Washington State Historical Newspapers Online

The Washington State Library SOS site has added historic newspapers online this week. 

Researchers and genealogy buffs can browse over 400,000 pages from historical newspapers from across Washington. Volunteers can also sign up for text correcting which corrects errors in the OCR readout. This helps the search system work with more accuracy. 

The new website can be viewed here:

https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/ 

Preserving Photos and Documents - January Recap

The January program was presented by Carolyn Purcell and Sue Buce from the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center talking about photos/documents and focusing on their care and preservation. Samples of different photo types were on display and attendees learned about the best way to preserve them. Also shown were samples of archival boxes and materials and a list of preferable temperatures and environment requirements for their safe storage. 

Approximately 40 people attended. The weather was with us !