Local, older newspapers are often one of the most heavily used resources in libraries and historical societies, and librarians receive many requests from genealogists and researchers looking for help finding information on family and friends. In an effort to meet…
Category: Newspaper History
A Brief History of the Perth Amboy Evening News
Under new ownership and with a new name, the former Perth Amboy Republican was launched as the Perth Amboy Evening News on March 30, 1903, with the intention of being more than a party organ. Daniel P. Olmstead and James…
A Brief History of New Jersey Newspapers
New Jersey was the last of the original thirteen colonies to publish its own newspapers. As a small colony sandwiched between the thriving cities of New York and Philadelphia, it relied on out-of-state newspapers to discover what was happening in…