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Community History Archive Partner
Wadleigh Memorial Library
Amherst, New Hampshire
Explore newspapers shared by the Wadleigh Memorial Library.
1802 to 2020Dates represented
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303,198Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
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History shared by the Wadleigh Memorial Library.
Explore newspapers shared by the Wadleigh Memorial Library for firsthand accounts of earlier lives and events. Its thirteen titles include material from 1802 to 2020.
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Selected titles
Selected titles from Wadleigh Memorial Library include “Cabinet” and “Wilton Journal”.
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A closer look
A familiar name or event takes on another dimension in the newspaper coverage of its time, alongside the stories that mattered to the readers of that issue.
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. Whether you are tracing a family connection, exploring a local event or sharing history with a class, there is more to discover than names and dates alone. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
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Titles in this collection
Browse thirteen titles and 303,198 digitized pages, with material from 1802 to 2020. This collection is shared through Wadleigh Memorial Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Follow a family connection or a question about the community through the titles below and the history they preserve.
Cabinet
41,978 pages from 1999 to 2010
Farmers Cabinet
44,626 pages from 1802 to 1900
Farmer's Cabinet
Page count not currently available dates not yet available
Farmers Cabinet and Milford Advance
246 pages in 1892
Milford Cabinet
20,304 pages from 1900 to 1924
Milford Cabinet
53,914 pages from 1925 to 1972
Milford Cabinet and Wilton Journal
80 pages in 1922
Milford Cabinet And Wilton Journal
104,052 pages from 1927 to 1999
Milford Daily Pointer
15,478 pages from 1894 to 1900
The Cabinet
2,796 pages from 2019 to 2020
The Milford Cabinet And Wilton Journal
18,940 pages from 2011 to 2018
Wilton Journal
432 pages from 1926 to 1956
Wilton Journal
352 pages from 1908 to 1924
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About the Archive
About the Wadleigh Memorial Library's History Archives
The Wadleigh Memorial Library offers free access to historical resources through its digital archives, provided in partnership with Advantage Archives . The archive features digitized collections of historical newspapers, freely available for exploration.
About the Library
About the Wadleigh Memorial Library
The Wadleigh Memorial Library serves the Milford community by offering informational, educational, and recreational resources and services. As a key community hub, the library offers a welcoming space for lifelong learning, cultural engagement, and access to diverse materials in various formats.
Library History
The History of the Wadleigh Memorial Library
Founded in 1868 as the Milford Free Library, the Wadleigh Memorial Library has grown through the generous bequest of Fannie Boynton Wadleigh. Its current location on Nashua Street was built in 1950, with expansions in 1986. The library continues to thrive, offering over 70,000 volumes and modern digital resources to the community.
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Research Guidance
Read a report in its time and place
A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of the community. The digital archive shared by the Wadleigh Memorial Library offers a place to begin. 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. Check nearby issues or another listed newspaper when available. Differences in timing and wording can add perspective to a story, while the issue date and surrounding articles help show what kind of account you are reading.
Follow a promising report into a nearby issue or another title where available. Compare dates and surrounding coverage; a single account is one perspective on a story. Use the surrounding account to shape your next question, while keeping each source's perspective distinct.
Keep the title, date, page, or item reference with each useful finding. Separate the words in a historical account from your interpretation, and note conflicting perspectives rather than choosing one too quickly. These notes help connect a local story to its evidence and show what remains uncertain.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Wadleigh Memorial 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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