A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=319 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=34859 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: California State Library Article Date: Article Description: Newspapers on Microfilm Article Text: The California State Library newspaper collection consists of more than 2,200 titles, including long runs of at least one title from each of the 58 county seats, as well as other major cities. Highlights include the Monterey Californian from August 1846 (the first newspaper published in California), the San Francisco Alta California beginning in January 1849, the Placer Times published in Sacramento in April 1849, and the Los Angeles Star from May 1851. They do offer newspapers on microfilm can be borrowed through inter-library loan or by visiting the California History Room. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com