W.W.&F. Discussion Forum

The Maine Narrow Gauges (Historic & Preserved) => The Original W&Q and WW&F: 1894-1933 => Topic started by: Bill Reidy on November 05, 2018, 08:11:17 PM

Title: Newspaper archives project
Post by: Bill Reidy on November 05, 2018, 08:11:17 PM

The Lincoln County News reports (https://lcnme.com/currentnews/lcn-skidompha-partner-to-digitize-newspaper-archives/) that the LCN and the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta have undertaken a project to digitize the LCN and predecessor newspapers (http://www.skidompha.org/lcn-skidompha-newspaper-archive-project/).

Depending on the dates of the newspapers to be archived, this looks to make period newspaper articles on the original W&Q and WW&F more readily available.  I know researching the history of Cape Cod's railroads has become much easier with the availability of digital archives for several old Cape papers.

Title: Re: Newspaper archives project
Post by: Jeff Schumaker on November 06, 2018, 08:37:40 AM

This is great news. I have found articles on the W&Q in the old Gardiner papers that are online.

Jeff S.