Do you have ancestors from the New England area? We’re excited to announce that we’ve added new papers from Massachusetts and Vermont to our archives!
The Berkshire Eagle: Pittsfield, Massachusetts incorporated as a city in 1891, and we have issues of the Berkshire Eagle dating back to May 1892. The Berkshire Eagle chronicled the early growth of Pittsfield including the burgeoning business of electricity. William Stanley, the founder of the Electric Manufacturing Company, produced the first electric transformer and later sold his business to General Electric. The Berkshire Eagle also covered news from several nearby New York communities including New Lebanon, Stephentown, and Canaan. Pittsfield made national headlines in 1902 when President Theodore Roosevelt’s horse-drawn carriage was hit by a trolley car resulting in the first death of Secret Service agent while on presidential protection detail.
North Adams Transcript: About 40 miles from Pittsfield is the city of North Adams, home to the North Adams Transcript. Our archives date back to 1895 and document, among other things, the history of the mill industry in North Adams. Thousands of citizens worked in the mills and manufacturing was a big part of the economy. The Transcript covered mill accidents, work disputes, and the changing economy as the mills closed down. If you had ancestors that lived in North Adams, the society pages are a great resource for community news including announcements for weddings, births, and events.
Bennington Banner: Bennington, Vermont has a rich military history that dates back to Revolutionary War times when a local militia headed by Ethan Allen took part in the Battle of Bennington. The battle led to the success of the Revolution. The Bennington Banner was established in 1841 and our archives go back to 1842. In 1887, the Bennington Banner reported on the opening of the Vermont Bennington Soldiers’ Home. The home cared for veterans from throughout the state, so the paper’s archives are a great place to search for your veteran ancestors. If you had ancestors from communities outside of Bennington like Rupert, Pownal, or Shaftsbury, be sure to check the Bennington Banner’s Local Intelligence column.
Brattleboro Reformer: Established as a weekly Democratic alternative to Republican-dominated papers, the archives for the Brattleboro Reformer date back to 1884. The Reformer prided itself on local news and advertised that it had correspondents in every county. Check the archives for news updates from Rutland, Franklin, and other counties. Brattleboro is home to the Brattleboro Retreat, an asylum founded in 1834 to treat the mentally ill from across the state. The hospital operated under standards considered progressive at the time. Patients were well-treated with modern therapies, though they were still considered inmates and sometimes held against their will. Author Rudyard Kipling wrote his famous book Jungle Book in Brattleboro and proving that little boys are the same in every generation, the Reformer advocated for restricted sales of bean-blowers used by boys in Brattleboro to terrorize the girls! If you are searching for your ancestors from Brattleboro, be sure to search the Society Page.
Get started searching our updated archives for Massachusetts and Vermont today on Newspapers.com!
The Transcript and the Eagle were my papers growing up. I cannot wait to look through these for news on my family back through to my grandparents’ time. Also, I worked on the Transcript briefly after college and will be sure to look for remembered stories. This is such a great email to see in my inbox.
I should note that Randy Trabold was a famous photographer who worked at the North Adams Transcript and documented my childhood. He’s also famous for his winter photos of the sign in the rural town of Florida (mountain) in the dead of winter saying, “Welcome to Florida.”
Still waiting and hoping you can get the Worcester Mass papers from 1900-1960 at least and the Fall River Herald News from the last 100 yrs…. Seventh request
You already had some of these, so I’m assuming you mean you expanded your year range? That seems to be what happened with the Reformer, for example, where you used to stop at 1922 but now have the more recent decades.
Also, it’s so strange that you refer to things in the past tense. The Reformer is still going strong, as is the Brattleboro Retreat, which is one of the world’s renowned mental health treatment centers.
Would love to see The Standard Times from New Bedford, MA. The home of the whaling industry, the last remaining whale ship The Charles W. Morgan and my family history.
Love to know more about the Reynolds Family from Boston Ma….they are my ancestors
New Hampshire newspapers would help, especially ones on the border with Massachusetts and Vermont. Also, the Springfield (VT) Reporter and Black River Tribune (Ludlow, VT) would be a nice addition.
Witam!Czy ktoś może mi pomóc mam książkę a raczej księgę tytuł 4 WYDANIE TAGESZEITÜNG FÜR BRAUEREI IN BERLIN 1906.
Szukałem na rynku Polskim i Niemieckim i nigdzie nie mogę znaleźć czego kolejek z tym związane.