Free Puzzles: Numbers Edition
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
Category: Digitized Newspapers
A Trip Through the Land of Oz: From Wicked to Whimsical
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
Junior Fellow Spotlight: Zoe Harrison
Posted by: Malea Walker
This summer, Junior Fellow Zoe Harrison researched and wrote essays about African American newspaper titles available in the Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers database. In this interview, Harrison shares her research interests and background, her internship experience, and more about the project, “Researching the Black Press in Chronicling America.”
Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers
250 Years Ago: News of the First Continental Congress
Posted by: Malea Walker
250 years ago, after the British Parliament passed several retaliatory acts, representatives from the American colonies met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress to decide how to respond. Would it be battles or boycotts? Colonial newspapers provide a look into this critical time period in our country's history. Read more about it!
Posted in: America250, Digitized Newspapers
The Spanish American War and the Yellow Press
Posted by: Malea Walker
When the USS Maine mysteriously exploded, the American “yellow press” published outrageous accusations against Spain and demanded war. Read more about the beginnings of yellow journalism and the rivalry between Pulitzer and Hearst that brought their newspapers to print some of the most preposterous pages in journalism history.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Newspapers