I love old newspapers, what genealogist doesn't? Today's website California Digital Newspaper Collection as the title implies, is a collection of newspapers covering most of the state of California. On the home page, across the top, you will find a search tab which allows you to search by individual newspapers, a titles tab listing all the newspapers available on the site along with their dates and a county map tab which takes you to a clickable map of counties. Just click on the county of interest to generate a list of newspapers available for that place. A useful source of information even if the dates you need aren't yet digitized.
I've found many references to my O'Hore family who settled in San Francisco using this site, like the death notice below of Edward O'Hore Jr. son of my 3rd great uncle. Edward Sr. was born in Rathvilly Parish, County Carlow but moved his family to California in the early 1860's, becoming a miner before ending his days in a tenement in SF.
As you can see, the search terms are highlighted on the newspaper page and it's an easy site to navigate. Hope you find something useful.
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