The best way to access biographical information in a newspaper or journal is through an electronic index. Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 46,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 20,000 photographs of subjects. Other databases which offer biographical information are Ethnic News Watch and the Handbook of Texas . Use the following Internet hub sites or search engines to look by keyword for the subject. Virtual Reference Shelf - Great links to sites offering biographical information on people from many walks of life such as celebrities, Nobel Prize laureates, and inventors.
Many interesting links are available.
Hot Bot - A search engine which can be limited to a search for people or a person. 50 million records created from SSA payment records. Vital Records Information State Index - For amateur genealogists, state and county records of birth, marital, death, and state addresses for records offices. Links to other info. Many links for people.