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February 23, 2022
SUNY Niagara Library receives grant to digitize microfilm of the Niagara Gazette from 1963-1977
In January of 2022, the Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) received word that the 2021-2022 Access and Innovation funding was received. Part of the funding approved an $8,832 grant to the SUNY Niagara library, which will allow for the digitization of the Niagara Gazette from 1963-1977. According to SUNY Niagara librarian Jean Linn, “the Niagara Gazette is a treasure trove of local history. This project will make a lot of historical content freely available to anyone with an internet connection.”
Jean indicated that microfilm was sent this week to start the process and will be digitized within the next few months. The expectation is that the online archives will be accessible by late summer. Once the project is complete, people can access the digitized files through New York State Historic Newspapers via https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/. This resource makes historic newspapers freely available for all New York counties. The Niagara Falls Public Library has been digitizing an earlier run of the Niagara Gazette, beginning in 1854. When both projects are complete, readers will have access to over a century of historic Niagara County content at their fingertips.
In January of 2022, the Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) received word that the 2021-2022 Access and Innovation funding was received. Part of the funding approved an $8,832 grant to the SUNY Niagara library, which will allow for the digitization of the Niagara Gazette from 1963-1977. According to SUNY Niagara librarian Jean Linn, “the Niagara Gazette is a treasure trove of local history. This project will make a lot of historical content freely available to anyone with an internet connection.”
Jean indicated that microfilm was sent this week to start the process and will be digitized within the next few months. The expectation is that the online archives will be accessible by late summer. Once the project is complete, people can access the digitized files through New York State Historic Newspapers via https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/. This resource makes historic newspapers freely available for all New York counties. The Niagara Falls Public Library has been digitizing an earlier run of the Niagara Gazette, beginning in 1854. When both projects are complete, readers will have access to over a century of historic Niagara County content at their fingertips.
SUNY Niagara Library receives grant to digitize microfilm of the Niagara Gazette from 1963-1977
Media Contact Information
Sara Harvey
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Phone: 716-614-6220
Email: sharvey@niagaracc.suny.edu
