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Discover freely accessible local newspapers, photographs, documents, and other primary sources shared by partner institutions.

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James V Brown Library

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

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The collection shared by the James V Brown Library includes newspapers and directories. The collection also includes vital records; financial and tax records; journals and diaries; local history resources; religious organization documents; land and property records; and personal writings.

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Journals and diaries preserve a writer’s personal perspective. Newspapers capture the public conversation of their day.

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James V. Brown Library

Bastress, Pennsylvania

In-Person Access Updated

Use the collection shared by the James V. Brown Library to explore newspapers and directories. The collection also includes maps and atlases; cemetery and funeral home records; vital records; financial and tax records; journals and diaries; local history resources; meeting agendas and minutes; religious organization documents; land and property records; and personal writings.

Archive access is in person; the partner profile has details for planning a visit.

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A detail passed down through a family can lead beyond the first source you find. Read accounts alongside one another to explore what they preserve, where they differ, and what remains unknown.

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Community history archive partner

Marion and Ed Hughes Library

Nederland, Texas

You can explore newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals through the collection shared by the Marion and Ed Hughes Library. The collection also includes cemetery and funeral home records; vital records; and religious organization documents.

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There is more than one way into the past. Follow a familiar name or event through different sources, and consider how each account reflects the time and purpose in which it was created.

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Community history archive partner

Marshall County Memorial Library

Lewisburg, Tennesee

Explore newspapers and vital records in the collection shared by the Marshall County Memorial Library. The collection also includes probate and estate records.

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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.

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