The Franklin Times, As Early as 1909, Now Digitized and Available FREE Online

The following excerpt is the the Digital North Carolina blog. More issues of the Franklin Times, provided by our partner, Louisburg College, are now available online. The issues are from the years 1912-1944 and 1963-1972, and join previously digitized issues Continue reading The Franklin Times, As Early as 1909, Now Digitized and Available FREE Online

FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated October 21, 2017 through Feb 8, 2018

The following databases were added or updated at FamilySearch.org between October 21, 2017 and February 8, 2018. We’ve sorted the following linked listing so you can check out your country or U.S. state of interest quickly and easily. DATABASE TITLE Continue reading FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated October 21, 2017 through Feb 8, 2018

Check Out the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection. Money to Help With Colorado Newspaper Digitization is Available.

The Colorado Virtual Library contains many items of interest to genealogists. One of those is the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection. The collection is currently made up of “more than 1 million digitized pages, representing more than 230 individual newspaper titles Continue reading Check Out the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection. Money to Help With Colorado Newspaper Digitization is Available.

Cedar Rapids Iowa “The Gazette” Newspaper – Digitized and Available Online from 1883

The following teaser is from an article by Alexandra Connor, and posted August 5, 2017 at The Gazette website. Click here to read the article. Millions of pages from past issues of The Gazette [Cedar Rapids, Iowa], dating back to Continue reading Cedar Rapids Iowa “The Gazette” Newspaper – Digitized and Available Online from 1883

TheGenealogist Launches the First World War Issues of The Sphere Newspaper

The following is from Nick Thorne at TheGenealogist: TheGenealogist has expanded its Newspaper and Magazine collection with the release of The Sphere that cover August 1914 to June 1919. Using the Historical newspapers and magazines resource on TheGenealogist enables researchers Continue reading TheGenealogist Launches the First World War Issues of The Sphere Newspaper

New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of Feb 13 2017

The following is from FamilySearch: Another 15 million indexed historic records have been added to FamilySearch’s vast collections. Included are a wide variety of records from 13 countries (including Argentina, Australia, Denmark, England, and the Netherlands) containing passenger lists, obituaries, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of Feb 13 2017

Nearly 20 Years of the Johnstonian-Sun covering the 1930’s through the 1950’s Posted at DigitalNC

Digital NC has posted nearly 20 years of a Johnston County, North Carolina newspaper.The following teaser is from the Digital North Carolina blog. Nearly 20 years of newspapers are included in the latest batch from the Johnston County Heritage Center. Continue reading Nearly 20 Years of the Johnstonian-Sun covering the 1930’s through the 1950’s Posted at DigitalNC

Materials from 200 Institutions Across North Carolina Now Online at DigitalNC

The following excerpt is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: Materials from 200 partner institutions across North Carolina are now officially online through DigitalNC, with the publication of The Brunswick Beacon. Thanks to our 200th partner institution, the Rourk Branch Continue reading Materials from 200 Institutions Across North Carolina Now Online at DigitalNC

The New York Journal Collection 1896-1899 – Posted Online at the Library of Congress Website.

The following description is found at the site: The New York Journal Collection consists of The Journal (1896-01-01 to 1896-07-18) and subsequent titles, New York Journal (1896-07-16 to 1897-04-01) and New York Journal and Advertiser (1897-04-02 to 1899-12-31) . In Continue reading The New York Journal Collection 1896-1899 – Posted Online at the Library of Congress Website.

New Jersey Newspapers to be Digitized & Posted at Chronicling America

The following teaser was posted sugust 18, 2016 at the news.rutgers.edu website. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project is a collaboration of Rutgers University Libraries, the New Jersey State Archives and the New Jersey State Library Continue reading New Jersey Newspapers to be Digitized & Posted at Chronicling America

Digital NC Posts two digitized Sylva, N.C. Newspapers

The following teaser is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: We’re pleased to welcome a new partner, Jackson County Public Library, from Sylva, N.C.! Thanks to the library, DigitalNC has recently made available issues of two area newspapers: the Jackson Continue reading Digital NC Posts two digitized Sylva, N.C. Newspapers

Maine State Library to Digitize Historic Maine Newspapers

The following excerpt is from the August 15, 2016 edition of mainebiz.biz: The Maine State Library in Augusta has received a $275,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize over 100,000 pages of historical Maine newspapers. Continue reading Maine State Library to Digitize Historic Maine Newspapers

The Houston Herald is Digitized and Now Available Online for 1881-2016

The following teaser is from the August 8, 2016 edition of the Houston Herald. More than 83,000 pages of past issues of the Houston Herald are available on the publication’s website this week, marking the completion of a project that Continue reading The Houston Herald is Digitized and Now Available Online for 1881-2016

GenealogyBank Adds “My Folder” with Search Saving Capability

I’ve been a GenealogyBank fan since before their conception (that’s another story). I absolutely love our access to online newspapers – and GenealogyBank does a great job with it. I got an email this morning with an announcement that GenealogyBank Continue reading GenealogyBank Adds “My Folder” with Search Saving Capability