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Pawtucket

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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

6Titles

Explore publications and collections from the past.

1968 to 2002Dates represented

See individual titles for available dates.

654,494Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Explore the past of Pawtucket, Rhode Island through newspapers in the community archive shared by the Pawtucket. Its six titles include material from 1968 to 2002.

Free access is available at the institution

Bring the names, dates, or questions you hope to investigate when you consult the collection.

Confirm access arrangements before planning an in-person visit.

  • Selected titles

    In the collection shared by Pawtucket, you will find “Evening Times” and “The Saturday Times”.

  • In-person access

    Visit or contact the institution for access details.

  • Ways to explore

    A story about Pawtucket may take shape across several sources, with each contributing a different detail.

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.

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Titles in this collection

Browse six titles and 654,494 digitized pages, with material from 1968 to 2002. Through a partnership with Advantage Archives, Pawtucket shares these sources from the past. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown. The title list can help you plan in-person research. Contact the institution to confirm access before your visit.

If you are tracing a family connection or exploring local history, the titles below offer a place to begin and a thread to follow.

Evening Times

71,890 pages from 1978 to 1982

Pawtucket Times

102,796 pages from 1973 to 1978

The Evening Times

166,040 pages from 1982 to 1991

The Pawtucket Times

79,536 pages from 1968 to 1972

The Saturday Times

10,476 pages from 1978 to 1982

The Times

223,756 pages from 1991 to 2002

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Research Guidance

Choose a useful research question

To prepare for research about Pawtucket, begin with a specific question and a few source details you hope to check. Contact the Pawtucket to confirm how and when the collection can be consulted. Include the dates or terms you have already checked, and ask how to request any material that may fit.

Note the source, name, and date details you have already checked. Ask the institution how to follow up without treating a missing listing as proof of absence. Keep confirmed details separate from possible leads, and use them to shape the next question.

Capture the title, date, and page or item location for a detail you may want to revisit. Label your interpretation as your reading, not the source's own words. Keep enough context with the note that another reader can retrace it. When you follow up, include the source details already discussed and the point that remains unclear rather than assuming a match.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Pawtucket, 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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