The Delaware Public Archives (DPA) has released the following announcement about the digitization of the Abram H. Draper Collection, a holding that contains Civil War letters, poetry, and correspondence. DPA writes: “The Abram H. Draper Collection consists of 34 unique pieces of correspondence, including letters and poetry from Sergeant Abram H. Draper to his wife…
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Blogging History: Web 2.0 products Create Opportunities
In York, PA an active community of bloggers share stories about the past and Jim McClure, a York Daily Record columnist, has written about the transformations associated with these and other web 2.0 products. Here are some of Jim’s observations: “For the past 75 years, those doing York-area history were a successive handful of serious-minded,…
Carroll County Library Digitizes Westminster Newspaper
The Carroll County Public Library has digitized its collection of the Carroll County Times. This online, text searchable resource spans the years 1933 to 1999. The old, original microfilm was professionally scanned and software was used to allow for easy text-based searching of the collections. This valuable addition of records for researchers joins a growing body of…
Old Digitized Somerset County Newspapers a Great Help to Genealogists and Historians
The Somerset County Library system has digitized its collection of research materials in order to make the resources more broadly and easily available to researchers. The just released e-products include newspapers from Princess Anne and Crisfield, and records from the county court system. The old, original microfilm was professionally scanned and software was used to allow…