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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: Joanna Colclough
In Chronicling America's new interface, the image viewer provides tools to help you inspect and interact with each individual newspaper page. Here are our top five tips for navigating, clipping, and sharing!
Posted in: Chronicling America, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
Posted by: Meg Metcalf
This post will explore how to use the unique features of a newspaper title record to find detailed information about historic newspapers in the Chronicling America digital collection.
Posted in: Chronicling America, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
In our second post on Chronicling America's new interface, learn how to browse newspapers at the title level, and use the interactive map.
Posted in: Chronicling America, Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Meg Metcalf
Chronicling America has a new look! This post explores how to use the advanced search features and how to limit your search by title, date, language, and ethnicity.
Posted in: Chronicling America, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers