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Originally Posted by blueash
There are a few sources some very localized, some very limited. If you are interested in New York State try Old Fulton NY Post Cards The search is a bit quirky and it can be slow to load but it is full of good stuff.
For a wider view of the nation, including the source I used here, Chronicling America << Library of Congress which is the library of congress, the loc in the web address.
There are pay to use websites also. Some public libraries have subscriptions. My hometown library allows me to keep my account and has online some of the big ones like NY Times. If you have a particular state or location using a local library or a state archives is a great place to start.
As to why did I post, as I wrote I thought it was interesting. I like history and primary sources can present the feelings of the people much better than what we think they must have believed. Frankly when I read it, I had a wow moment at the casualness of how they thought about the slaves and the issue of slavery. In many of the articles they use the word "institution" to mean slavery and saw the Compromise of 1850 as one of the great accomplishments of government. |
Thanks again for a wow moment. I followed your link and found some relatives [ancestors] of mine, nothing noteworthy to anyone but me and mine. The search feature is pretty amazing. My last name was fabricated on Ellis Island around 1880.