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

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Bienville Parish Library

Bienville, Louisiana

The collection shared by the Bienville Parish Library includes newspapers and census records. The collection also includes court and legal records; local history resources; and post office records.

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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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Commerce Public Library

Commerce, Texas

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Use the collection shared by the Commerce Public Library to explore newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals. The collection also includes census records; court and legal records; local history resources; land and property records; registers, rosters, and listings; and prison registers.

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Newspapers capture the public conversation of their day. Yearbooks and annuals gather a view of a particular year.

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XIT Museum

Channing, Texas

Browse newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals in the collection shared by the XIT Museum. The collection also includes directories; census records; financial and tax records; court and legal records; document collections; local history resources; personal writings, including correspondence; meeting agendas and minutes; programs and souvenirs; land and property records; and scrapbooks, clippings, and articles.

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Directories place recorded names and addresses in a particular year. Meeting agendas and minutes preserve an organization’s recorded business.

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