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Explore publications and collections from the past.
Community History Archive Partner
Huntington City-Township Public Library
Huntington, Indiana
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Huntington.
1930 to 1969Dates represented
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88,256Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Huntington, Indiana.
Explore the past of Huntington, Indiana through newspapers in the Huntington City-Township Public Library's digital archive. The archive includes The Huntington News, with material from 1930 to 1969.
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From Huntington City-Township Public Library’s collection: “The Huntington News”.
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Ways to explore
Read the material in its own context. Keep any date and identifying details with your research notes.
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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Explore The Huntington News through 88,256 digitized pages, with material from 1930 to 1969. This collection is shared through Huntington City-Township Public Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Start with one question, then read this source with its dates in mind.
The Huntington News
88,256 pages from 1930 to 1969
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About the Archive
About The Huntington City-Township Public Library’s History Archives
Huntington City-Township Public Library provides free public access to local history and genealogical resources through its digital and on-site archival efforts. As part of its commitment to accessibility and unlocking primary sources, the library partners with Advantage Archives to expand community access to historical newspapers and materials. The archive includes over digital materials and spans significant years of Huntington’s recorded history, offering researchers and the public searchable content, including photographs and document collections drawn from the library’s holdings. These resources serve as an educational resource and research tool for genealogy, local history, and community engagement at no cost.
Local History
Local History Resources
- Huntington City and County Photographs (years vary)
- William Hubbell Collection Photographs (circa 1911)
- County Newspapers on Microfilm (multiple publications, varied years)
- Huntington City and County Directories (from 1892 onward)
- School Yearbooks (varied years)
The archive features historic newspapers preserved on microfilm, local business and industry files, photographs documenting community life, and directories dating back to the 1890s, offering firsthand accounts and access to historic local primary source documents. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
About the Library
About The Huntington City-Township Public Library
Founded to serve both the city of Huntington and surrounding communities including Markle and Huntington Township, Huntington City-Township Public Library functions as a central hub for literacy, lifelong learning, and public engagement. The library holds a diverse collection of over 150,000 volumes with media formats ranging from books and audiobooks to digital resources and research databases. Its facilities include public computers, free Wi-Fi, study spaces, and programs for all ages that promote education and community connection. Library leadership and staff are dedicated to making history discoverable and research accessible for residents and visitors alike.
Library History
The History Of The Huntington City-Township Public Library
The Huntington City-Township Public Library traces its origins to early library initiatives in Huntington dating back to the mid-19th century. Beginning as a subscription library and later reorganized into a free tax-supported institution in the late 1800s, it evolved to expand service areas and resources. Over time, the library grew its local history holdings, culminating in the development of the B. Joan Keefer Genealogy & Local History Center, which houses extensive reference and historical materials for researchers. Through decades of community support, the library has continued to enrich local access to both general and specialized historical content.
About the Community
About Huntington, Indiana
Huntington, Indiana lies in northeast Indiana and serves as the county seat of Huntington County. The city has roots stretching into the early 19th century and developed as a center of agriculture, industry, and regional culture. Notable historical sites nearby include the Forks of the Wabash historic area, which reflects early Native American and treaty history in the region. Huntington’s community identity is supported by cultural institutions, historical research centers, and local newspapers that document life, events, and community evolution.
Local History
Did You Know?
Did you know that the Huntington City-Township Public Library’s local history collection includes complete files of county newspapers on microfilm and directories dating back to the 1890s? These records offer researchers a portal to the “first rough draft of history,” preserving firsthand accounts of community life and local events that shaped Huntington over more than a century.
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Read a report in its time and place
A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Huntington. The digital archive shared by the Huntington City-Township 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. Check nearby issues or another listed newspaper when available. Differences in timing and wording can add perspective to a story, while the issue date and surrounding articles help show what kind of account you are reading.
Follow a promising report into a nearby issue or another title where available. Compare dates and surrounding coverage; a single account is one perspective on a story. Use the surrounding account to shape your next question, while keeping each source's perspective distinct.
Keep the title, date, page, or item reference with each useful finding. Separate the words in a historical account from your interpretation, and note conflicting perspectives rather than choosing one too quickly. These notes help connect a local story to its evidence and show what remains uncertain.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Huntington City-Township 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.
Learn about partnerships
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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Why Microfilm is still important in 2023
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Unveiling the Hidden Mysteries: Exploring Cold Cases and Unconventional Clues
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April 1, 2025
This Week in History: March 31st through April 6th
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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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