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Ancestry/Genealogy

bucolic_frolic

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1. Nice that you have historical record from sources

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 06:45 PM

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Most old small newspapers go out of print or get combined, there is no incentive to digitize records unless you're ancestry or The Brooklyn Eagle. Occasionally a local historical society or old library will have some docs.

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