To be clear, as of now the NDNP—which was the program digitizing new papers for ChronAm and was a partnership between the NEH & LoC—is what’s been shut down. So *for now* the issue is nothing new will be added to ChronAm going forward, not the existing site—run by the LoC—going down
May 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
To be clear, as of now the NDNP—which was the program digitizing new papers for ChronAm and was a partnership between the NEH & LoC—is what’s been shut down. So *for now* the issue is nothing new will be added to ChronAm going forward, not the existing site—run by the LoC—going down
Every day I type chroniclingamerica.loc.gov into my browser & expect the site to be gone—we are working to archive it for Viral Texts, but also others who might need it if that happens—during the ChronAm panel at MLA just months ago it was so exciting to hear about their future plans, all scuttled
May 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Every day I type chroniclingamerica.loc.gov into my browser & expect the site to be gone—we are working to archive it for Viral Texts, but also others who might need it if that happens—during the ChronAm panel at MLA just months ago it was so exciting to hear about their future plans, all scuttled
Beginning in the late 19th century, newspapers started to publish and celebrate April Fools' Days. Browse this guide to historical articles about April Fools pranks and other celebrations of the holiday at the #NEHgrant-funded #ChronAm database of American newspapers: ow.ly/OM0X50VpTsy
April 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Beginning in the late 19th century, newspapers started to publish and celebrate April Fools' Days. Browse this guide to historical articles about April Fools pranks and other celebrations of the holiday at the #NEHgrant-funded #ChronAm database of American newspapers: ow.ly/OM0X50VpTsy
Matthew has been doing yeoman’s work creating a local backup of Chronicling America, just in case—for himself & Viral Texts—& documenting his processes for other scholars to learn from/imitate
In this new post he outlines how he added search functionality to his local copy of ChronAm
In this new post he outlines how he added search functionality to his local copy of ChronAm
I just finished drafting another post about my Chron Am backup project. It describes how I created some search functionality for my local version of Chronicling America.
Feel free to check it out here: matthewkollmer.com/building-sea...
Feel free to check it out here: matthewkollmer.com/building-sea...
June 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Matthew has been doing yeoman’s work creating a local backup of Chronicling America, just in case—for himself & Viral Texts—& documenting his processes for other scholars to learn from/imitate
In this new post he outlines how he added search functionality to his local copy of ChronAm
In this new post he outlines how he added search functionality to his local copy of ChronAm
For those unfamiliar the National Digital Newspaper Program funds states to digitize newspapers—which are then collected in the archive Chronicling America—NDNP & ChronAm are related but not the same—the funding program has been shut down—the archive is still online—though I worry for its future
National Digital Newspaper Program | Library of Congress
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), is a long-term effort to provide permanent access...
www.loc.gov
May 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For those unfamiliar the National Digital Newspaper Program funds states to digitize newspapers—which are then collected in the archive Chronicling America—NDNP & ChronAm are related but not the same—the funding program has been shut down—the archive is still online—though I worry for its future
Relieved that this long-planned upgrade actually happened
Now if someone could just say that the National Digital Newspaper program—which funds new digitization for ChronAm—will continue, I’d be doubly relieved
But given that I know several NDNP folks fired I’m not hopeful
Now if someone could just say that the National Digital Newspaper program—which funds new digitization for ChronAm—will continue, I’d be doubly relieved
But given that I know several NDNP folks fired I’m not hopeful
NEWS: The Library of Congress has launched a significant upgrade to the Chronicling America website, the nation’s leading free resource for historical U.S. newspapers. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...
Library of Congress Unveils Major Upgrades to Chronicling America Website
Library of Congress Unveils Major Upgrades to Chronicling America Website Enhanced Platform Improves Accessibility and Research Capabilities for Historic Newspapers The Library of Congress has...
newsroom.loc.gov
August 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Relieved that this long-planned upgrade actually happened
Now if someone could just say that the National Digital Newspaper program—which funds new digitization for ChronAm—will continue, I’d be doubly relieved
But given that I know several NDNP folks fired I’m not hopeful
Now if someone could just say that the National Digital Newspaper program—which funds new digitization for ChronAm—will continue, I’d be doubly relieved
But given that I know several NDNP folks fired I’m not hopeful
Funding for the National Digital Newspaper program, which funds new newspaper digitization, seemed to have been cut in NEH cuts. Certainly the staff running it (a few of whom I knew) were fired. So ChronAm is online but unlikely to grow in the near future
August 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Funding for the National Digital Newspaper program, which funds new newspaper digitization, seemed to have been cut in NEH cuts. Certainly the staff running it (a few of whom I knew) were fired. So ChronAm is online but unlikely to grow in the near future
I work at the Library of Congress (well, when I'm not furloughed), and I'm real familiar with the ChronAm ppl. I'm very skeptical that this is an actual removal thing, and I think it's more that the search isn't great (a critique I share with the general LOC website experience tbh).
