Newsboys or "newsies" used to sell the news. But for a time in American history, they were the news! You'd know them...
Newsboys: Colorful Figures of the Past
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Add Your Local Paper to Digitized Newspapers Online with NEH Funding
Does your local library, historical or genealogical society have a newspaper collection to share? Let the NEH help!...
The Newest Place for Digitized Irish Newspapers for Genealogy
Got Irish roots? You may want to check out Findmypast.com's new Irish Newspaper Collection, with nearly 2 million...
Find Family History with Online Newspaper Research: More Chronicling America
Have you already searched for your relatives' names at Chronicling America, the the Library of Congress' web...
100 Years Ago Today in Newspapers
Spring is in the air, as it was 100 years ago today. On May 14, 1913 the Omaha Daily Bee, the front page sported a...
Here’s What’s New (and Better!) at Chronicling America Historic Newspaper Website
Many of us know the fabulous Chronicling America newspaper site. Hosted by the Library of Congress, it catalogs all...
Finding Your Family History in Newspapers Just Got a Little More Likely
Imagine the thrill of pulling up a page on from an old newspaper on your computer screen and seeing your ancestor's...
City Lights Deliver Election Results 100 Years Ago – Find Your Family History in Newspapers Too!
100 years ago, before the Internet, TV and radio, newspapers were key to obtaining information. But on election night,...
Chronicling America Posts 5 Millionth Newspaper Digitized Page!
The Chronicling America website, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, a free, searchable database of historic U.S. newspapers,...
