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Check out the videos and documents below to learn how to search Chronicling America and Ohio Memory. Videos are available through the Ohio History Connection’s YouTube Channel.
Learn more advanced search strategies for Chronicling America and build on the search skills you learned watching the Using Chronicling America Podcast Series through these videos, which also highlight interesting topics in Chronicling America.
Acknowledgements: Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress for their support of this project!
To view a video, click on its title. To view or download a search guide for the topic featured in the video, click on the Topic Guide title. To view or download a video’s transcript, click “View Transcript.” For more Topic Guides, see Featured Topics.
Acknowledgements: Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress for their support of this project!
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Chronicling America includes several foreign language newspapers from all over the United States which document the many immigrant groups who sought new opportunities and established vibrant, influential and industrious communities across the nation. Watch this video to learn strategies for accessing the information contained in these publications.
Acknowledgements: Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress for their support of this project!
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Researching with Foreign Language Newspapers | Watch this video to learn some tips for working with foreign language newspapers on Chronicling America. Topics covered include the importance of immigrant newspapers; titles and mottos; bias; appearance; and contents. You may also find this video helpful if you’re working with other historic newspapers. | View Transcript |
Using Online Translation Tools | Watch this video to learn some tips for working with online translation tools in order to access the information contained in foreign-language newspapers on Chronicling America. You may also find this video helpful if you’re working with other foreign-language printed materials. | View Transcript |
Working with German Fraktur | Watch this video to learn some tips for working with Fraktur font in order to access the information contained in German-language newspapers on Chronicling America. You may also find this video helpful if you’re working with other German-language printed materials that use a Fraktur font. | View Transcript |
Acknowledgements: Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress for their support of this project!
Learn (almost) everything you need to know about searching Chronicling America by viewing these 11 video podcasts! Podcasts 2-9 will provide the basics for using the website. For more advanced search tips, check out “How Do I Perform an Advanced Search?,” “Overcoming Historical Language Barriers & Learning Alternatives to Controlled Vocabulary” and “Understanding Keyword Searching.” These will help you understand why the results you want do not always show up the way you expect.
Acknowledgements: Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress for their support of this project!
To view a video, click on its title. To view or download a video’s transcript, click “View Transcript.”
Acknowledgements: Thank you to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress for their support of this project!
Learn basic tips and tricks for how to better find what you’re looking for on Ohio Memory with our Ohio Memory Tutorial.