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

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Elizabethton/Carter County Library

Elizabethton, Tennessee

Browse business and industry publications as well as cookbooks and recipes in the collection shared by the Elizabethton/Carter County Library. The collection also includes newsletters, briefs or bulletins.

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A recipe offers one view of how food was described and prepared. Its ingredients and instructions can raise questions about the people and practices around it.

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Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa

Use the collection shared by Ellsworth Community College to explore newspapers, including school newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals. The collection also includes financial and tax records; business and industry publications; land and property records; probate and estate records; and college and university materials.

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One source rarely tells an entire story. A name, place or event can lead into another part of the collection, offering a different perspective on the question that brought you here.

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The Monahans News

Monahans, Texas

A collection shared by The Monahans News includes newspapers and census records to explore. The collection also includes business and industry publications; document collections; local history resources; personal writings, including correspondence; military records and history; and post office records.

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Census records offer a dated view of recorded households. Correspondence reflects a writer’s circumstances and intended reader.

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Weirton Area Museum & Cultural Center

Weirton, West Virginia

Browse business and industry publications in the collection shared by the Weirton Area Museum & Cultural Center.

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The records people leave behind offer perspectives on earlier ways of life, connecting individual experiences with the events and institutions around them.

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