October 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I work at the Library of Congress (well, when I'm not furloughed), and I'm real familiar with the ChronAm ppl. I'm very skeptical that this is an actual removal thing, and I think it's more that the search isn't great (a critique I share with the general LOC website experience tbh).
#OTD in 1871, Hawaiian Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi was born. The only member of Congress to have been born into royalty, Prince Kūhiō served as the 2nd elected congressional delegate from the territory of Hawai’i. Read more about his re-election in 1908 via #ChronAm: ow.ly/KJk950Vm8Fu
March 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#OTD in 1871, Hawaiian Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi was born. The only member of Congress to have been born into royalty, Prince Kūhiō served as the 2nd elected congressional delegate from the territory of Hawai’i. Read more about his re-election in 1908 via #ChronAm: ow.ly/KJk950Vm8Fu
“Just One Day” uses the front pages of historical newspapers to contextualize momentous events, both joyous and heinous.
What happened the day before the Tulsa Race Massacre?
Learn more here: tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
#ChronAm #TeacherSky #sschat #MediaLiteracy
What happened the day before the Tulsa Race Massacre?
Learn more here: tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
#ChronAm #TeacherSky #sschat #MediaLiteracy
Primary Source Minute - Just One Day - Historical Newspaper Activity
YouTube video by TPS Western Region at MSU Denver
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“Just One Day” uses the front pages of historical newspapers to contextualize momentous events, both joyous and heinous.
What happened the day before the Tulsa Race Massacre?
Learn more here: tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
#ChronAm #TeacherSky #sschat #MediaLiteracy
What happened the day before the Tulsa Race Massacre?
Learn more here: tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
#ChronAm #TeacherSky #sschat #MediaLiteracy
Happy Birthday Hank Aaron!
Grab some peanuts and cracker jack and read about Aaron capturing the 1963 National League Slugging Title in this article from “The Daily News of the Virgin Islands,” part of #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: ow.ly/7UnA50USqth
Grab some peanuts and cracker jack and read about Aaron capturing the 1963 National League Slugging Title in this article from “The Daily News of the Virgin Islands,” part of #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: ow.ly/7UnA50USqth
February 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Happy Birthday Hank Aaron!
Grab some peanuts and cracker jack and read about Aaron capturing the 1963 National League Slugging Title in this article from “The Daily News of the Virgin Islands,” part of #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: ow.ly/7UnA50USqth
Grab some peanuts and cracker jack and read about Aaron capturing the 1963 National League Slugging Title in this article from “The Daily News of the Virgin Islands,” part of #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: ow.ly/7UnA50USqth
I cannot begin to express how invaluable the National Digital Newspaper Program & ChronAm are to my work as a researcher, instructor, and librarian.
The NDNP team at NEH & LC is (was?) such a force for good--it is cruel that the public is robbed of the team's plans for the program's future.
The NDNP team at NEH & LC is (was?) such a force for good--it is cruel that the public is robbed of the team's plans for the program's future.
Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...
www.loc.gov
May 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I cannot begin to express how invaluable the National Digital Newspaper Program & ChronAm are to my work as a researcher, instructor, and librarian.
The NDNP team at NEH & LC is (was?) such a force for good--it is cruel that the public is robbed of the team's plans for the program's future.
The NDNP team at NEH & LC is (was?) such a force for good--it is cruel that the public is robbed of the team's plans for the program's future.
Yikes @mlmcgill.bsky.social! On the old & new sites, some issues/titles are loading and some aren't. Is that what you see? My hunch is that's a server issue—similar to known issues from over the past year. Lots of bugs in migrating ChronAm to the main LOC site. (At least they're re-OCRing it all).
