The convenience of this site is enormous. Imagine researching obituaries from a newspaper out of the area. No traveling and no searching through microfilm rolls. Now it must be said that although there are many newspapers that can be searched; the site does not hold every newspaper within New York state.
Oswego County resident Tom Tryniski, is the brains behind this operation. He has been digitizing and scanning microfilm reels since 1999. He has a microfilm scanner and he puts new images up every week. Matter of fact, this one man show has managed to digitize upwards of 50 million pages. That is more newspapers than the Chronicling America program that is sponsored by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment of the Humanities.
The web site search screen can be a little "clunky" but go to the Old Fulton web site and start searching. You will be amazed at what you can find.
Below is a list of Albany newspapers that are searchable. The titles are not complete. There are holes within the run of these newspapers. Over time I am sure those holes will be filled in with new additions.
- Albany Argus
- Albany Evening Journal
- Albany Evening News
- Albany Morning Express
- Knickerbocker News
- Times Union
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