instructor, and family historian with over 30 years of experience working in newspapers – including a stint writing obituaries. Equipped with this knowledge, participants will be better positioned to research newspapers more efficiently and critically evaluate the information they uncover.

For details see www.tngs.org/event-5571297