Front Page News (and Beyond): Finding Archived Newspapers

The stories of our ancestors' lives, from birth to death and everything in between, can be found in the pages of archived newspapers. Learn whether those stories are already somewhere online or on microform in a library. 

Drew is the immediate Past President of the Florida Genealogical Society of Tampa, having served in that position for nine years. He served as a Director of the Federation of Genealogical Societies from 2008 to 2013, and as Secretary of the Association of Professional Genealogists from 2010 to 2011.  In 1996, Drew founded the mailing list GENEALIB for genealogy librarians, and he continues to administer it for nearly 1000 subscribers. He was also the administrator for the RootsMagic mailing list for many years, and is currently an administrator for numerous genealogy-related groups on Facebook, including The Genealogy Squad.

Drew regularly speaks at conferences and meetings of national, state, and local genealogy societies, especially on topics linking genealogy and technology.  Together with George G. Morgan, Drew has been the co-host of The Genealogy Guys Podcast since September 2005. Beginning in 2016, he hosts the Genealogy Connections Podcast, which alternates with The Genealogy Guys Podcast.

Please join us and let Drew help you organize your research!

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