The Library of Congress recently updated Chronicling America, and the following new Indiana newspaper content is now available: Brookville American, 1858-1860; Indiana American, 1853-1857; Indiana State Sentinel (weekly edition), 1875-78, 82-89, 92-94; and more issues of the Wabash Express, 1860-1861. If you are a regular user of Indiana newspapers on Chronicling America, you may notice that … Continue reading Brookville American and Other New Content Available in Chronicling America →
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ACCESS Hoosier State Chronicles! Below is a list of freely-accessible, historic, digitized Indiana newspapers organized by place of publication. These titles are available through various websites [noted in brackets after the title: e.g. HSC=Hoosier State Chronicles]. Angola Angola Herald (1910-1963) [via INSPIRE] Steuben Republican (1860-1964) [via INSPIRE] Argos Argos Reflector (1881-1963) [via INSPIRE] Bedford Bedford Independent (1856-57) [HSC] … Continue reading Indiana newspapers →
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The “religion vs. science” debate has been a hot media sensation since 9/11. Syria’s refugee crisis is causing further argument over why some believers haven’t helped people obviously in need, though many have. But venomous debates over religion and refugees aren’t new to American history. Black History Month reminds us that religious voices have played … Continue reading A Railroad “Chartered in Heaven” →
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In a previous post, I featured an example of “text speak” published in the Vincennes Western Sun way back in 1849. Here’s a few more linguistic oddities from early Hoosier newspapers. If you drink German beer from a bottle, you might have seen a label on the side saying something like “Brewed according to the German purity law of 1516,” a reference to the famous “Reinheitsgebot” … Continue reading Bringt die Babies! “Denglish” in Indianapolis’ German Newspapers →
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