Phase 6 Final Title List

Phase 6 has concluded. We digitized content from 15 Florida newspaper titles! The final issues will be added to Chronicling America later this summer. All content will also be added to Florida Digital Newspaper Library over the next year. Brooksville Journal  Place: Brooksville, Hernando County, FloridaYears: 1928-1959 Brooksville Sun-Journal Place: Brooksville, Hernando County, FloridaYears: 1959-1961Continue reading Phase 6 Final Title List

The Brooksville Journal

The Brooksville Journal has been digitized! Issues of the Brooksville Journal 1928-1959 were digitized during our Phase 6 cycle. Issues from 1928-1938 are available in Chronicling America at the time of this blog post. Issues from 1939-1959 will be added later this year.  Issues from related titles including the Brooksville Sun-Journal, and the Brooksville Sun willContinue reading The Brooksville Journal

Miami Citizen, Miami Labor Citizen, and Labor Citizen now Digitized

Content from the Miami Citizen (1938-1949), Mami Labor Citizen (1949-1956) and the Labor Citizen (1956-1959) have been digitized and are live in Chronicling America! Miami’s Central Labor Union decided to begin publishing a newspaper in March 1918, due to lack of publicity in the Miami Herald and the Miami Daily Metropolis. Miami’s only labor newspaper, theContinue reading Miami Citizen, Miami Labor Citizen, and Labor Citizen now Digitized

The Quincy Herald 1887-1891 Digitized

162 issues of the Quincy Herald from Quincy, Florida have been added to Chronicling America! The Quincy Herald is available online in Chronicling America from January 1887 through December 1891, in the Florida Digital Newspaper Library (FDNL) from 1885 through 1891, and as the Quincy Florida Herald in FDNL from 1892 through 1895.  The QuincyContinue reading The Quincy Herald 1887-1891 Digitized

The River Junction Tribune and Chattahoochee Tribune

257 issues of River Junction Tribune and The Chattahoochee Tribune from 1935-1941 have been added to Chronicling America! Chattahoochee Tribune, July 11, 1941. The River Junction Tribune, later the Chattahoochee Tribune, was a weekly paper published in Gadsden County, Florida. The paper began publishing circa 1929 as the River Junction Tribune.  The newspaper changed itsContinue reading The River Junction Tribune and Chattahoochee Tribune

35 Years of the Gadsden County Times Digitized

Over 21,000 pages of the Gadsden County Times from 1928-1963 have been digitized! This is one of the longest runs of newspaper in Chronicling America and documents 35 years of life in Gadsden County. Years 1928-1960 are live in Chronicling America as of May 1, 2025. Years 1961-1963 will be added soon. About the GadsdenContinue reading 35 Years of the Gadsden County Times Digitized

Introducing the Florida Labor Advocate

The Florida Labor Advocate March 1950 – December 1950 has been added to Chronicling America! The Florida Labor Advocate was a union newspaper published by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in Tampa, Florida. The weekly paper was the “Official Organ of Tampa Central Trades & Labor Assembly” and claimed to be the oldest officialContinue reading Introducing the Florida Labor Advocate

Community Council Commentator Added

The Community Council Commentator years 1943-1945 and the related title Commentator of the Community Council years 1945 -1950 have been added to Chronicling America! About the Commentator The Community Council Commentator began publication in February 1943. Produced by the Jacksonville Jewish Community Council, the biweekly newspaper described itself as the “Official Organ of the JacksonvilleContinue reading Community Council Commentator Added

Phase 6 Titles Selected

19 Florida newspaper titles have been selected for digitization in Phase 6 of the US Caribbean & Florida Digital Newspapers Project’s NDNP grant. These papers were selected for their diverse geographic, temporal, cultural, and linguistic coverage. Collectively they contain content from 1887-1963 from 10 different counties in two languages. Adding these newspapers to Chronicling AmericaContinue reading Phase 6 Titles Selected