Julie Miller’s monthly column is in the 12 October 2008 edition of the Broomfield Enterprise. The title for October is Historical society libraries hold wealth of resources. The column is about the wide variety of sources that can be found in small historical society libraries.
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNS) Web site has a new look and an improved search. According to the Website, they have a new server and updated software. For users, that translates into a more user-friendly site and a better online experience.
CHNC is a joint project of the Colorado State Library, the Colorado Historical Society, and individual donors.
The Web site includes 147 Colorado newspapers published from 1859 to 1923, and has over 477,000 digitized pages.
CHNC has kept all the good stuff, like being able to browse the titles, and search by title, city, and county. It has changed and added other functions. For instance, it now allows a search in all the titles at the same time without locking up your computer. Printing is easier too, and you can now save the HTML file to your computer.
CHNC has been a rich source of information for researchers since it began. These latest improvements enhance an already good Web site.
CHNC made Family Tree Magazines “101 Best Web Sites” this week also in the “Online Newspaper Category.”
The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) awarded Roberta “Bobbi” King the APGQ Excellence Award at their luncheon at the recent Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conference in Philadelphia. The award was given for Bobbi’s exceptional column “Professional Profiles” which is published in the APG Quarterly. Bobbi is well known in the Colorado genealogical community for her many volunteer activities over the past ten years. She is currently serving on the FGS board of directors.
Other awards presented at the luncheon:
Sandra Hargreaves Luebking-APG Professional Achievement Award
Gary Mokotoff-APG Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
Craig Roberts Scott, CG-Grahame T. Smallwood, Jr. Award of Merit
Congratulations to Bobbi!
The September 2008 edition of Denver Public Library’s Western History/Genealogy Newsletter is now available at the DPL Web site.
Some highlights from this issue are:
The newsletter also has links to past issues and numerous calendar events.
Here are some important events coming up in the next two months:
22-25 September- NARA Fall Workshops.
4 October- Swedish Family Research Fair at the Community College of Aurora.
25 October- Dr. Roland Paul to speak at CO Pal-Am Fall seminar.
See the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies events calendar for regular society events in Colorado.