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Hugh Mac Dougall <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 4 May 1999 15:59:42 -0400
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        The New York State Historical Association has been the site of several
newspaper indexing projects. Some years ago a retired engineer produced a
complete name only index of the weekly Otsego Herald (1795-1822). Another
volunteer is currently indexing (both names and subjects) the weekly
Cooperstown Freeman's Journal (1808 to date), and is presently somewhere in
the 1830s.
        There are numerous indices limited to vital statistics (generally marriage
and death notices) for various New York State papers, including those of
Cooperstown.

Hugh C. MacDougall
Secretary/Treasurer
James Fenimore Cooper Society
8 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326-1016
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<http://library.cmsu.edu/cooper/cooper.htm>

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> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Newspaper back indexing
> Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 11:36 AM
>
> An independent historian in Long Island, Vincent Seyfried, is 10 years
into
> an abstract/index of the 3 dozen or so Queens newspapers published in the
> 19th century.  This is on a strictly volunteer basis, with no "funding"
and
> little recognition.
>
> Is any subscriber familar with similar projects in New York State or
> elsewhere?
> In New York City (five boroughs), we have two principal existing
newspaper
> indices, the Times (1851-present) and the Tribune (1875-1906), plus
several
> other more limited efforts.
>
> Christopher Gray

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