Searching the Wilkes-Barre “Sunday Independent” 1913-1927

Tom Mooney wrote a good column for the Times Leader today. It included suggestions on how to go about locating online data for Northeastern Pennsylvania. One important bit of information I got from the article is that The Sunday Independent, Continue reading Searching the Wilkes-Barre “Sunday Independent” 1913-1927

Melbourne’s “The Argus” Newspaper 1848-1945 Posted Online

The National Library of Australia, using their Trove online database system, has posted the historic newspaper, The Argus, published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The digitized newspaper runs from Vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 15, 1848) through about 1945. The newspaper Continue reading Melbourne’s “The Argus” Newspaper 1848-1945 Posted Online

Three Historic Georgia Newspapers Go Online in Digital Format

The following press release was received this morning from Ed Johnson. Although many resources available through Georgia’s Galileo program are available to Georgia residents only, these newspapers are available to all researchers by following the links below. The Digital Library Continue reading Three Historic Georgia Newspapers Go Online in Digital Format

How Newspapers Facilitated the Winning of the Revolutionary War

The editorial board of the Kalamazoo Gazette write an excellent editorial for National Newspaper Week entitled “Newspapers helped win Revolutionary War” I recommend it. Following is a teaser. During the current National Newspaper Week, it’s especially appropriate to examine the Continue reading How Newspapers Facilitated the Winning of the Revolutionary War

Forty-Nine Digital Newspapers Now Available from the British Library

The British Library, in affiliation with Gale (now owned by GENGAGE Learning) has made digital editions of forty-nine 19th-century British newspapers now available online. According to their press release, “every front page, editorial, birth and death notice, advertisement and classified Continue reading Forty-Nine Digital Newspapers Now Available from the British Library

New Data at NewspaperARCHIVES.com

Over several days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers from 20 states. The majority of the papers posted the last few days are dated between 1915 and 1925. I note that some South Carolina papers were included this week. This is Continue reading New Data at NewspaperARCHIVES.com

NewspaperARCHIVE adds a FREE Membership program

NewspaperARCHIVE.com has just added a FREE membership program that allows users to access up to three newspaper pages per day without spending any money at all! If you were to search every day, that’s about 90 pages per month! Of Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE adds a FREE Membership program

New at NewspaperARCHIVE This Week

In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers. While compiling this list, I noticed that the time period of about 1925 through 1929 is prevalent in these posts. Eighteen states are represented this time around. Iowa is again Continue reading New at NewspaperARCHIVE This Week

The Funeral Home History of Brewton, Alabama

There’s an interesting article posted online, written by Lydia Grimes of the Brewton Standard, that deals with the history of the funeral homes of Brewton, Alabama. Ms. Grimes realizes the historical and genealogical value of the local funeral homes, as Continue reading The Funeral Home History of Brewton, Alabama

See the Latest New Data at NewspaperARCHIVE

In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers, as well as numerous papers from the World War I time period – up to about 1919. Eighteen states and one Canadian province are represented this time Continue reading See the Latest New Data at NewspaperARCHIVE

New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE

In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers, as well as numerous papers from the 1870s and 1880s. Twenty-one states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to Continue reading New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE

Expanded Coverage Announced for 9 Different Digitized Historic Newspapers in Nine States at GenealogyBank.

The following digitized newspapers are either available or planned at GenealogyBank.com According to Tom’s entry today at the GenealogyBank Blog, “in the months ahead GenealogyBank will be expanding it’s coverage of 9 newspapers from 9 states.” The dates of this Continue reading Expanded Coverage Announced for 9 Different Digitized Historic Newspapers in Nine States at GenealogyBank.

More New Content at NewspaperARCHIVE

In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers. Seventeen states and one Canadian province are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I note Continue reading More New Content at NewspaperARCHIVE

New Content at NewspaperARCHIVE.com

In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many newspapers from the 1880s & 1890s. Seventeen states and one Canadian province is represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I Continue reading New Content at NewspaperARCHIVE.com

New Papers from the Mid-Late 1800s at NewspaperARCHIVE.com

In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted a few newspapers from the 1960s. However, the vast majority of the papers listed in this blog are from the mid to late 1800s – some really good stuff! Papers for Arizona (1), Continue reading New Papers from the Mid-Late 1800s at NewspaperARCHIVE.com