{"id":1598,"date":"2014-10-02T02:44:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T02:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T21:24:50","slug":"10-maryland-newspapers-available-on-library-of-congress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/10-maryland-newspapers-available-on-library-of-congress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Maryland Newspapers Available on Library of Congress Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/digital.lib.umd.edu\/newspapers\">Historic Maryland Newspaper Project <\/a>at the University of Maryland Libraries is an ongoing effort to digitize historic newspaper content across the state.\u00a0\u00a0 During the first year of this important project, the University has scanned several titles from Baltimore.\u00a0 There are also serials from Cumberland and Hagerstown.<\/p>\n<p>All ten titles that have been completed are available for free access on the Library of Congress website.\u00a0 Next year additional newspapers from other parts of Maryland will be added.\u00a0 The free, digital access to newspapers is such a valuable resource for genealogists and local history researchers.\u00a0 Of course, there are many newspapers in the State, so the archivists have years of work waiting for them.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to go to a link of the <a href=\"http:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/newspapers\/?state=Maryland&amp;ethnicity=&amp;language=\">Maryland newspapers now available <\/a>from the Library of Congress to determine which serials\u00a0are available and which years for those products\u00a0have been made available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1600\" style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-35-30.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-35-30.jpg?resize=640%2C876&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Maryland newspaper, Maryland Free Press\" width=\"640\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-35-30.jpg?w=651&amp;ssl=1 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-35-30.jpg?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-35-30.jpg?resize=584%2C800&amp;ssl=1 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Maryland Free Press from Hagerstown, Maryland, Oct. 31, 1862. Source: Library of Congress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1599\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-33-57.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1599 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-33-57.jpg?resize=640%2C838&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Maryland newspaper, Civilian &amp; Telegraph\" width=\"640\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-33-57.jpg?w=679&amp;ssl=1 679w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-33-57.jpg?resize=229%2C300&amp;ssl=1 229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-01_22-33-57.jpg?resize=611%2C800&amp;ssl=1 611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Civilian and Telegraph from Cumberland, Maryland, March 17, 1859. Source: Library of Congress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Historic Maryland Newspaper Project at the University of Maryland Libraries is an ongoing effort to digitize historic newspaper content across the state.\u00a0\u00a0 During the first year of this important project, the University has scanned several titles from Baltimore.\u00a0 There are also serials from Cumberland and Hagerstown. 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