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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 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 […]

Making Old Newspapers Searchable: Microfilm & OCR

The Paper Problem: With the newfound ability to assemble content and produce pages quickly and efficiently, existing papers increased their circulation numbers substantially. The demand for the paper on which to print the news inevitably grew as well. This created a need to use a less expensive paper stock to match the increased production rates. […]

Making Old Newspapers Searchable: The Next Era

Despite achieving the means to print in mass quantities, the publishing industry’s productivity was largely constrained by the need to set type by hand. By 1880, the Linotype Printing machine was invented. The machine used a keyboard, which allowed an entire line of type to be laid at once. The requisite time and effort to […]

Making Old Newspapers Searchable: The History of Printing

Until the first part of the 19th century, the composition and typesetting were accomplished by painstakingly placing each individual letter into a “galley” by hand. The galleys were then placed into a “chase” that was the size of the final page. Since each letter was placed individually, there was no method for standardization or uniformity.If […]

Making Old Newspapers Searchable: The Beginning

The newspaper industry in the United States has evolved considerably over the last 300 years. Each development in the typesetting methods, printing process, and paper stock created unique challenges in adapting the digital image of old newspapers to a searchable format. Digitization Of Historical Newspapers & OCR (Optical Character Recognition) “What history buffs want is […]

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