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Historical newspaper archives are online
Jo Pearson
May. 5, 2020 6:53 pm
I was happy to read Joe Coffey's article in Sunday's paper ('The birth of news in Linn County”) about the history of newspapers in Linn County. But I was disappointed that Mr. Coffey did not include mention of the Metro Libraries' historical newspaper databases. All of the papers mentioned and pictured in his article (and many more!) are available in scanned, full-text, searchable versions, through the websites of the Cedar Rapids and Marion Public Libraries. There is no charge to browse or search these delightful old editions, and in fact, you don't even need a library card.
I encourage anyone with an interest in local history, or just with a little time on your hands, to look at some of these old newspapers. It's a delightful adventure to read about lives in other times.
Jo Pearson
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