Montana Digital Newspaper Project, Phase One

FAIN: PJ-50040-09

Montana Historical Society (Helena, MT 59601-4514)
Molly Kruckenberg (Project Director: November 2008 to September 2018)

Funding details:
Original grant (2009) $281,252.00
Supplement (2011) $290,000.00
Supplement (2013) $300,000.00

The digitization of 50,000 pages of Montana's newspapers, dating from 1860-1922, as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

The Montana Historical Society requests funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities over a two-year period to digitize 100,000 pages of Montana's microfilmed newspapers for the Montana Newspaper Digitization Project. The Montana Historical Society holds the most complete collection of Montana newspapers on microfilm, including all significant titles from the years 1860 to 1922. The Montana Newspaper Digitization Project will deliver the digitized newspaper pages to the Library of Congress as well as all required accompanying digital, textual and microfilm deliverables.

Media Coverage

Jo Jo the Dog Faced Russian Boy (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Chris Ehrman
Publication: Montana History Revealed
Date: 12/21/2010
Abstract: Blog posting about interesting articles in digitized newspapers
URL: http://mthistoryrevealed.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-07%3A00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=14

Read the Montana Post from 1864-1869 (Media Coverage)
Publication: Montana Historical Society website
Date: 9/21/2011
Abstract: An ongoing web feature that links to the current date of the Montana Post available through Chronicling America
URL: http://mhs.mt.gov/

Digitzed Montana Newspapers, 1864-1922 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Christine Kirkham
Publication: Montana the Magazine of Western History
Date: 3/31/2014
Abstract: Ad in a journal listing Montana newspapers available in Chronicling America.

Advertisements 2011-2015 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): n/a
Publication: Montana the Magazine of Western History
Date: 9/1/2014
Abstract: Advertisement

Associated Products

Married by the Mob (Blog Post)
Title: Married by the Mob
Author: Patterson, Caitlin
Abstract: Montana’s newspapers often published brief announcements about town visitors, residents who were injured or taken ill, and guests at private gatherings. Most “personals” were one- or two-sentence snippets, but once in awhile an event was entertaining enough to qualify for more detailed treatment.
Date: 2012-07-27
Primary URL: http://www.mthistoryrevealed.blogspot.com/
Primary URL Description: Montana History Revealed Blog
Blog Title: Married by the Mob
Website: Montana History Revealed

A new series: Tales of True Crime in Montana (Blog Post)
Title: A new series: Tales of True Crime in Montana
Author: Kirkham, Christine
Abstract: Today's post, Rough on Rats, is the first in our True Crime series. I'm retelling it from reports published in the Anaconda Standard, Butte Intermountain, and Butte Daily Miner on April 26-27, 1894.
Date: 2012-06-21
Primary URL: http://www.mthistoryrevealed.blogspot.com/
Primary URL Description: Montana History Revealed Blog
Blog Title: A new series: Tales of True Crime in Montana
Website: Montana History Revealed

Beyond Obits: Uncovering Past Lives in Montana's Early Newspapers (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Beyond Obits: Uncovering Past Lives in Montana's Early Newspapers
Author: Christine, Kirkham
Abstract: A handout to accompany a presentation on using Chronicling America to conduct genealogical research.
Year: 2014
Audience: K - 12

Montana Newspapers (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Montana Newspapers
Author: Christine Kirkham
Abstract: MONTANA NEWSPAPERS: A New Statewide Portal for Digitized Content
Date: 04/09/2016

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