Finding and Using Religious Newspapers in the United States

Newspapers published by churches were some of the earliest papers in the United States to regularly publish obituaries and other news of everyday people. Religious newspapers often printed more detailed obituaries than may have appeared in secular papers (especially for clergy and their spouses). Come learn about a wealth of denominational newspapers, how to find them (in print or online), and what you may learn about your relatives who may have appeared under these "holy headlines."