The question of which level includes access to is easy to answer. Stick with us here to focus on the newspaper angle! We have a detailed breakdown in our review of all the Ancestry membership subscriptions (this includes tips on getting discounts).
For example, American customers have three levels of membership while U.K. Ancestry Subscriptions with a Newspaper AddonĪncestry subscriptions are more complicated as there are different offers for different regions.
And also checked the free sites I discuss in this section. Having done a little bit of digging to make sure that my region of interest is well-presented in the collections. If I was American and starting out my genealogy journey, I’d probably plump for the six-month option. Your purchasing decision comes down to the volume of content on that you expect to be relevant to your family research. The only reason I’ve never taken a longer package is that does not have some of the Irish regional newspapers that are of most value to my own family research. Then I shell out the 20 bucks and “go mad” for a month of searching, clipping, and saving. I prep in advance with a lot of “free” searching to prepare a hit-list of pages behind the Extra firewall. I’m usually looking for obituaries, which means I need the Publisher Extra level (more on that anon). Personally, I’ve paid for a month here and there when I know I’ll have a few weeks with spare time. The subscriptions tend to be lower in cost than Ancestry membership. Remember to cancel your order if you’ve got everything you wanted.
You can see what they have to offer with a 7-day free trial ( sponsored link). Both levels are available monthly or for a discounted six month period. I’ll get into those levels in a later section. Newspaper.Com has two levels of access: Basic and Publishers Extra. The dual entry paths can be confusing, so I’ll try to break it down in this article. If you intend to use both websites for your family research, it may be more cost-effective to purchase an Ancestry membership that comes with access to. You can purchase an independent subscription to, and never use the Ancestry website. The Publisher Extra level is about $20 per month, with a very decent six-month discount at $75. How Much Does Newspapers.Com Cost?Īt the time of writing, the Newspaper.Com Basic access is about $8 per month or $45 for a six-month package. A recent example was President’s Day in February 2020.
They may also bump up All-Access members, by giving a temporary upgrade to the highest level of access to. Ancestry has given free weekend access to in the past. The All-Access level includes free but limited access to .īut keep an eye out for special offers, particularly around national holidays. As is owned by Ancestry, do Ancestry members get free access to the archive?įree access to is not included with the lower levels of Ancestry membership.
I see a common question pop up on genealogy forums.