Hi All,
Just thought I would share a link I found very useful. It's a collection of scanned old newspapers from around the country, many dating back to the 1700's and 1800's. For example, I just found out about an area of the city popular in the early to mid 1800's for horse racing, traveling circuses, and even the first state fair in my area.
https://news.google.com/newspapers
lithograph pictured in my local paper from 1904:
Last edited by Digger_O'Dell; 09-18-2015 at 05:11 AM.
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Awesome link! Thanks!
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Me too, especially in the winter when it's too crappy to go out.Originally Posted by chief5709
Looking forward to checking this
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