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Chronicling America: Using Historic Newspapers
in the Classroom
Vermont Digital Newspaper Project Erenst Anip, Project Librarian
Karyn Norwood, Digital Support Specialist
Vermont Digital Newspaper Project
Part of the National Digital Newspaper Program
digitizing historic Vermont newspapers
between 1836-1922
Vermont Content Online:
59 Vermont titles
260,000 pages
Every county represented (except Grand Isle)
Online tool to search historic newspapers from across the
country.
9 million pages from 1836-1922 available to search by text.
You can search, save, download, print, and clip
articles for free.
Chronicling America: What is it?
BREAKING: Vermont to add 100k more pages before 2016 ends
•Orleans County Monitor (1913-1922)•Rutland Herald (1855-1873)
•Brattleboro Reformer family (1879-1922)•Londonderry Sifter (1884-1921)•Manchester Journal (1861-1922)
•Herald and News (1888-1910) (West Randolph, Orange County)•Barre Daily Times (1903-1922)
•Bellows Falls Times (1855-1903)
So, let’s dive right into it!
library.uvm.edu/vtnpor search:
VTDNP or
Vermont Digital Newspaper Project
Vermont Digital Newspaper Project Website
Educator Resource Page:library.uvm.edu/vtnp/
•Downloadable lessons and activities
•Links to other resources and lessons from other states
•General Tutorial section
Online Resources
Other online tools:
flickr.com/vtndppinterest.com/vtdnplibrary.uvm.edu/vtnpfacebook.com/vtdnp
slideshare.net/vtdnp
Let’s ExploreChronicling America!
chroniclingamerica.loc.govchroniclingamerica.com
or search: Chronicling America
the basics of Chronicling America
How to search? ● Simple search● Advanced search
We have downloadable PowerPoints and how-tos on our
website!
Search Pages Tab
Pick a state or search all states
Pick a year range or specific year.
Remember, years are between 1836-1922.
Enter a search word(s) here.Remember historical
language!
Try a simple search! Pick a state or
search all states
Pick a year range or specific year.
Remember, years are between
1836-1922.
Enter a search word(s) here
The search tool searches the text to find the word/phrase you entered. Your keywords show up highlighted red.
Capturing images/text options
➔ View the text from the page ➔ Download as a PDF➔ Download as a JP2 ➔ Use the clipping tool to save a section of a page
Bibliographic Citations:
MLA:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date of Publication: Pages. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.
Example:
"The Pioneer Shops." Burlington Weekly Free Press 9 April 1869: 1. Chronicling America. Web. 20 November 2014.
At the bottom of every newspaper page (great for keeping track of pages!):
Hold down Ctrl to select multiple states or newspapers!
Advanced Search Tab
Advanced Search Example:
James P. Taylor, Green Mountain Club, & the
Long Trail
James P. Taylor (1872-1949)
Founder of Green Mountain Club (1909)
Long Trail built between 1910-1930, oldest long-distance
walking trail in the country.
Could do a project on Taylor or the Green Mountain Club
● Try a simple search first, with keywords● Could limit to Vermont, years 1900-1922● Search words to try in combination, proximity, or as phrases:● Taylor, Long Trail, Green Mountain Club, J.P. Taylor, James Taylor.
Technology then & now: not perfect!
❏ Typos or errors
❏ Microfilm quality
❏ OCR rarely 100% accurate
Example Activities
100 Years Ago Today
100 Years Ago Today
1. Have students enter the words “John Brown Harpers Ferry” in the search box, limiting the years between 1859 and 1861 (more/less years, depending on the spectrum). Students can also search by a specific state.
2. Students could divide up into North & South (or particular states) and argue perspectives found in the newspapers, or individually find and analyze examples of differing perspectives found in the papers.
John Brown & Harper’s Ferry
Raid, 1863
•John Brown’s ill-fated raid on Harper’s Ferry, VA, took place on October 16-18, 1859.
•Brown and 20 others captured the armory with the intention to arm nearby slaves and begin an insurgency that would end slavery in the south.
•Brown and his men were cornered in the armory by militia and US Marines.
•Brown was soon defeated. Among the dead were two of Brown’s sons. John Brown was hanged in Virginia on December 2, 1859.
Research Projects
•Local historic buildings
•Famous people
•Events
•Technology
•Culture
•Differing perspectives
Recommended Topics
Each topics page includes:
➔ important dates
➔ suggested search terms
➔ sample articles
Have students do research and write a blog post!
Idea: a contest for the oddest
clipping
Idea: students to curate an
online album on Pinterest or
Flickr
Have students create an exhibit or display
Thanks for coming!
Contact us: Website: library.uvm.edu/vtnp
Erenst Anip, Project Librarian: [email protected]
Karyn Norwood, Digital Support: [email protected]
Phone: 802-656-0819
