MyHeritage launches OldNews historical newspaper platform

Genealogy website MyHeritage launched OldNews this week. The subscription-based service offers subscribers access to 'hundreds of millions of historical newspaper pages from around the world,' according to the official announcement on the MyHeritage blog. The main focus of the archive is newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s. The built-in search is the heart of the site. You may enter a name, event, or keyword, and limit results to a publication year or publication place. The site returns items based on the input. Searching is free and possible even without an account. The returned articles may only be accessed with an… [Continue Reading]