tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post4566678964152860111..comments2023-08-01T01:15:40.086-07:00Comments on Northwest History: Exploring the Death of Chief Joseph in Chronicling AmericaLarry Cebulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-71997227494134368992017-03-15T13:02:15.316-07:002017-03-15T13:02:15.316-07:00Small criticism: the archive now goes to 1924.
As...Small criticism: the archive now goes to 1924.<br /><br />As one who lives on old newpaper archive sites, I highly recommend the free ones in the Calfornia digital project. I also urge that readers join the team of volunteers who correct the text, in order to greatly improve the searchability. I've done thousands of lines myself.<br /><br />The one shortcoming of the Chronicling America site is the lack of diversity for papers from the early part of the 19th century, and those later than 1924. For that, one must employ a couple of the most notable pay sites. Well worth the minor investment for real historians. For example, if one wants to understand the actual, contemporary meaning of the phrase "well-regulated," then those early newspapers are indispensable. (It had a meaning 180 degrees opposite of what many moderns believe.) Or if one is studying WWII, pay sites are the only means available.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087209804258901054noreply@blogger.com