If you want to browse the newspaper by topic, you can access it through a link from the library's Digital Collections page. Highlights include "Cubs World Series," "White Socks World Series," "Eastland Disaster," and "Plan of Chicago." Other topics include "Jane Addams and Hull House," and the "1912 Olympics."
If you want to search the newspaper, go to the library's main page, click on "A-Z Research Databases," click on the letter "C," and select "Chicago Examiner."
The default view will let you search using various combinations of words
3 comments:
Thanks so much for this link. I knew an extended family member had died in a car vs train accident during the 1908-1918 time period, but beyond a few articles in the Trib, couldn't find much. The Chicago Examiner had three articles - including a photo of the deceased family member. Hope they make more available from an earlier time period!
Thanks, Cynthia!
I spent a few hours with this last night and found over a dozen articles, including photos of my paternal grandmother, her sister and their mother.
It helps that they have fairly distinctive names, but in any case the search engine did a decent job of making accurate hits and avoiding off-topic selections.
It also helps that they were busy in "Society" and other newsworthy activities such as the arts (barefoot dancing! with pictures!!), the World Peace Convention and women's suffrage.
Thanks again. I would have missed this entirely.
—Reed
It's an amazing resource but I can't take any credit for the find. Hats off to Bonnie for sharing with us!
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