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Lambertville Public Library (Duplicate)

Lambertville, New Jersey

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

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6Titles

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1860 to 1978Dates represented

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16,497Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Lambertville, New Jersey.

Explore the past of Lambertville, New Jersey through newspapers in the Lambertville Public Library (Duplicate)'s digital archive. Its six titles include material from 1860 to 1978.

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  • Selected titles

    The titles shared by Lambertville Public Library (Duplicate) include “Beacon” as well as “Beacon and Lambertville Record”.

  • Free and open access

    No subscription or payment required.

  • A closer look

    A familiar name or event takes on another dimension in the newspaper coverage of its time, alongside the stories that mattered to the readers of that issue.

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 six titles and 16,497 digitized pages, with material from 1860 to 1978. This collection is shared through Lambertville Public Library (Duplicate)'s partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.

Every search for the past starts with a question. Explore the titles below, follow the sources that speak to it, and see what new detail appears.

Beacon

225 pages from 1862 to 1863

Beacon and Lambertville Record

1,129 pages from 1977 to 1978

Lambertville Beacon

7,098 pages from 1865 to 1911

Peoples Beacon

573 pages from 1860 to 1862

The Beacon

322 pages in 1937

The Lambertville Beacon

7,150 pages from 1901 to 1937

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Research Guidance

Keep publication context with a finding

A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Lambertville. The digital archive shared by the Lambertville Public Library (Duplicate) 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. Note the newspaper title, issue date, and page for a useful report. Compare another account where available, and keep differences in timing or perspective visible rather than blending them into a single version.

Save the newspaper title, issue date, and page, then compare another dated account where available. Keep differences in timing and perspective visible so the source context is not lost. If the accounts disagree, record what each source supports and use the difference to shape a further search rather than smoothing them into one version.

A research trail is most useful when it leaves room for what is not yet known. Record the title, date, and page or item reference where available, along with what remains uncertain and which question you want to follow next. Those details help keep a possible connection from becoming an unsupported conclusion.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Lambertville Public Library (Duplicate), 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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