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Albert Wisner Public Library

Warwick, New York

Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Warwick.

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18Titles

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1767 to 2023Dates represented

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445,058Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Warwick, New York.

Explore the past of Warwick, New York through newspapers in the Albert Wisner Public Library's digital archive. Its eighteen titles include material from 1767 to 2023.

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  • Selected titles

    Examples from Albert Wisner Public Library’s collection include “Advertiser Photo News” and “Warwick Valley Dispatch”.

  • Free and open access

    No subscription or payment required.

  • A closer look

    An earlier generation comes into view through the stories its newspapers chose to report, placing familiar names and events within the concerns of their time.

Reporting from the time can reveal how people described the events, work and concerns of their day, placing a local story within the history unfolding around it. Whether you are tracing a family connection, exploring a local event or sharing history with a class, there is more to discover than names and dates alone. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.

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Titles in this collection

Browse eighteen titles and 445,058 digitized pages, with material from 1767 to 2023. This collection is shared through Albert Wisner Public Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.

Start with a detail you already know, then browse the titles below for another perspective on the people and places connected with this collection.

Advertiser Photo News

20,156 pages from 1980 to 1986

Goshen Independent Republican

740 pages from 1859 to 1861

Goshen Repository and Weekly Intelligencer

2,104 pages from 1789 to 1799

Independent Republican

13,042 pages from 1826 to 1864

Morning Post and Daily Advertiser

10 pages in 1788

New York Journal or General Advertiser

8 pages in 1767

Orange County Gazette

12 pages from 1811 to 1819

Orange County Patriot

24 pages from 1822 to 1832

Orange Farmer

8 pages in 1822

Orange Patrol

118 pages from 1800 to 1802

The Goshen Democrat

1,326 pages from 1862 to 1865

The Warwick Advertiser

170,160 pages from 1866 to 2023

The Warwick Valley Dispatch

1,952 pages in 2003

Ulster County Gazette

8 pages in 1800

Warwick Advertiser

16,632 pages from 1923 to 2019

Warwick Advertiser Photo News

35,756 pages from 1971 to 1980

Warwick Dispatch

190 pages from 1885 to 1886

Warwick Valley Dispatch

182,812 pages from 1886 to 2023

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About the Archive

About The Albert Wisner Public Library’s History Archives

  • The Warwick Valley Dispatch (1886-2021)
  • The Warwick Advertiser (1866-2013)
  • The Warwick Advertiser Photo News (1971-1980)
  • The Advertiser Photo News (1980-1986)
  • The Independent Republican (1826-1864)
  • The Goshen Repository and Weekly Intelligencer (1789-1799)
  • The Warwick Valley Dispatch (2003-2003)
  • The Goshen Democrat (1862-1865)
  • The Warwick Advertiser (1923-2019)
  • The Goshen Independent Republican (1859-1861)
  • The Warwick Dispatch (1885-1886)
  • The Orange Patrol (1800-1802)
  • The Orange County Patriot (1822-1832)
  • The Orange County Gazette (1811-1819)
  • The Morning Post and Daily Advertiser (1788-1788)
  • The New York Journal or General Advertiser (1767-1767)
  • The Ulster County Gazette (1800-1800)
  • The Orange Farmer (1822-1822)

This project allows the community to explore, discover, and connect with their collective history through the digitized, searchable formats of these newspapers.

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About the Library

About The Albert Wisner Public Library

The Albert Wisner Public Library is located in Warwick, New York, serving a community of 30,000 in the Warwick Valley Central School District area. The library provides the community with free and open access to information, materials, and services to advance knowledge, foster creativity, encourage the exchange of ideas, build community, and enhance the quality of life. The library funds two digital collection platforms, which provide a wealth of materials to researchers interested in Warwick from the town and across the country. As public digital platforms such as Google gain increasing usage, so too does the importance of a public repository that focuses on the community’s heritage, character, and identity. The library received the Best Small Library in America award in 2016.

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Library History

The History Of The Albert Wisner Public Library

In our nation's early history, public libraries were nonexistent, and literacy, along with access to books and information, was a privilege reserved for a select few who could read and afford books. In Warwick, fifty years after the first house was built in 1764, a library was organized in 1814. This private collection, managed by the Warwick Library Association, circulated for a few years among the village's influential residents who held shares in the collection. By 1845, recognizing the need for broader access, the Y.M.C.A. established a library in their building, which is now the 1810 House Museum. Traveling libraries from the New York State Library enhanced this library's collection, making books freely available to responsible adults.

By 1898, this traveling library had circulated three hundred times, and by 1907, the local collection had grown to over 1,200 volumes. The importance of reading was evident as local newspapers frequently announced new books and literary discussions. Despite the popularity of the library, it ceased to operate during World War I, likely due to funding or staffing issues. However, the community keenly felt the loss.

The Albert Wisner Public Library was founded in 1927 as a privately funded memorial institution in honor of Albert Wisner. It became a chartered public library in 1974. The old library building served until 2009 when a new library building was dedicated. As services expanded and transformed, the library received the Best Small Library in America award in 2016.

The library's history is marked by continuous growth and adaptation to meet the needs of its community. From its early beginnings with a bequest from Mrs. Albert Wisner to its current status as a hub for information and community engagement, the Albert Wisner Public Library has always been dedicated to serving the Warwick community.

About the Community

About Warwick, New York

Warwick, New York, located in Orange County, is a dynamic and diverse community spanning the rich agricultural region of Orange County’s Black Dirt to the western Hudson Highlands. Fifty miles from Manhattan, its population is a mix of commuters to New York, artists and artisans, innovative farms, and others engaged in making it a vibrant and beautiful place to live. A hallmark of the community is its dedication to being a leader in land preservation and sustainable living, with over 4,000 acres of preserved open space, including working farms.

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Local History

Did You Know?

Albert Wisner never wanted nor owned a car, but sometimes rode in the one his wife purchased with her initials on the door, so that no one would mistake it for his own! He was a man of twinkling brown eyes, deep set under heavy brows, snow-white hair and beard, and a gentle, kindly, humorous smile.

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More ways to explore and share local history

Research Guidance

Check a text match against the page

A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Warwick. The digital archive shared by the Albert Wisner Public Library offers a place to begin. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story. If a search result looks incomplete or misspelled, inspect the scanned page when available. Record the issue date and page, then distinguish the printed wording from search text before following the story to another mention.

If a text match looks incomplete, compare it with the scanned newspaper page when available. Check whether wording or names differ, then record the page's printed wording with the issue date and page. Keep the search result distinct from what the page itself shows.

As you connect materials, note where each detail came from and what it can support. Record the title, date, and page or item reference where available. Keep names and relationships tentative until the evidence is strong enough to connect them, and mark which words come from the record and which are your interpretation.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Albert Wisner Public Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.

Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.

Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.

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Read All About It

Stories, research tips, and archive news

Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.

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March 18, 2025

It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?

We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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