What you can find in a newspaper:

• Births -- parents names, date of birth, sex; sometimes name of child and sibling information.
• Marriage -- names of bride and groom, date of marriage; sometimes the church, parent's names, wedding party information.
• Obituaries -- information can vary from name and date of death, to age, family information, and a biography of the deceased.
• Funeral Notices -- generally brief, listing name and date of death; sometimes funeral home and burial information is included.
• Gossip -- information varies from a brief mention to lots of details about family, relations, etc.
• School Class -- lists of students graduating for that year.
• Police Blotter -- news of people arrested and/or charged for various crimes.
• News -- anything from social events, news of prominent citizens, military information (during wars), business notices and news, etc.
• Legal Notices -- information on estates, sometimes listing living heirs.