{"id":452,"date":"2011-09-23T19:47:38","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T00:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mldixon.com\/historyblog\/?p=452"},"modified":"2011-09-23T19:47:38","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T00:47:38","slug":"helping-141-year-old-newspaper-focus-content-on-areas-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/helping-141-year-old-newspaper-focus-content-on-areas-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping 141-Year Old Newspaper Focus Content on Area&#8217;s Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mldixon.com\/historyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/9-23-2011-3-05-10-PM-e1316869293816.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-454\" title=\"9-23-2011 3-05-10 PM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mldixon.com\/historyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/9-23-2011-3-05-10-PM-e1316869293816.jpg?resize=340%2C509\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"509\" \/><\/a>This morning Chesapeake Publishing unveiled its newest publication, \u201cWeekend Whig.\u201d\u00a0 This feature-rich section is loaded with local stories about the people and history of the county.\u00a0 As they focus these pages on local copy, the publisher noted that they\u2019re tapping into the interest in Cecil County\u2019s roots and the wealth of information and photographs about the past.\u00a0 I was pleased to have a chance to work with the paper\u2019s editors as they developed the prototype.\u00a0 For the roll-out, the publisher held a ribbon cutting and reception at the Elkton\u00a0office today.\u00a0\u00a0With the paper starting a new chapter in its 141-year history, it was great to be able to attended the reception and hear about more plans for the\u00a0section as\u00a0I work to help\u00a0the Whig with coverage related to the area\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning Chesapeake Publishing unveiled its newest publication, \u201cWeekend Whig.\u201d\u00a0 This feature-rich section is loaded with local stories about the people and history of the county.\u00a0 As they focus these pages on local copy, the publisher noted that they\u2019re tapping into the interest in Cecil County\u2019s roots and the wealth of information and photographs about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-service","category-consulting-historian","category-published-articles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Helping 141-Year Old Newspaper Focus Content on Area&#039;s Heritage - Mike&#039;s History Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I use this blog as a place to share my experiences while practicing the history craft. 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