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Community History Archive Partner
Weston Library
Weston, Connecticut
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Weston.
1970 to 2018Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
91,052Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Weston, Connecticut.
Explore the past of Weston, Connecticut through newspapers in the Weston Library's digital archive. Its four titles include material from 1970 to 2018.
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Selected titles
The titles shared by Weston Library include “The Weston Forum” and “Westport News”.
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Free and open access
No subscription or payment required.
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A closer look
Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day.
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.
Explore the collection
Titles in this collection
Browse four titles and 91,052 digitized pages, with material from 1970 to 2018. This collection is shared through Weston Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Every search for the past starts with a question. Explore the titles below, follow the sources that speak to it, and see what new detail appears.
The Weston Forum
83,478 pages from 1972 to 2018
The Weston Voice
3,756 pages from 1991 to 1993
Weston Forum
3,748 pages from 1970 to 1972
Westport News
70 pages in 1978
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About the Archive
Historical Archives
- Weston Weekly Leader (1878-1892)
- Weston Leader (1903-1946)
Partner Story
Mission of the Weston Public Library
The mission of the Weston Public Library is to provide a broad range of informational, educational, technological, social, and recreational resources to serve the diverse needs of the community. This commitment to accessibility ensures that all patrons can engage with the library's offerings, whether through traditional materials or digital resources.
Library History
The History of the Weston Public Library
Founded in 1935, the Weston Public Library began its journey in the basement of the Horace C. Hurlbutt, Jr. School. It later moved to a larger room on the first floor of the school in 1950, serving both the school and the general public. The current library building was completed in 1963 and has undergone two significant expansions, enhancing its capacity from an original 6,742 square feet to a total of 14,152 square feet after expansions in 1985 and 1994. This evolution reflects the library's commitment to meeting the growing needs of the community.
About the Community
About Weston
Weston is a community that values its rich history and actively engages in preserving it. The Weston Public Library plays a vital role in this mission, serving as a hub for educational and cultural activities. With its extensive archives, the library offers patrons a chance to explore their community's past, fostering a shared responsibility in making history more accessible.
Partner Story
Join Us!
The Weston Public Library encourages community members to explore its resources, participate in programs, and discover the wealth of information available through its archives. Together, we can unlock the stories of our past and enrich the lives of current and future generations.
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Keep publication context with a finding
A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Weston. The digital archive shared by the Weston 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. Note the newspaper title, issue date, and page for a useful report. Compare another account where available, and keep differences in timing or perspective visible rather than blending them into a single version.
Save the newspaper title, issue date, and page, then compare another dated account where available. Keep differences in timing and perspective visible so the source context is not lost. If the accounts disagree, record what each source supports and use the difference to shape a further search rather than smoothing them into one version.
A research trail is most useful when it leaves room for what is not yet known. Record the title, date, and page or item reference where available, along with what remains uncertain and which question you want to follow next. Those details help keep a possible connection from becoming an unsupported conclusion.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Weston 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.
Learn about partnerships
Stories, research tips, and archive news
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