Query lists Genealogical society periodicals are a good place to publish queries for information about immigrant ancestors. There may be a fee for this service, especially for nonmembers. Also check indexes to previous queries and answers. An excellent list of most English language periodicals is Bibliography of Genealogy and Local History Periodicals With Union List of Major U.S. Collections . Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1990.
Many periodicals index their own articles.
To find periodicals and available indexes, see the Periodicals section of the research outline for the state, province, or country where the individual settled. To find periodicals for family and surname organizations, check the Surname section of the catalog. Probates from colonial eras are often published and indexed. An example is Dobson, David. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1990.