We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur daily during the month of June.
The clues will be posted each evening on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and the genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/.
The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors.
Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/rYeJbTSh5MGemAi66.
Today’s Challenge
We are now on Day #25 of the Family History Scavenger Hunt. Today we are going to explore a newspaper search engine called Elephind (https://elephind.com).
Hint
Elephind (https://elephind.com) allows you to search many of the large newspaper databases simultaneously with a total of over 4,000 titles. Try this site before you go to the other databases. Sometimes when searching a name you will want to place the name in quotes “Jim Smith” to narrow down your results. Try the searches with and without the quote marks.
Questions
- Bernard Garmann was ordained a priest in 1909. In what seminary did he study?
- Henry Aufderhaar was shot and killed by his father-in-law in 1872. What was the name of the murderer?
- Artrude Westerhedie was married in 1933. What was the name of her husband?
- Homer Wesner and his wife Gertrude filed for divorce in 1921. What monthly amount was Homer ordered to pay his wife for child support?
- Viola Truesdale died in 1914. What was the cause of her death?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- How many newspapers (not newspaper titles) can be searched with the Elephind search engine?
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/rYeJbTSh5MGemAi66). I will provide the answers to all who have completed the scavenger hunt by 8:00 pm EST on June 28. Even though we no longer have any prizes, I hope that you will continue to participate and invite your friends to join in the fun.
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