April 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Yikes @mlmcgill.bsky.social! On the old & new sites, some issues/titles are loading and some aren't. Is that what you see? My hunch is that's a server issue—similar to known issues from over the past year. Lots of bugs in migrating ChronAm to the main LOC site. (At least they're re-OCRing it all).
Happy Human Rights Day!
Look at this 1948 “The St. Croix Avis” photo and caption from #ChronAm featuring Chairman of the U.N. Human Rights Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt, pushing for a universal bill for human rights: ow.ly/gMem50UmzXX
Look at this 1948 “The St. Croix Avis” photo and caption from #ChronAm featuring Chairman of the U.N. Human Rights Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt, pushing for a universal bill for human rights: ow.ly/gMem50UmzXX
December 10, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Happy Human Rights Day!
Look at this 1948 “The St. Croix Avis” photo and caption from #ChronAm featuring Chairman of the U.N. Human Rights Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt, pushing for a universal bill for human rights: ow.ly/gMem50UmzXX
Look at this 1948 “The St. Croix Avis” photo and caption from #ChronAm featuring Chairman of the U.N. Human Rights Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt, pushing for a universal bill for human rights: ow.ly/gMem50UmzXX
Not sure there's anyone I could put you in touch with, but ChronAm is on the LOC API www.loc.gov/collections/...
www.loc.gov/apis/json-an...
E.g. www.loc.gov/collections/...
The IIIF manifests aren't explicitly included, but I think the manifest urls be constructed from info returned by the API
www.loc.gov/apis/json-an...
E.g. www.loc.gov/collections/...
The IIIF manifests aren't explicitly included, but I think the manifest urls be constructed from info returned by the API
API Endpoints | Making API Requests | JSON/YAML for LoC.gov | APIs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress
Selecting an API endpoint to query
www.loc.gov
May 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Not sure there's anyone I could put you in touch with, but ChronAm is on the LOC API www.loc.gov/collections/...
www.loc.gov/apis/json-an...
E.g. www.loc.gov/collections/...
The IIIF manifests aren't explicitly included, but I think the manifest urls be constructed from info returned by the API
www.loc.gov/apis/json-an...
E.g. www.loc.gov/collections/...
The IIIF manifests aren't explicitly included, but I think the manifest urls be constructed from info returned by the API
NEH is celebrating “All The News That’s Fit to Print” Day with the #NEHgrant-funded #ChronAm database of digitized American newspapers between 1756-1963.
Take tips from Eva Fay in this 1923 "Washington Times-Herald" article, a famous medium, on “how to talk with spirits": ow.ly/S4bC50UV8bl
Take tips from Eva Fay in this 1923 "Washington Times-Herald" article, a famous medium, on “how to talk with spirits": ow.ly/S4bC50UV8bl
February 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEH is celebrating “All The News That’s Fit to Print” Day with the #NEHgrant-funded #ChronAm database of digitized American newspapers between 1756-1963.
Take tips from Eva Fay in this 1923 "Washington Times-Herald" article, a famous medium, on “how to talk with spirits": ow.ly/S4bC50UV8bl
Take tips from Eva Fay in this 1923 "Washington Times-Herald" article, a famous medium, on “how to talk with spirits": ow.ly/S4bC50UV8bl
of course our data will only include papers in the databases we have access to—ChronAm, Gale’s US Newspapers, a few others
September 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
of course our data will only include papers in the databases we have access to—ChronAm, Gale’s US Newspapers, a few others
Don’t forget to bundle up on Sweater Day!
Thanks to #ChronAm, dog moms in 1906 could show off the latest sweater fashion AND match with their furry best friend as shown in this article from “The Minneapolis Journal” —some things never change!
ow.ly/iUUg50UR7gG
Thanks to #ChronAm, dog moms in 1906 could show off the latest sweater fashion AND match with their furry best friend as shown in this article from “The Minneapolis Journal” —some things never change!
ow.ly/iUUg50UR7gG
February 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Don’t forget to bundle up on Sweater Day!
Thanks to #ChronAm, dog moms in 1906 could show off the latest sweater fashion AND match with their furry best friend as shown in this article from “The Minneapolis Journal” —some things never change!
ow.ly/iUUg50UR7gG
Thanks to #ChronAm, dog moms in 1906 could show off the latest sweater fashion AND match with their furry best friend as shown in this article from “The Minneapolis Journal” —some things never change!
ow.ly/iUUg50UR7gG
We'll see what we can rustle up (we have some that are for individual states' #ChronAm work), but @mollyhardy.bsky.social might have the best collection!
