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Posted by: Malea Walker
This week we shine a spotlight on intern Casey Orr who worked in the Serial and Government Publications Division this summer. Orr researched Native American newspapers and created a guide to those collections, which is now available on our website. Read more about it!
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Interviews, Native American History, Newspapers
Posted by: Malea Walker
Calling all teachers, students, cartoonists, and comics fans of all ages! Join us at the Library on Friday, September 12, to hear from two-time Eisner Award winning cartoonist and international comics instructor, Paul Karasik. Read more about it!
Posted in: Comic Books, Small Press Expo
Posted by: Malea Walker
The Senate restaurant in the U.S. Capitol, known for its famed bean soup, has had its fair share of international chefs at its helm, including Swiss Chef Gottlieb Baumgartner, who worked as the head chef of the Senate restaurant from 1919 to 1937. Read more about Baumgartner and some of his notable dishes!
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Malea Walker
Peaches are a summertime delight. Take a look through some of the sweet and savory recipes from our historic American newspapers featuring peaches along with some classic peach "salads."
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Recipes
Posted by: Malea Walker
In the dark of night on June 16, 1775, colonial soldiers worked hard to dig, build and fortify the area around Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill outside of Charlestown, Massachusetts, to prepare for the battle the next day. Read about the Battle of Bunker Hill in newspapers from 1775.
Posted in: America250, Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Malea Walker
On April 21, 1775, The New-Hampshire Gazette and Historical Chronicle published an article titled “Bloody News,” reporting the first hostilities of what would become the Revolutionary War. On April 19, 1775, British troops fired on the men of the Lexington Company who had already begun to disperse, beginning an unplanned and bloody battle. The descriptions …
Posted in: America250, Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Malea Walker
This fall, the Serial and Government Publications Division's Archives, History, and Heritage Advanced (AHHA) intern, Jala Robertson, researched and wrote 10 research guides about African American and Hispanic American people and groups using the Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers database. Take a look at Robertson's guides on Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, the Tuskegee Airmen and more!
Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, Hispanic American History, Interviews
Posted by: Malea Walker
Historic newspapers have a wealth of fun puzzles. Try your hand at these number puzzles and riddles and let us know if you've solved them!
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Free Puzzles
Posted by: Malea Walker
In 1900, L. Frank Baum introduced the world to the Land of Oz. He continued writing many Oz books, taking the story far beyond Dorothy and the Wicked Witch. Many of those stories were printed in the pages of historic newspapers. Have you read them?
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers