by Brenna Link-Barkley | Jun 28, 2017 | Headline, News
Cool down this summer with a few drink recipes from the 1959 Cazenovia Republican. Any one of these would make a great refreshment for your 4th of July celebrations! To view the whole page on NYS Historic Newspapers, click...
by Christi Sommerfeldt | Jun 21, 2017 | Headline, News
The front page of the October 25th 1953 issue of the Lackawanna Leader is the 7 millionth page to be uploaded to the NYS Historic Newspapers project. This title is provided to us by the Lackawanna Public Library.The NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free...
by John Hammond | Mar 16, 2017 | Headline, News
The Northern New York Library Network has acquired the services of an attorney to offer members timely input on intellectual property, digital rights management, vendor contracts, first amendment, civil rights, and other legal issues that can impact library...
by Brenna Link-Barkley | Feb 16, 2017 | Headline, News
A “helpful” corset guide was posted in the Geneva Daily Times on November 22nd, 1900. It discusses how to choose a properly fitting corset, and through the rhetoric of the article, the stigmas attached to wearing an ill-fitting one. To view the full page,...
by Brenna Link-Barkley | Feb 6, 2017 | Headline, News
A page in The Ogdensburg Advance and St. Lawrence Sunday Democrat reminds those who oppose the prohibition to vote to end it within the nation. On December 5, 1933 the 21st amendment was ratified and ultimately ended the prohibition of alcohol. Click here to read...
by Brenna Link-Barkley | Jan 15, 2017 | Headline, News
One Washington Correspondent witnessed and documented the Civil Rights March of 1968. Esther Van Wagoner Tufty describes the many sights, sounds, and people she met that historic day. Click here to read the whole article written in the Ogdensburg Journal in...
