“Finding your Northern Irish ancestors often feels like trying to solve a puzzle with half the pieces missing. But while many official records haven’t survived the centuries, historical newspapers may hold the key to ‘lost’ details.”
Read the rest of this Fishwrap blog post by Jenny Ashcraft at Newspapers.com to learn 10 ideas that might help you find your ancestors in Northern Ireland newspapers. Then come to the Sahyun Genealogical Library located at 316 Castillo Street in Santa Barbara, CA to use our premium subscription to the library edition of Newspapers.com to put the suggestions to work.
The library is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 4 pm, and Sundays and the third Saturday of the month (excluding August) from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Submitted by Laurie Hannah
