The "Chronicling America" project at the Library of Congress (see url) has a searchable database of newspapers (1690 on) & where preserved images exist. What's the benefit of doing this, if any?
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g'day Deb, Thank you for your question. It would be invaluable for genealogists and historians looking for primary sources. Thanks for the link. Regards
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If you are a history buff this would certainly be a valuable resource. Only on rare occasion do I research something that happened in the past. I do enjoy watching any Ken Burns special on PBS..any topic he tackles is fascinating. I also watch The History Channel sometimes and love it as well. But to actually spend time reviewing/reading what went before in another time is not something I would ordinarily do! :)
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To me personally, I would love rifling through the transcripts (or PDF files). It is very frustrating when researching a time period and finding that access to the data is restricted to stuffy professor types. A couple of years back I was trying to find out about daily life in a small town back in 1910, for the start of a novel I was planning to write. It was the distinct lack of information like local newspapers from the era, that caused me to eliminate several sections from the book, including the 1910 part. It now starts in 1976 with only minor flashbacks to previous eras. Hope this helps.
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