Digitizing Newspaper Archives

08/29/2025

Yet another story about a community's news archive being in trouble. ArchiveInABox can help with situations like this one: https://inewsource.org/2025/08/27/funding-cuts-threaten-coronado-library-local-newspaper-collection/

The UC Riverside-maintained newspaper archive lost funding, so Coronado Library hopes to bring it in house.

08/27/2025

Unrestricted grant awards -- amazing news for nearly 1,000 Washington arts and culture organizations!

TwispWorks, a USFS ranger station in Methow Valley that was transformed into a hub for economic and creative development, is among the organizations

08/27/2025

Flemish online historical newspaper archives are growing with more being digitized. It's great news for researchers and genealogists.

From today, members of the public can consult over 900 historical newspaper titles from across Flanders via hetarchief.be. The archive includes over 180,000 editions dating back as far as 1814. The newspapers include “Gazetje van Thielt”, “De onafhankelijke der provincie Limburg” and “Gaze...

08/26/2025

Chronicling America – NEH Announces 2025 Awards to 10 States in the National Digital Newspaper Program

10 states states will add digitized titles as part of the funded project. The 2025 award total is $3 million. All 50 states, including DC, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands have newspapers on the Chronicling America site.

Check out the details for each of the 10 states receiving a grant at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/neh-announces-2025-awards-for-continued-digitization-of-u-s-newspapers-as-part-of-the-national-digital-newspaper-program/

08/18/2025

Success is ensured when organizations come together with a common goal of digitally preserving and providing searchable access to community history -

Suzanne Beebe, right center, who is the main community liaison for the Greater Lowell Franco American Digital Archive, laughs at the formal launch while speaking with Doris Cote, left. Cote is featured in the video "One Family, Three Women: A Tale of Franco American Lowell."

08/14/2025

This article is out of Canada but addresses a question we get all the time - how does one remove their name from newspaper archives? Interesting info in this read: https://www.newstrail.com/how-to-legally-erase-your-name-from-court-and-newspaper-archives/

Vancouver, Canada — In 2025, court decisions, legal notices, and public announcements are more accessible than ever before. Many court rulings and legal

08/13/2025

This is a great example of how communities use anniversaries to launch a digitization campaign - https://www.wiscassetnewspaper.com/article/register-celebrates-150-yeas-history-business-after-hours/261360

Area business owners, community leaders, and other advocates for local journalism gathered at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum for the Boothbay Register’s Business After Hours event Aug. 6. The evening drew around 75 people from around the region.

08/13/2025

We love it when finding a historic newspaper in a wall makes international news! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ejgye27wgo

Karen Taylor said she was "quite amazed" to find the copy of Lloyd's Weekly in her wall in Battle.

08/01/2025

Colorado's historic newspaper archives are allowing people to rediscover the connection between the Disney and the state. Read more at https://www.aspentimes.com/news/disneys-colorado-history-vail-aspen/

Sixty-five years ago, as Colorado was buzzing over the debut of the state’s largest bowling alley, a visit from the venue’s owner, Walt Disney himself, suggested the company’s real interest in Colorado might lie beyond...

07/29/2025

Great news for historians, genealogists and others in Alberta, Canada - more archives are going digital - https://www.pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/article_35640e60-d624-584f-934e-645dc6b328b2.html

A piece of Drayton Valley’s history is being digitized and made available online.

07/28/2025

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07/17/2025

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