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
The US Caribbean & Florida Digital Newspaper Project celebrates 10 years of continuous digitization! Principal Investigator Patrick Reakes and Co-Principal Investigator Melissa Jerome reflect on 10 years of the project. Patrick Reakes: Principal Investigator 2013-2025 Senior Associate Dean, Scholarly Resources and Services George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida As we’re reaching the end of our 5thContinue reading Reflections on 10 Years of Digitization
The time has come again to start reviewing microfilm for our project! After selecting the titles to be digitized for this round, we place an order with company that houses our master negatives to have selected reels duplicated. These reels are then mailed to us to be reviewed for quality and completeness. This review processContinue reading Pre-digitization
October 7, 2015 UF Libraries’ Florida and Puerto Rico Newspaper Project Celebrates Contributions to Chronicling America’s 10 Million Pages Free, searchable database of historic newspapers reflects Florida & Puerto Rico history The University of Florida and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras today join the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities inContinue reading Celebrating Chronicling America’s 10 Million Pages
Welcome! The Florida and Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project(FPRDNP) is a collaboration between the University of Florida Smathers Libraries and the library at the University of Puerto Rico– Rio Piedras, as part of the state and territory’s involvement in the NDNP. The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) and the LibraryContinue reading Introduction
