The Benefits of Digitizing Yearbooks
The Benefits of Digitizing Yearbooks Yearbooks are a window into the past of your community. More than any other material, they offer a snapshot of what life was like at a particular time or moment, on a local level. They open the door to a familiar past for individuals diving into genealogical research, or just […]
The New England Library Association Conference 2022
Officially chartered in 1963, the New England Library Association is a regional organization whose membership represents a wide range of library‑related interests. This past week Advantage has been at the New England Library Association Conference 2022 in Manchester, New Hampshire. We have been thankful to be given the opportunity to support this event as a […]
Spotlight: The Leominster Public Libary
The Leominster Public Library offers the community a way to connect to its past with an archive containing over 100 years of the community’s local history from various titles. Leominster, Massachusetts, is located in Worchester County, and it is the second largest city in that county with a population of over 43,000 people. It is […]
Spotlight: The Newburyport Public Library
The Newburyport Public Library offers the community a way to connect to its past with an archive containing nearly 200 years of the community’s local history from a variety of titles. A few years back, one of the Libraries we visited was the beautiful Newburyport Public Library, which first opened its doors 167 years ago, […]
Chattanooga, Coralville and Manchester: Advantage Has Been on the Road
Chattanooga and ARSL Over the past month, Advantage has been on the road. It all started when The Advantage team hit the road and headed out to Chattanooga for The Association of Rural and Small Libraries Conference. Being someone who has never been to Chatanooga, I was beyond surprised at how a town with less […]
We will be attending the annual Iowa Library Association conference next week, will you?
We are pleased to announce that we will attend ILA next week in Coralville, Iowa. We will be in booth #7 and will be giving out bookmarks and rose gold pens. We would love it if you took a moment to stop by and chat. Did you know Advantage does more than just newspapers? Adding […]
Who wants a free coffee mug?
Are you attending ARSL next week and want a free coffee mug? Follow the link below to our Community History Archives Community and follow the instructions in the ARSL 2022 thread to receive a mug. *Must be attending ARSL to be eligible.* Link to Register: https://communityhistoryarchives.com/arsl-2022-li3jtwwu/post/who-wants-a-free-coffee-mug-jzsSxaV1UWP2QXz
We are Excited to see you at ARSL next week
Advantage Archives is excited to be in Chatanooga next week at ARSL. We can’t wait to connect at the crossroads. Stop by and grab: Pens Foam Coffee Sleeves Bookmarks Sign Up and post in our community to receive our special item (Announcing Details September 7th) We will also have both of our Co-Founders, Chris Donohue, […]
Rural and Small Libraries are the Foundation of American Libraries
Did you know… Rural and small libraries serve 1 in 4 Americans. There are 16,000 public libraries in the USA, and 4,000 of them are considered “rural library systems.” 1/4 of rural Americans don’t have access to internet greater than 25 Mbps, these communities rely on their library system’s internet connection. Computers with internet were […]
The Article That Fueled The Black Wall Street Massacre was Ripped from History
In May of 1921, a young Black shoeshiner named “Diamond” Dick Rowland was involved in an “incident” involving Sarah Page, a 17-year-old white elevator operator at the Drexel Building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rowland had gone to the Drexel to use the top-floor ‘colored’ restroom, which his employer had arranged for use by his Black employees. […]