Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
Have you heard of a Hoosier cabinet? Hoosier cabinets were a popular type of kitchen furniture in the early 20th century, especially between 1900 and
The Loch Ness Monster splashed its way into newspaper fame on May 2, 1933. That day, the Inverness Courier reported that a “creature” with a
8 May 1945 was Victory in Europe (VE) Day in Britain. Since then, it has been marked yearly with gatherings, parties, and commemorations. To mark
On May 17, 1980 – just 24 hours before the deadly eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington – The Oregonian in Portland published
Struggling to find newspaper articles about your ancestors? In this post, I’ll show you how changing the names you search for can help you succeed.
We are happy to announce that we’ve added 180 new papers in the past month. These newspapers come from 16 states, Australia, Canada, England, and
The year was 1862, and war was raging in the United States. Union and Confederate soldiers were mopping up after the Battle of Antietam on
Can you believe we are a quarter of the way through 2025 and a quarter of the way through the 21st Century? Times go fast,
World War II dessert recipes offer a unique window into daily life in the United States during food rationing. As Americans adapted to shortages and
On March 2, 1819, Congress passed the first federal law devoted explicitly to immigration. It was known as the Steerage Act and required, among other
