Checklist of Newspaper Genealogy Content–
birth announcements
christenings
church confirmations
impending nuptials
wedding announcements
obituaries
funeral notices
legal notices
probate
adoptions (before WWI)
land transfers/sales
naturalizations
final claims for homesteads
tax sales
sheriffs’ sales
civil suits
criminal actions
petitions to administer estates
election results
jury lists
intent to relocate
judicial appointments
minutes of government agencies
village/town board of trustees
political activities
appointments of officers
holiday celebrations
advertisements
baby showers
wedding parties
school activities
list of teachers
teacher assignments
new students
students moving to another school
absences for illness or injury
sports events
sports lists
professional services
doctors
midwives
attorneys/lawyers
teachers/consultants
morticians
artisans of all kinds
(Adapted from Seattle Genealogical Society Bulletin, 1984, p. 70)