Friday, March 19, 2021

African-American newspapers from Georgia

 The Digital Library of Georgia (DLG)  has completed the digitization of two historically significant Georgia African American newspapers as part of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The images will be included in the Library of Congress’ newspaper site:  Chronicling America. The papers are the Savannah Tribune (years 1886-88) and the Athens Republique (1921-1924). Source: Research Buzz

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Litchfield Conn Newspapers

chroniclingamerica.loc.gov  now includes issues of the Litchfield County Post from 1826-1829 &  the Litchfield Enquirer from 1829-1866. 

Climate and immigration from Germany

 Your German ancestors may have immigrated in the 19th century due to  changes in climate in Europe .