OTSP: Early Black reporters in Winston-Salem

This is the first post in a four-part series that will examine different African American aspects of life in Forsyth County, NC during the same time span as the book, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. The time span of the book is from 1905-1948, which these posts will roughly follow.…

Magazines, newspapers, and journals in the NC Room

Although the North Carolina Room has subscribed to genealogical journals and newsletters as well as other magazines and newspapers for many years, it's been difficult to know what titles we had and whether older issues were available.  Those days are gone!  Now, our periodicals (meaning publications that are issued "periodically") are in the catalog.  If you're looking for a…

19th Century NC Newspapers Going Online

The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center (www.digitalnc.org) has digitized and indexed five Charlotte-area newspapers, covering most of the years from 1824 to 1868. These titles were selected and nominated by Charlotte/ Mecklenburg Library Manager Joyce Reimann and Librarian Jane Johnson, of the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room. The NC Digital Heritage Center agreed and selected them above…