Microfilm At War: From Communication To Preservation
Microfilm At War: From Communication To Preservation Before email, there was V-Mail, and before that… pigeons, and eventually spies…and even pigeon spies. Today, microfilm is the unanimously agreed upon “preservation medium” for archivists around the world, but did you know about its storied military career? When you hear the word “microfilm”, I am guessing you […]
Spotlight: The Elkader Public Library (Iowa)
The Elkader Public Library Advantage is proud to Partner with the Elkader Public Library, giving the library’s patrons an easier way to search their community’s history as recorded in newspapers dating back to 1855, The Elkader Public Library is located in Elkader, Iowa, serving a community of nearly 1,300. Elkader is near the middle of […]
Spotlight: Hinsdale Public Library (Illinois)
Hinsdale Public Library The Hinsdale Public Library gives patrons easier access to local history with their Community History Archive, featuring newspapers from 1896. The Hinsdale Public Library is located in Hinsdale, Illinois, serving a community of nearly 17,000. Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago, in Cook and DuPage Counties. Advantage Archives takes great pride […]
Spotlight: Moline Public Library (Illinois)
The Moline Public Library The Moline Public Library digitizes Historic Moline newspapers from 1850 to 1969 to give the local community easier access to Moline 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: Illinois Prairie District Public Library
The Illinois Prairie District Public Library Illinois Prairie District Public Library gives access to local history dating as far back as 1830. The online archive includes Metamora Herald, Washburn Leader, Roanoke Review, among other local and surrounding community papers. The Illinois Prairie District Public Library is located in Metamora, Ilinois, serving multiple communities of nearly […]
Spotlight: Galva Public Library District (Illinois)
Galva Public Library District The Galva Public Library District has given Galva and the surrounding areas access to local history dating back to the late 1800’s. That history is available online with their Community History Archive. The Galva Public Library District is located in Galva, Illinois, serving a community of 3,570. Galva is located in […]
Spotlight: Marshall Public Library (Illinois)
The Marshall Public Library (Illinois) The Marshall Public Library digital archive provides access to the rich history of Marshall and the surrounding areas thanks to the Marshall Public Library. The online archive includes Marshall, IL area newspapers and yearbooks dated back as early as 1840. The Marshall Public Library is located in Marshall, IL, serving […]
Spotlight: Yuma Public Library (Colorado)
Yuma Public Library District The Yuma Public Library digital archive provides access to the rich history of Yuma and the surrounding areas thanks to the Yuma Public Library. The online archive includes the newspaper Yuma Pioneer. The Yuma Public Library is located in Yuma, Colorado, serving a community of approximately 3500. Yuma is located in […]
Spotlight: The Stark County Genealogical Society in Toulon, IL
The Stark County Genealogical Society The Stark County Genealogical Society’s Community History Archive features The Stark County News (from 1857-1984 and from 2002-2009) the Stark County Union published in 1882, and The Prairie Times published in LaFayette, Illinois, from 1987-2000. The Stark County Genealogical Society collects, organizes and disseminates genealogical information related to current and […]
Spotlight: The Pawtucket Public Library – Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The Pawtucket Public Library The Pawtucket Public Library provides access to the rich history of Pawtucket and the surrounding areas thanks to their Community History Archive, currently featuring The Pawtucket Times newspaper from 1886-1947! The Pawtucket Public Library is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, serving a community of just over 72,000. Pawtucket is located in […]
Spotlight: Marshall Public Library (Idaho)
Located in historic Old Town Pocatello, Idaho, the Marshall Public Library has been serving the Pocatello community for over 100 years. Advantage has partnered with Marshall Public Library to film and digitize copies of the Idaho State Journal, and it’s predecessor, The Pocatello Tribune, as far back as 1895. Marshall Public Library Reference Specialist Trent […]
Spotlight: The Old Town Public Library
The Old Town Public Library The library has unlocked Old Town’s history with access to over 130 years of local newspapers, yearbooks, city reports, a pictorial histories; vital records; church records; history of Temple Israel. as well as the histories of surrounding towns The Old Town Public Library is located in Old Town, Maine, serving […]
Spotlight: The Dover Public Library
The Dover Public Library The Community History Archives of the Dover Public Library allows for access to the history of Dover, New Hampshire through Dover area City Directories from 1830—1949 and Dover High School Yearbooks from 1915—2013 The Dover Public Library is located in Dover, New Hampshire, and serves a community of 31,000. Dover is […]
Spotlight: The Vermilion Parish Library
The Vermilion Parish Library The Vermilion Parish Library provides access to the rich history of cities and communities of Vermilion Parish and the surrounding areas through the local newspapers spanning 108 years, as well as yearbooks, assessment rolls and census records that date as far back as 1810! The Vermilion Parish Library is located in […]
Spotlight: The Albert Wisner Public Library
The Albert Wisner Public Library offers the Warwick community a way to connect to its past with an archive containing nearly 135 years of the community’s two local weekly newspapers. The Albert Wisner Public Library is located in Warwick, New York, serving a community of 30,000 in the Warwick Valley Central School District area. Warwick […]
His Dream: Looking Back At The Life & Times Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1963 – 1968)
It goes without saying that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an extraordinary man, living in a time that today’s generation can’t conceive of. The accounts written in the history books, are a retelling of the accounts in a narrative form, and often fail to capture the atmosphere of tension, disdain, anger, and […]
Advantage Community History Archive: From Fort Fairfield to Shanghai
Grant Kaestner, Account Manager at Advantage Preservation, recently received a rewarding phone call from one of our library partners in Maine. Representatives from the Fort Fairfield Public Library reached out to him to share their appreciation for our partnership approach and its positive impact on communities involved. “We love having our digital archives available and […]
Advantage Spotlight: Ann Tice
Page 1 of The Klemme Times, published in Klemme, Iowa on Thursday, October 26th, 1899 Ann Tice is an avid genealogist currently living near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann was introduced to Advantage Preservation by a librarian and has since helped fund the digitization of Clear Lake (IA), Klemme (IA), and Red Wing (MN) newspapers. Ann […]
