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Another 10,000 Vermont newspaper pages added to Chronicling America

August 20, 2014 VTDNP

Another 10,000 pages added to Chronicling America this week from Phase II of the Vermont Digital Newspaper Project! New content from Orleans and Orange County are now online.

Click on the title of the newspaper to view the newspaper on Chronicling America.

The United Opinion, published in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. Years added: 1892-1922

The Orleans Independent Standard, published in Irasburg[h], Vermont. Years added: 1856-1870

The Orleans County Monitor, published in Barton, Vermont. Years added: 1872-1886

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8 Million Pages!

August 6, 2014 VTDNP

Chronicling America has surpassed 8 million pages available!

FREELY ACCESSIBLE & SEARCHABLE are over 8 million pages (and counting) of historical American newspapers published between 1836 and 1922: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

Visit our VTDNP website to learn more about the Vermont component of Chronicling America.

Expressions: The Newspaper Masthead in Vermont, 1836-1922

July 25, 2014 VTDNP

The masthead: it’s the very first thing one sees when reading a paper. It contains its title, aims to encapsulate its identity, and draws readers to its pages.

From refined fonts to hand-drawn sketches, Vermont’s historical newspaper masthead designs are a visible representation of the story of our state’s media past and the art of selling the news.

Below are just a few of the mastheads of Vermont newspapers we’ve digitized thus far in the project. Some of these mastheads lasted for decades, others, mere weeks. Continue reading Expressions: The Newspaper Masthead in Vermont, 1836-1922 →

New content online on Chronicling America!

July 24, 2014 VTDNP

Great news: another 9,022 pages from six Vermont historical newspaper titles were added to Chronicling America this week!

News and Citizen (Morrisville, VT): Issues digitized from 1902-1922 [Note: 1881-1901 added to Chronicling America previously.]

National Opinion (Bradford, VT): Issues digitized from 1866-1874

Continue reading New content online on Chronicling America! →

Name this Historic Toy! The Online Version

June 27, 2014 VTDNP

Last weekend at our booth for the Vermont History Expo, we offered a fun game for visitors to test their knowledge of historic toys. Using newspaper advertisements from between 1895-1922 on Chronicling America, we provided images of popular toys and visitors had to guess what the toy might have been. It was so popular we decided to make an online version of it. While we don’t have candy for the successful online player like we did at the Expo, we can offer a hearty congrats!

Play the game: Name this Historic Toy

cards — Image of the game set-up at the Vermont History Expo, June 21 and June 22, 2014.

Read more about VTDNP at the Vermont History Expo.