Fun With Online Newspaper Archives

Over the last decade, historical newspaper websites have become a valuable online resource for genealogists, historians, and researchers, and many of these resources are freely available to the public. Fun With Online Newspaper Archives will introduce attendees to some of these free online newspaper archives from the Library of Congress and the Digital Library of Georgia. Participants will learn about all the fun ways they can be used to research everything from old car ads to historical recipes. The class will also include a trip down memory lane by introducing attendees to the newly digitized Athens Banner-Herald newspapers.

This session will be presented by Donnie Summerlin. Summerlin is the Digital Projects Archivist at the Digital Library of Georgia, where he manages the ongoing effort to digitize Georgia’s historical newspapers. He earned a BA in history from UGA, an MA in history from Georgia College State University, and an MLIS from Valdosta State University. His writing credits include articles published in Georgia Backroads Magazine, Screen Rant, and Georgia Historical Quarterly.

This event is sponsored by Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society.

You may also like the following events from Athens-Clarke County Heritage Room:

• This Saturday, 17th May, 10:00 am, Genealogy of Houses in Athens
• Next Thursday, 22nd May, 12:00 pm, Genealogy Research Methods in Athens
• Next month, 8th June, 03:00 pm, Sew What? Why Fashion Matters in Athens

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