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North Castle Public Library

Armonk, New York

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

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14Titles

Explore publications and collections from the past.

1736 to 2004Dates represented

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66,808Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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

Discover another side of Armonk, New York through newspapers preserved in the North Castle Public Library's digital archive. Its fourteen titles include material from 1736 to 2004.

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  • Selected titles

    A selection from North Castle Public Library: “Historical Clippings - Pictures and Letters” as well as “Villager”.

  • Free and open access

    No subscription or payment required.

  • A closer look

    Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day.

The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record. A family story, a classroom project or curiosity about a familiar place can lead to a closer look at the community and the lives of earlier generations. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.

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Titles in this collection

Browse fourteen titles and 66,808 digitized pages, with material from 1736 to 2004. Through a partnership with Advantage Archives, North Castle Public Library shares these sources from the past. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.

A family story or a question about a familiar place can lead somewhere unexpected. Browse the titles below and see which detail draws you in.

Historical Clippings - Pictures and Letters

52 pages in 1941

Magazine of American History

220 pages in 1879

North Castle Historical Records Volume 2 1791-1848

796 pages in 1791

North Castle Historical Society

6 pages in 1979

North Castle Monitor

1,208 pages from 1929 to 1932

North Castle New Castle Historical Records Volume 1 1736-1791

648 pages in 1736

North Castle News

29,282 pages from 1963 to 2000

North Castle News

3,868 pages from 1975 to 1979

North Castle News

7,492 pages from 1991 to 2004

North Castle Sun

11,292 pages from 1913 to 1946

Special Westchester

154 pages in 1976

The North Castle Sun

16 pages in 1939

The Sun

2,734 pages from 1915 to 1928

Villager

9,040 pages from 1946 to 1956

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About the Library

About The North Castle Public Library

The North Castle Public Library, located in Armonk, New York, is dedicated to serving the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of the North Castle community. The library holds an extensive collection of historical newspapers from late 1915 to approximately 2004, available in hard copy, on portable hard drives, and on microfilm in the reference room. The library continues to expand its digital archives, providing free access to valuable historical documents.

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Library History

The History Of The North Castle Public Library

The North Castle Public Library has a long history of serving the community with dedication and innovation. The library's extensive collection of historical newspapers and other documents offers a valuable window into the past of North Castle and its surrounding areas. From hard copies in the basement to digital formats on portable hard drives and microfilm in the reference room, the library ensures that these important resources are preserved and accessible to the public.

About the Community

About North Castle, New York

North Castle, located in Westchester County, New York, is a vibrant community with a rich history and a strong sense of community. The North Castle Public Library plays a key role in the town, offering access to a wide range of resources and supporting the educational and recreational needs of its residents. The town’s history is well-documented through the library’s extensive collection of local newspapers and other historical materials.

Local History

Did You Know?

Did you know that the North Castle Public Library's digital archive includes the North Castle News, which has been in publication from 1963 to 2000? This extensive collection provides a valuable window into the past of North Castle and its surrounding areas, offering invaluable resources for historians and genealogists.

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More ways to explore and share local history

Research Guidance

Compare accounts as you trace a story

The history of Armonk includes individual lives as well as events remembered by the wider community. In the digital archive shared by the North Castle Public Library, begin with a name, place or date connected with the story you want to explore. 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. Use a report's date to look for earlier or later coverage where those issues are available. Compare what each account says and what it leaves out, treating a related mention as a lead rather than a complete history.

Compare each newspaper account with a nearby dated issue where available, noting what changes or stays consistent. Keep alternate versions and unresolved details visible rather than blending distinct sources into one story. Use those differences to frame a next question, not to settle the account before the sources support it.

Keep source details beside each quotation or observation. If accounts differ, preserve both references and note what remains unresolved. Let the evidence, rather than a smooth retelling, show where the sources agree and where the story is still open.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the North Castle 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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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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