Partner Spotlight: Concord & Lexington Libraries Honoring America’s Past Through Digital Preservation A Partnership Rooted in History Advantage Archives is proud to partner with two of the most historically significant communities in the United States: Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts. These storied towns—whose names are forever etched into the American Revolution—have entrusted Advantage Archives with preserving […]
Partner Spotlight: Comfort Public Library (Texas)
Partner Spotlight: Comfort Public Library — Community Historical Archive Preserving Comfort, Texas — Past and Present The Comfort Public Library, Texas. Archive Overview The Comfort Public Library, in partnership with Advantage Archives, hosts a digital archive at comfort.historyarchives.online. This online resource serves as a gateway to explore decades of local newspapers, periodicals, and historical documents […]
Partner Spotlight: Morningside University — History Archives
Partner Spotlight: Morningside University — History Archives Preserving a Century of Campus Life in Sioux City, Iowa A view into Morningside University’s preserved legacy, spanning over 32,000 pages of digitized history. Archive Overview Morningside University’s archive, created in partnership with Advantage Archives, provides an expansive digital collection of approximately 32,349 pages of historical materials spanning […]
Partner Spotlight: Glendora Public Library (California)
Partner Spotlight: Glendora Public Library (California) Preserving the Pride of the Foothills with Advantage Archives Archive Overview The Glendora Public Library Community Historical Archive, powered by Advantage Archives, offers a richly searchable repository spanning more than a century of local history. Readers can browse by title or decade—from the 1850s through the 2020s—making exploration intuitive […]
Partner Spotlight: Marion Independent School District (Iowa)
Partner Spotlight: Marion Independent School District (Iowa) Preserving local educational heritage with Advantage Archives The Marion Independent School District archive spans more than a century of student life and community history. Archive Overview Marion Independent School District (MISD), in partnership with Advantage Archives, offers a robust digital archive accessible via library premises and at marionisd.historyarchives.online. […]
Protecting Your Past, Preserving Your Future: The Importance of Backup Strategy
Preserve, Protect, Refresh: Best Practices for Digital Archive Backups Ensuring long-term access to your Community History Archive requires reliable digital archive backups. Preserving your community’s history is a shared priority. While your collection is available online via your Community History Archive, it’s just one piece of a broader strategy to ensure long-term data protection and […]
This Week in History- May 12th – May 18th
Let’s start at the beginning, the birth of advertising, with a couple of ads from the 1890s. This era of advertising isn’t necessarily remarkable. Advertisements were fairly straightforward, using the hard sell tactic to get their point across. They would include the name of the business, what they were selling, and where you can find […]
The Responsibility of Open Access
The Responsibility of Open Access Digitization isn’t about paper—it’s about power. Digitized documents create a bridge between the past and present. There is a campaign underway to control the narrative of our past—an agenda that seeks not only to restrict access to historical records, but to reframe, rewrite, and selectively erase the stories that challenge […]
Spotlight: The Petersburg Public Library (Alaska)
The Petersburg Public Library The Petersburg Public Library digitizes Historic Petersburg newspapers from 1913 – 2021 to give the local community easier access to Petersburg’s history. The Petersburg Public Library offers free access to its extensive collection of historical newspapers and documents through a partnership with Advantage Archives. The archives encompass over 45,317 pages of the Petersburg Pilot (1974-2021), along […]
Spotlight: Moline Public Library (Illinois)
The Moline Public Library The Moline Public Library digitizes Historic Moline newspapers from 1850 to 1993 to give the local community easier access to Moline’s history. The Moline Public Library is located in Moline, Illinois, serving a community of nearly 42,000. Moline is located in Northwest Illinois, in Rock Island County. Advantage Archives takes great […]
Spotlight: The Perry County Public Library (Indiana)
The Perry County Archive currently contains 30 different titles and over 100,000 different images, The Archive also has 6,500-7,000 searches each month! Nestled in the heart of southern Indiana, Perry County is a community rich in history and heritage. Established in 1814, Perry County is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the […]
Spotlight: The Newark Public Library’s History Archive
The Newark Public Library brings a significant piece of Newark’s past to the present by providing free access to the historical legacy of Newark, New Jersey, as recorded in the pages of the Newark Evening News. Thanks to a federal grant, support from Senator Cory Booker’s office, and a partnership between the Newark Public Library […]
Celebrating 120,000,000 Images: A Milestone for Advantage Archives
Advantage Archives — Founded on the key principle that no history should ever have to live behind a paywall. Since our formation, we have provided FREE digital access to over 120,000,000 images and partnered with over 1,000 institutions. “The Ancestor Hunt has been tracking Advantage Archives Community History Archive installations at libraries and other institutions […]
Spotlight: The Newark Public Library’s History Archive
The Newark History Archive Is A Portal To New Jersey’s Past The Newark Public Library brings a significant piece of Newark’s past to the present by providing free access to the historical legacy of Newark, New Jersey, as recorded in the pages of the Newark Evening News. Thanks to a federal grant, support from Senator […]
Do you want your community’s history to be free to access?
Advantage Archives has partnered with over 1,000 communities to provide FREE digital access to 100,000,000+ images and counting. Is your community history not available for free? Contact your local library, schools, and historical/genealogical society and have them reach out to us so we can provide your community with FREE digital access to your local history. […]
Spotlight: The Catholic Globe
The Community History Archives of The Catholic Globe contains nearly 40,000 historical pages from 1949-2020. The Catholic Globe is a weekly newspaper based in Sioux City, Iowa, that serves the Catholic community of the Diocese of Sioux City. The newspaper was founded in 1933 by Bishop Edmond Heelan, and it has been a reliable source […]
Church Records: The Importance of Access
Genealogy has been an important pursuit for centuries. One of the key sources for genealogy research has been church records, which often include information on births, marriages, and deaths. These records have been critical in helping people trace their family histories and understand their place in the world.
Happy National Library Week!
National Library Week is a time to celebrate libraries’ important role in our communities. Although often associated with books, libraries offer so much more than just reading materials. They serve as a hub for knowledge, culture, and history and play a crucial role in preserving and promoting the heritage of their communities. One of the […]
