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Virginia Announces Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Online Newspapers

6/29/2017

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The Library of Virginia and the Virginia Newspaper Project have collaborated to make available online, many newspapers published in Virginia from the various Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps throughout the state from 1934 to 1941.

The complete announcement of the new collection is available at VNP ANNOUNCES THE CCC.

Here is a list of the current Virginia CCC newspapers available  (41 in total):
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  • 339th dodo (Rose Hill, VA, 1936)
  • 352nd Observer (Yorktown, VA, 1936)
  • Alleghanian (Covington, VA, 1939-1940)
  • Backbone Star (Damascus, VA, 1935-1937)
  • Battlefield News (Fredericksburg, VA, 1938-1939)
  • Beacon (Wawayanda, VA, 1936)
  • Big Meadows Beacon (Luray, VA, 1939-1940)
  • Big Timber Times (Big Timber, MT, 1935-1937)
  • Blatherskite (Waterville, PA, 1934-1936)
  • Blowout (Fredericksburg, VA, 1935)
  • Camp Sherando Wind Jammer (Lyndhurst, VA, 1939-1941)
  • Camp Victory Crier (Yorktown, VA, 1940)
  • Captain and the Kids (Cleveland, VA, 1937-1938)
  • Captain and the Kids (Cleveland, VA, 1936)
  • Cedarhurst News (Clinchport, VA, 1940)
  • Clinch Valley Crow (Cleveland, VA, 1936-1937)
  • Company 247 News (Williamsburg, VA, 1934)
  • Excelsior (Clover, VA, 1936-1940)
  • Fairy Stone (Bassett, VA, 1935)
  • Flagpole News (Skyland, VA, 1936-1939)
  • Gully Gleanings (Jonesville, VA, 1935)
  • Jamestown Dragon (Williamsburg, VA, 1934-1935)
  • Kay's Hill Tower (Minerva, NY, 1935)
  • Knob (Woolwine, VA, 1940)
  • Monarch (Wawayanda, NY, 1936)
  • North-River-Daily (Mount Solon, VA, 1938)
  • Oasis (Fort Story, VA, 1935)
  • Out of the Wilderness (Wilderness, VA, 1937-1938)
  • Pow-Wow (Luray, VA, 1935-1936)
  • Rocky Hollow (Woolwine, VA, 1939)
  • Roosevelt News Letter (Edinburg, VA, 1935-1936)
  • Rooseveltian (Edinburg, VA, 1936-1940)
  • Sand-Spring Owl (Lyndhurst, VA, 1934-1936)
  • Skyline News (Luray, VA, 1937-1938)
  • Spirit of '76 (Bedford, VA, 1935)
  • Spring Owl (Lyndhurst, VA, 1934)
  • Tow Path Journal (Cabin John, MD, 1939)
  • Tracy Daily Tattler (Mount Solon, VA, 1937-1938)
  • Tracy-Tattler (Mount Solon, VA, 1935-1937)
  • Voice of 389 (Salem, VA, 1935)
  • Whispering Breeze (Clinchport, VA, 1937)
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This is a terrific collection that provides readers a flavor of this part of Virginia's history.
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Wisconsin Adds 100,000 Pages of Online Historic Newspapers

6/29/2017

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Wisconsin's Online Library just announced the addition of over 100,000 pages of online historic newspapers from six different Wisconsin communities.  The complete article can be found at More Historical Content Added to Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers.

Search is restricted to those who have access to the state-wide online library BadgerLink, which is only available to Wisconsin residents.



The added titles are as follows:

  • Belleville Recorder 1887-1923
  • Badger State Banner 1868-1926
  • Banner Journal 1931-1938
  • Evansville Badger 1898-1906
  • Evansville Enterprise 1895-1911
  • Evansville Review 1899-1932
  • Evansville Tribune 1899-1908
  • Jackson County Banner 1867-1868
  • Jefferson County Union 1870-1918
  • Prairie du Chien Courier Press 1852-1922
  • Marinette and Peshtigo Eagle 1871-1896

Good luck with your research!
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