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NY library adds more issues to digitized newspaper collection

The Cornwall Public Library (Orange County)  has added more issues to its digitized collection of The Cornwall Local newspaper. The Cornwall Local archive covers 1880 to the present day. While the years 1880-1970 are indexed through written index cards, before this new additions to the

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Cemetery walking tour scheduled for Cold Spring Harbor

The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum (Suffolk County) will be hosting a walking tour of St. John’s Memorial Cemetery on Sunday, March 30 at 1 and 3 p.m. Come get acquainted with some of the permanent residents at St. John’s Cemetery. The focus of the

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Dunkirk Public Library to offer free genealogy classes

Dunkirk Public Library (Chautauqua County) will be offering three genealogy classes as part of its Tech-Talk Monday classes. All classes take place in person in the computing center. Thursday, Feb. 13 – Ancestry Library Edition – 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25 – Exploring

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Historical documents added to Digital Long Island collection

The not-for-profit organization Preservation Long Island has been participating in a project called Digital Long Island, organized by the East Hampton Library. More than 500 items from Preservation Long Island‘s manuscript collection have now been digitized and are available online. This collection includes 17th-, 18th-,

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1890 NYC Police Census to be subject of free webinar

The New York City Municipal Archives will present a free webinar, “Digitizing the 1890 Police Census” on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. In 1890, questioning the accuracy of the city’s population count reported by the federal government, New York City officials launched an independent

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