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The following teaser is from the July 21, 2016 website of stcroixsource.com. Over 3,000 pages of David Hamilton Jackson’s The Herald, which is the first citizen-owned and -operated newspaper in the Danish West Indies, have been digitized and are freely Continue reading The Herald – of the Danish West Indies 1915-1925 Now Digitized and Posted Online
The NEH has launched an interesting contest that I believe may be of interest to genealogists. The Chronicling America site is used extensively by genealogists. What kinds of genealogy projects would fit within the guidelines of the contest? Following is Continue reading National Endowment for the Humanities Launches Chronicling America Data Challenge
Written by BusinessWire on 27 August 2015 – Ancestry announced its collaboration with Gannett Co., Inc. to digitize more than 80 daily newspapers across the nation. Newspapers.com, an Ancestry business unit, and Gannett will provide a historical newspaper viewing experience Continue reading Ancestry Collaborates with Gannett to Digitally Archive More Than 80 U.S. Newspapers
The following is from the June 26, 2015 FindMyPast Friday Announcement at FindMyPast: Australia Convict ships 1786-1849 Containing over 188,000 records, Australia Convict ships 1786-1849 date back the ships of First Fleet and include the details of some of the Continue reading 644,000 New Records & Newspaper Articles At FindMyPast
I spent much of the day searching, translating and printing items from online German newspapers and books. Up until now, I had no idea that so much was available! I’ve been using GenealogyBank and Newspapers.com for my research for years, Continue reading New “Historic German Newspapers Online”
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch adds more than 37.9 million indexed records and images to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, South Africa, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 24,405,544 indexed records and 1,244,622 images Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 37.9 Million Indexed Records & Images to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, South Africa, & the USA
Locating family in newspapers is always fun and rewarding. This bundle is made up of two popular items dealing with locating family in the papers – one by Lisa Louise Cooke, and the other by William Dollarhide. Family Roots Publishing Continue reading Finding Family in the Newspapers – Book Bundle – 30% Off
The New York Times has created a database / digital image project in which they plan to use tens of thousands of volunteers to find, tag and transcribe ads from historic newspapers. I signed up for the project and immediately Continue reading The New York Times Ad Transcription Project – Using the Madison Tool
The following news release is from Amy Sell: There are now 9 million historical newspaper pages to explore at The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) after the website reached a major milestone this week. Product Director Ian Tester commented, ‘We’re thrilled Continue reading British Newspaper Archive Reaches 9 Million Pages
If you have Detroit-area ancestry, you’ll be interested to know that The Detroit News is moving their archival collections to the Michigan State Archives. These collections include items that Michigan researchers will want to check out. The following teaser is Continue reading Detroit News Archival Materials Moving to the State Archives of Michigan
The following news release was received from Amy Sell: More than 8 million newspaper pages from 1710-1954 are now available to search at The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk). In the last month, the website has started digitising the newspaper archives Continue reading The British Newspaper Archive Starts Digitizing 8 New Titles
The following is from the July 14, 2014 edition of The Columbus Dispatch: A fascinating collection of Ohio’s historic small town newspapers has been digitized and added to the Library of Congress “Chronicling America” website … The Ohio History Connection Continue reading Old Ohio Newspapers Added to the Chronicling America Collection Posted by the Library of Congress
Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 05, 2014 Stars and Stripes first launched its digital archive in 2008 with over 1.0 million newspaper pages spanning 1948 through 1999. Fittingly, the World War II editions will begin to become available on the 70th Continue reading London & Northern Ireland Military Newspaper Editions from World War II to Debut On Stars and Stripes’ Online Archive
Georgia State University Library announced the completion of the digitization of The Signal, Georgia State University’s student newspaper. The digitization included the previous incarnations titled The Technite, The Evening Signal, and The Junior Collegiate. Two Thousand One Hundred Thirty Five Continue reading Georgia State University Library Completes Digitization of “The Signal,” the Student Newspaper
The following is from Amy Sell with DC Thomson Family History: You can now explore 8 million newspaper pages at The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) after the website reached a major milestone today. While adding editions of the Sheffield Daily Continue reading 8 Million Newspaper Pages Online at The British Newspaper Archive