Jan
5
2008
Attention genealogists, historians, researchers, and students! The Burlington County Library announces the availability of new microfilm for five regional newspapers:
* “Beverly Bee,” from its inaugural issue in 1999 through December 2006
* “Maple Shade Progress” offers coverage of issues from September 1993 to December 2006;
* “Register-News,
* “Central Record,” covering Medford and Mount Laurel, also covers issues for July 2002 through December 2006; and
* “Community News,” of Pemberton, includes issues from January 1994 to December1995.
The newspaper microfilm is housed at the Burlington County Library Headquarters in Westampton, the Burlington County Historical Society Library, and the New Jersey State Archives. In addition, two of the regional papers are available at their respective branch libraries – Bordentown and Pinelands (Medford) libraries. Microfilm readers/printers are available at all of these libraries.
Partial indexing of the “Beverly Bee,” “Central Record,” “Register-News,
A generous /Conservation of Historical Materials/ grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, continued the previous preservation efforts of the Burlington County Library. In recent years, other preservation grants have permitted the filming of near-complete runs of the “Register-News” back to 1855 and the “Central Record” back to 1897. The preserved newspapers are useful to researchers looking for historical information about Beverly, Maple Shade, and Bordentown, as well as the areas surround Medford, Mount Laurel, and Pemberton.
For further information contact the Project Manager, Paula Manzella <http://www.bcls.
