Monday, December 17, 2007

Leaf Through The Pages Of Vintage Newspapers Online

Few things quicken the pulse of a true history buff or nostalgia enthusiast than poring through vintage newspapers. But, if you don't particularly care for crumbly, yellowed, newspaper pages or the musty confines of a library's basement that typically house such relics, you'll sing the praises of a site called NewspaperArchive.com.

NewspaperArchive.com brings old-time newspapers out of the cellar and puts them online, where you can dig into them from the comfort of your computer chair-77 million newspaper pages spanning from 1759 to the present day! And though you'll be charged a premium for full access to their database of old newspapers, a surprising amount of material is offered for free.

Some of the free newspaper pages you can view right now on your computer screen include:

  • 25,000 pages on Abraham Lincoln

  • 40,000 pages on Pearl Harbor

  • 50,000 pages on The Space Program

  • 50,000 pages on The Kennedy Assassination


To access the collections above simply click on Free Special Collections from the homepage. Your journey to the past will begin shortly!

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