Danny probably already knows about this... check it out, Google just launched a new service called Google News Archive Search. Hint: Try typing in "Jehovah's Witnesses" in quotes just like that and then clicking the "Show Timeline" button. I'm sure you can think of many other Watchtower-related terms to look for. This thing has news stories (for free or for purchase) going back TWO HUNDRED YEARS. Highly recommended.
Watchtower researchers: Want to see something really cool?
by under_believer 11 Replies latest jw friends
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fullofdoubtnow
It looks interesting, thanks for sharing
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KW13
THANK YOU!
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BabaYaga
Google is my ONE TRUE GOD!!! hahahahaaha Thanks, Under-Believer!!
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freetosee
THX
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badboy
ITS GOOD TO HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF NEWS!
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Leolaia
Wow, thanks for the hint....it'll be a boon for my own research as well...
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greendawn
Google are always bringing out new interesting things, I tried Joseph Rutherford and got some interesting things: the churches are trying to destroy his sect he claimed. A man with a persecution complex.
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under_believer
The one issue with that search is that it primarily points to archives that are subscription-based--i.e. you can search on full text, and see a prospectus (or an imperfect text recognition scan) but if you really want to see the original you have to pay. Nevertheless for the serious WT researcher, a few bucks here and there is no big issue--and the ability to even find that stuff at all, from one unified search interface, is a huge deal.
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Leolaia
I get to access most of "NewspaperArchive" by being a member of ancestry.com, but it does not have everything.