Baytown’s Sterling Municipal Library Provides an Online Newspaper Search Service
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Did you know that anyone from Baytown, Texas, or actually anyone on the planet, can do a historical newspaper search of Baytown and surrounding area topics via the Internet?
According to the website, "The index has been made possible, in part, through a TexTreasures grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. George Eggleston of the Houston Area Library Automated Network and Houston Public Library are gratefully acknowledged for creation of this database."
Detailed information returned by a search can’t be view via the Internet. The site goes on to state, "Microfilm rolls of the articles indexed are available for public use at Sterling Municipal Library and the Erma Wood Carlson Learning Resources Center of Lee College."
The website states several methods may be used to search for information included in the following publications and for the listed dates:
"The Daily Tribune (1/1/31 - 9/30/31, excluding the months of February, April and May)
The Daily Sun (5/1/33 - 8/31/49)
The Baytown Sun (9/1/49-present)"
It is a fun and convenient way to research articles and topical information or history about Baytown, Texas and the surrounding communities. Try it here.
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