On Friday, December 18, more than 42,000 historic newspaper pages from 8 Washington newspapers were contributed by the Washington State Library to the Chronicling America web site, hosted by the Library of Congress...More pages from other newspapers around Washington State will be periodically uploaded throughout 2010 as part of WSL’s National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) grant. Pages will also be loaded locally and included in the WSL’s existing Historic Newspapers in Washington collection.
Representation from Washington State Newspapers:
- Colfax Gazette 1900-1912
- Colville Examiner 1907-1922
- Commonwealth 1911-1914
- Leavenworth Echo 1904-1922
- Pullman Herald 1888-1893; 1907-1922
- Ranch 1902-1914
- Seattle Republican 1903-1913
- Washington Farmer 06-15-1914
I lived for five years in Colville, when I first moved to Washington State, and the newspaper now is called the Statesman-Examiner, after an obvious merge. I'm excited to see this collection, as I have an ancestor's brother that lived in this county in the early part of the 20th century, as well as a niece whose birth father's ancestors were pioneers in the area. If you have Washington State ancestors, you'll definitely want to check out these FREE resources!
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