Editing Help:Finding research sources (section)

=== Newspapers, libraries and public records ===

Paintball history is not limited to specialist publications.

Local newspapers can be particularly valuable for documenting early playing fields, tournaments, businesses and community organisations.

Places to investigate include:

* National and local newspaper archives.
* University and public library collections.
* National archives and historical societies.
* Regional sporting organisations.
* Business and company registration databases.
* Trademark and patent databases.
* Digitised historical advertisements.

For example, [https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ Papers Past] provides access to digitised historical New Zealand publications.

Company registration records can help establish the legal history of a paintball business, but a company registration date does not necessarily establish when a playing field opened or a team was formed.