Back issues of the Niagara Gazette will soon be available thanks to the work of Niagara County Community College and the Western New York Library Resources Council.
Last month, the NCCC Library received an $8,832 grant from the WNYLRC’s Access and Innovation Funding that will enable the digitization of the Niagara Gazette from 1963 to 1977.
“The Niagara Gazette is a treasure trove of local history,” said NCCC Librarian Jean Linn. “This project will make a lot of historical content freely available to anyone with an internet connection.”
Linn said the microfilm was sent out this week to start the process and will be digitized in the coming months. It is expected that the online archive will be accessible by the end of the summer.
After the project is complete, users can access digitized files through New York State Historical Newspapers via https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/. This resource makes historical newspapers freely available for all New York counties. The Niagara Falls Public Library digitized an earlier version of the Niagara Gazette, beginning in 1854. When both projects are complete, readers will have access to over a century of Niagara County historical content at their fingertips.