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Historic Newport Newspapers

April 9, 2015

 

Newport’s historic newspapers can now be searched online!

The library’s 123 rolls of microfilm have been scanned and indexed. You can search by name, event, date or key word.  GO to: richards.advantage-preservation.com.

Getting Started

* Recommended browsers:  Firefox, Explorer, Safari, Chrome.

* Make sure the most recent version of Adobe Reader is installed on your computer. See the HELP page for Firefox and Chrome.

* Install Adobe Reader tools on the toolbar, especially Snapshot, Advanced Search and Find.

* Search by word, “phrase” or OR

Hints

* To search, type in word or “phrase” and hit Enter. Results are returned by relevancy or frequency of occurrence.

* Use the Search tool to find your word on the page. First occurrence of term will be highlighted. Press Enter for next.

*Use Snapshot to print a section of the page. Highlight selection, release mouse, click OK. Click on Print tool to print, or copy to another document.

*To search by date click on Title, Year, Month, Day.

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