Canadian Newspaper Records

Fully updated and rewritten, published December 2025

Newspapers are a valuable resource for genealogists. You will find they contain much more information than birth, marriage, and death notices. They are also full of historical details that will bring your ancestor’s lives to life!

Canadian: Newspaper Records has been fully updated and rewritten by Drew von Hasselbach, PLCGS, and is now available for students.

What You Will Learn:

This six-module course begins with a brief history of newspapers in Canada, newspaper vocabulary, and how newspaper articles, advertisements, and social pages can be used by genealogists in their research.

You will learn how to locate and use newspapers to your best advantage. The discussions include what information is included in many of the different columns such as social notes, business and farm news, and the classified sections. Police reports and legal notices are also among some of the articles that are examined.

Not all newspapers are created equal! Some are focused on specific institutions or topics; others are geared towards different ethnicities or religions. Some aren’t even newspapers as we know them! You’ll also look at newsletters, periodicals, journals, and historical society publications.

Upon completion of the course, you will have learned the skills needed to confidently use newspapers to seek out important genealogical information. These skills include OCR-powered keyword searches, Boolean operators, filtering techniques, and how to evaluate the content in various newspapers.

Each of the modules contains a comprehensive list of websites for further research along with exercises to practice your newly formed skills.

This advanced level course is included in our Canadian Records Certificate. It can also be taken as an elective or for personal interest.

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Canadian: Newspaper Records

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Genealogist, Eowyn Langholf, has joined the team at IIGS!

We are happy to welcome Eowyn to our team!

Professional Genealogist, Eowyn Langholf, has recently joined our IIGS team. With her years of experience in genealogy research, and her great sense of humour, she has quickly become an important member of our team.

Eowyn will be primarily working on the administrative side of IIGS. She will be assisting Sue de Groot with curiculum as well as working alongside Executive Director Angela Breidenbach with various other administrative tasks. You may have already met Eowyn on our website chat app where she is happy to help students with their inquiries.

Eowyn fell in love with genealogy at the age of 14, tagging along with her mom during volunteer shifts at what are now FamilySearch Centers. What began as curiosity quickly turned into a lifelong passion. For over 30 years, Eowyn has explored family history as both a hobbyist and, since 2009, as a professional.

She’s been the “Forest Elf” overseeing the vibrant WikiTree community since 2012, where she oversees day-to-day management, supports members, and helps keep the collaborative tree growing strong. In 2015, Eowyn served as the “Cousin Coordinator” for the Global Family Reunion alongside author A.J. Jacobs, helping connect thousands of people to their place in the human family.

Eowyn is especially passionate about helping others discover the power of connection through family history.