May 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We'll see what we can rustle up (we have some that are for individual states' #ChronAm work), but @mollyhardy.bsky.social might have the best collection!
#OTD in 1924, the inaugural Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, France. Held over 10 days, athletes from 16 nations competed in nine different events. Read more from this sports page from The Omaha Morning Bee. ow.ly/lcIR50UIrM2
#ChronAm
#ChronAm
January 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#OTD in 1924, the inaugural Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, France. Held over 10 days, athletes from 16 nations competed in nine different events. Read more from this sports page from The Omaha Morning Bee. ow.ly/lcIR50UIrM2
#ChronAm
#ChronAm
🚨 NEW POST: Good manners can make all the difference in just about any situation. If you follow the etiquette you (hopefully) learned in preschool, you’ll go far—into the judicial system, that is. #HistoryBlog #ChronAm secondglancehistory.com/mind-your-ma...
Mind Your Manners
“Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals,” the politician Horace Mann is said to have declared. While the stories below suggest otherwise, there’s no denying that good manners can make all...
secondglancehistory.com
October 18, 2023 at 4:02 PM
🚨 NEW POST: Good manners can make all the difference in just about any situation. If you follow the etiquette you (hopefully) learned in preschool, you’ll go far—into the judicial system, that is. #HistoryBlog #ChronAm secondglancehistory.com/mind-your-ma...
A few years ago I spent a weeks combing through ChronAm looking for mentions of Edgar Banks selling cuneiform tablets. Instead, I mostly found a robust series of lectures given all over the country over the course of 23 years. Over the break I took that data and put it into StoryMaps. arcg.is/0K4WjD
On the Lecture Circuit with Edgar J. Banks
From at least 1898 to 1921, Banks traveled the United States lecturing on topics related to the Bible and the ancient Near East
arcg.is
January 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A few years ago I spent a weeks combing through ChronAm looking for mentions of Edgar Banks selling cuneiform tablets. Instead, I mostly found a robust series of lectures given all over the country over the course of 23 years. Over the break I took that data and put it into StoryMaps. arcg.is/0K4WjD
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, precipitated the U.S.’s entry into #WWII.
See how the attack was covered on the front pages of America’s newspapers at the #NEHgov-supported #ChronAm: ow.ly/BIjI50Ufb6G
#OTD
See how the attack was covered on the front pages of America’s newspapers at the #NEHgov-supported #ChronAm: ow.ly/BIjI50Ufb6G
#OTD
December 7, 2024 at 5:23 PM
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, precipitated the U.S.’s entry into #WWII.
See how the attack was covered on the front pages of America’s newspapers at the #NEHgov-supported #ChronAm: ow.ly/BIjI50Ufb6G
#OTD
See how the attack was covered on the front pages of America’s newspapers at the #NEHgov-supported #ChronAm: ow.ly/BIjI50Ufb6G
#OTD
Today we’re celebrating “Thank a Mail Carrier Day”—specifically a four-legged one!
Owney, beloved railway mail dog, often traveled across America. Read about his 1895 adventures in this “Marble Hill Press” article at the #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066...
Owney, beloved railway mail dog, often traveled across America. Read about his 1895 adventures in this “Marble Hill Press” article at the #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066...
February 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today we’re celebrating “Thank a Mail Carrier Day”—specifically a four-legged one!
Owney, beloved railway mail dog, often traveled across America. Read about his 1895 adventures in this “Marble Hill Press” article at the #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066...
Owney, beloved railway mail dog, often traveled across America. Read about his 1895 adventures in this “Marble Hill Press” article at the #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066...
The other thing is that ChronAm is solely public domain content, and thus stronger the further back you go, and most especially after you get over the public domain bump of the mid-1920s. So I'm not surprised Ruby Bridges results are slim pickings.
Image source: www.loc.gov/ndnp/data-vi...
Image source: www.loc.gov/ndnp/data-vi...
October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The other thing is that ChronAm is solely public domain content, and thus stronger the further back you go, and most especially after you get over the public domain bump of the mid-1920s. So I'm not surprised Ruby Bridges results are slim pickings.
Image source: www.loc.gov/ndnp/data-vi...
Image source: www.loc.gov/ndnp/data-vi...