Newspapers Indexed Via Elephind?

Elephind continues to add indexes to digital newspapers to their collection. If it has been a while give the site another try at http://www.elephind.com

Ft. Wayne Indiana Library Research Trip this August-Join Me

Join me for 3 plus days of research at one of the largest genealogical libraries in the United States, the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, in August of 2014. Additional details are on our web site.

See you there!

Savannah Georgia Newspapers Available Digitally

Those with connections to Savannah, Georgia may be interested in the digital collection of newspapers at The Digital Library of Georgia, which includes the following items:

• Savannah Georgian, 1819-1856
• Savannah Morning News, 1868-1880
• Savannah Republican, 1809-1868

Winona, Minnesota Newspapers

The Winona State University Darrell W. Krueger Library has digitized over 150,000 pages of newspaper text from Winona, Minnesota. The text is fully searchable and free. 

Only One Troutvetter-OCR Not Perfect

Remember that OCR is not perfect. This image is a partial screen shot of a search for "Troutvetter" on the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress website. For some reason, it "found" the second Troutvetter reference, but not the one three lines above it. The "v" in the first one is darker and that may explain the reason it wasn't found.

Just something to keep in mind as we rely on OCR more and more in our research.

Reviewing Content on Chronicling America's Newspapers at the Library of Congress

When was the last time you reviewed the material on the Chronicling America project at the Library of Congress' website? I recently discovered new additions relevant to my own research.

Allen County (Indiana) Public Library Trip-August 2014

Join me for 3 plus days of research at one of the largest genealogical libraries in the United States, the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, in August of 2014. Additional details are on our web site.

See you there!