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Table of Contents
Introduction
Basic Search Strategies
Records Selection Table
Archives And Libraries
Biography
Census
Church History
Church Records
Colonization
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Genealogy
Historical Geography
History
Membership Records
Military Records
Missionaries
Newspapers
Obituaries
Patriarchal Blessings
Periodicals
Priesthood Records
Temple Records
Access To Temple Records
General Indexes To Proxy Temple Records
Proxy Temple Records
Living Temple Records
Submitting Names For Temple Work
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
NEWSPAPERS Newspapers publish notices of marriage, divorce, death, funerals, obituaries, and wartime casualty lists. Notices include names of the persons involved, the date of the event, and may contain maiden names, names of parents, and other relatives.
Newspapers also publish articles of local interest including religious and social events in the community with the names of those involved. Some newspapers serve several communities and devote columns to the everyday happenings in the area. Newspapers also include legal notices, estate sales, and advertising for local businesses. Latter- day Saints may be mentioned in newspapers of the areas where they settled. In addition, they may also be mentioned in one of the newspapers published by the Church.
The Family History Library does not usually collect newspapers. However, the University of Utah and Brigham Young University and most college libraries have good newspaper collections. For a list of 13 newspapers published by the Church see:
“Church Newspapers.” Deseret News 1989–1990 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1988. (FHL book 289.305 D457; computer number 28842.) See page 191. Lists title, years published, first editor, and place of publication.
In 1850 the Church established the Deseret News. This newspaper includes many articles of genealogical interest including immigrants, obituaries, and wedding announcements.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). Weekly. 1850–1898. Salt Lake City, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (FHL films 026586–614; computer number 161285.)
Deseret News; Semi-Weekly (Salt Lake City, Utah). 1866–1905. Salt Lake City: Office of the Church Historian, 1960–1961. (FHL films 241150–81; computer number 99371.)
Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1867–1961. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955–1961. (On 437 FHL films beginning with film 26899; computer number 77288.) Copies of the Church News are included.
Jenson, Andrew. Index to the Deseret News Weekly 1850–1900. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (FHL film 026586; computer number 67148.) Index to the weekly, semi-weekly, and evening news through 1901 (despite date in the title). This indexes several immigrant rosters not available elsewhere. Obituary references are found under “deaths” in this index.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Department. Index to Journal History. See the “History” section of this outline for more information.
For a bibliography of indexes to the Deseret News see:
Bashore, Melvin Lee. Survey of Indexes to the Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Indexing Services, Latter-day Saint Church Historical Dept., 1987. This source is available in the Historical Department—Church Library. It explains how to use seven indexes at the Historical Department and Brigham Young University.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). Church News: News of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 48vols. Deseret News, Salt Lake City 1931–1967. (FHL book Q 979.225/S1 B3dc; computer number 159864.) The Church News for 1937–1961 is also available on microfilm with the Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1867–1961 cited previously. This newspaper contains historical articles and biographical sketches of some Church leaders and pioneers. Indexed in:
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Deseret News
Indexes to the Deseret News
Church News
Index to the Church News, a Section of the Deseret News. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1955–1965. (FHL book Q 979.225/S1 B3dc index; computer number 26128.)
Bashore, Melvin Lee. Index to the Church News [1931–1960]. Salt Lake City: Indexing Services, Latter-day Saint Church Historical Dept., [1987?] This is on 6 microfiche and in a computer database.
For other indexes to the Church News from 1961 see the Index to Periodicals of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints described in the “Periodicals” section of this outline.
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