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ADE: Adirondack Daily Enterprise (Saranac Lake)
Apr 18, 2008 — Oct 3, 2008; scattered articles Oct 16, 2008 — Dec 17, 2012; Jan 2013 — May 16, 2013 (612 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Available from the Adirondack Daily Enterprise
AMR: Amsterdam Recorder
Scattered issues late 2010 — Jan 2011; Jan 24, 2011 — May 16, 2013 (2,315 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Available at the Amsterdam Free Library
ANC: Daily Ancient City
BLJ: Ballston Journal
Feb 16, 2012 — May 13, 2013 (135 entries)
Available from the Ballston Journal Online only as of the end of 2012
BUS: Business Review (variant title Capital District Business Review )
Dec 2, 2005 — Sep 8, 2006; Jan 6, 2012 — Mar 1, 2013 (12 entries)
Available at SCPL
CAB: Cabinet (variant titles Schenectady Cabinet and Freedom's Sentinel )
Jan 15, 1808; Nov 25, 1812; Aug 8, 1813; Oct 20, 1813
1814 — 1820 (scattered issues)
Jul 3, 1822 — Jun 1, 1858 (most issues) (4,005 entries)
Available at SCPL and the Schenectady County Historical Society . Note that pre-1822 issues are only at SCHS; 1822-1823 are only at SCPL.
CSE: Courier-Standard-Enterprise (St. Johnsville, Canajoharie and Fort Plain)
Jul 1, 2010 — Jul 8, 2010; Jul 29, 2010 — May 16, 2013 (659 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Available at the Margaret Reaney Memorial Library and Museum , St. Johnsville
EGL: Cambridge Eagle
Nov 2009 — Apr 15, 2010 (166 entries)
Available from the Eagle
EVN: Evangelist (Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany)
Jan 6 — Mar 17, 2005; Feb 16, 2006 — Sep 18, 2008; Aug 27, 2009 — May 9, 2013 (528 entries)
Please contact the Evangelist
FRB: Freeman's Banner
FRS: Freedom's Sentinel
GAZ: Daily Gazette (variant title Schenectady Gazette )
Jul 23, 1812 (1 entry)
Jun 30, 1899 (last page only) — Sep 8, 1899 (108 entries)
1902 (908 entries)
Dec 16, 1992 — Jun 30, 1995 (18,166 entries)
Dec 1, 2005 — Jul 2, 2006 (3,774 entries)
Jan 1, 2008 — May 7, 2008 (1,986 entries)
Mar 1, 2010 — Aug 19, 2011 (7,504 entries)
Jan 1, 2013 — Apr 25, 2013 (1,789 entries)
Available at SCPL and the Schenectady County Historical Society (pre-1900)
Obituaries are available for one week from the Daily Gazette SCPL cardholders may access most text since Aug 15, 1997 through our Newsbank subscription
GSN: Granville Sentinel
Jan 3, 2008 — Feb 28, 2013 (442 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
N. B.: Publishing of obituaries online has been erratic (none posted between Jul 26, 2012 and Jan 17, 2013), but articles are included when available
Available from the Granville Sentinel
HCE: Hamilton County Express
Many issues Jul 2010 — April 2011; May 4, 2011 — May 15, 2013 (224 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Available at the Crandall Public Library , Glens Falls
HCN: Hamilton County News
JWL: Jewish World
Feb 9, 2006 — Sep 18, 2008; Aug 27, 2009 — Mar 4, 2010; Apr 15, 2010 — Dec 20, 2012; Jan 24, 2013 — Feb 21, 2013; Apr 18, 2013 — May 2, 2013 (1,495 entries)
Please contact the Jewish World
LFT: Little Falls Evening Times
December 24, 2008 — May 16, 2013 (1,495 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Available at the Little Falls Public Library
Obituaries are available for approximately 2.8 years from the Evening Times
LHR: Gloversville Leader-Herald
Mar 12, 2006 — May 16, 2013 (6,491 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Available at the Gloversville and Johnstown Public Libraries
Available beginning Feb 14, 2008 from the Leader-Herald
LOG: Log Cabin
MEX: Mechanicville Express
Scattered issues Jul 26 - Sep 20, 2012; Oct 25, 2012 — May 15, 2013 (103 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Available from the Mechanicville Express
MSN: Mohawk Sentinel
PST: Glens Falls Post-Star
Jan 18, 2005 — Mar 3, 2005; Mar 12, 2006 — May 16, 2013 (14,783 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Available at the Crandall Public Library , Glens Falls
2005 Obituaries above are available from the USGenWeb Archives
Obituaries are available back to mid-2008 (may not be complete) from the Post-Star (access is limited to 15 pages per month)
REF: Schenectady Reflector (variant title Schenectady Reflector and Democrat )
SAC: Sacandaga Express
Scattered issues Jan 2011 — Jan 31, 2013 (24 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
Please contact the Sacandaga Express for copies
SAR: Saratogian
Dec 1, 2005 — Jan 10, 2008; scattered 2008-9; Sep 10, 2009 — May 16, 2013 [scattered issues missing] (5,485 entries)
Available at the Saratoga Springs Public Library
SCPL cardholders may access most text since Jun 20, 2005 through our Newsbank subscription
Obituaries are available for one week from the Saratogian
SDJ: Das Deutsche Journal
Mar 24, 1900 — Feb 20, 1909 (319 entries)
Missing issues: Nov 10, 1906, Dec 29, 1906, Feb 27, 1909 until Apr 1917 merger with Schenectady Herold
Available on microfilm at the New York State Library and the University at Albany
Names are being added alphabetically from Thomas Reimer's index to Schenectady German-language newspapers, with completion projected for the summer of 2013
Surnames A through Horwedel currently available
SHJ: Schenectady Herold-Journal
Most issues Apr 1917 — Mar 7, 1920; scattered 1923; 1925 — 1926; most issues 1927 — 1932; scattered 1937 — 1938, 1941; most issues 1944, 1946 — 1952; scattered 1954 — 1961; complete 1962 — May 31, 1963 (807 entries)
Available on microfilm at the New York State Library and the University at Albany except for 1923, which is only at the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
Names are being added alphabetically from Thomas Reimer's index to Schenectady German-language newspapers, with completion projected for the summer of 2013
Surnames A through Horwedel currently available
SHR: Schenectady Herold
Mar 1911 — Apr 1917 (163 entries)
Missing issues: Aug 4, 1916
Available on microfilm at the New York State Library and the University at Albany
Names are being added alphabetically from Thomas Reimer's index to Schenectady German-language newspapers, with completion projected for the summer of 2013
Surnames A through Horwedel currently available
SPT: Schenectady Spotlight
Jun 17, 2010 — Jun 30, 2011; Jun 7, 2012 — Dec 27, 2012; Jan 24, 2013; Feb 14, 2013 (60 entries)
Now online only; available at SCPL and the Spotlight
TLR: Toiler (labor newspaper)
1898 — Jul 21, 1899 (12 entries)
Available at SCPL
WES: Western Spectator
WHG: Schenectady Whig (variant title Schenectady County Whig )
WHT: Whitehall Times
Mar 1, 2007 — Apr 11, 2013 (243 entries) [primarily includes obituaries posted on Web site, with occasional articles]
N. B.: Publishing of obituaries online has been erratic (none posted between Apr 13, 2012 and Jan 17, 2013), but articles are included when available
Available from the Whitehall Times
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