Hi, all, A slight warning about this site. It well may be, as it claims to be, the largest historical online newspaper site. However, the selection of papers is extremely limited. So if you are thinking of joining to look at other newspapers until the Gleaner goes online, I would advise you to check first to see if there are any other papers you are interested in. That said, I want to echo what everyone else has been saying that if they indeed include all the papers from the 1800s, that is very good news indeed. Other papers do go back pretty far. e.g. the New York Times goes back to 1857. I don't know when this paper started or how they have it available, but that might be a clue as to what they will do with the Gleaner. Haakon Chevalier Cambridge, MA Joyce Falink wrote: > An interesting find at NewspaperArchive.com is as follows: > > NewspaperArchive.com to Put Entire History of the Jamaica Gleaner Online > NewspaperArchive.com. > > "The world's first, largest and busiest website of fully-searchable > historic newspapers, is proud to announce its latest contract with the > Jamaica Gleaner. > > The Gleaner, which boasts a Sunday circulation of 100,000, is the paper > of record for the entire Caribbean region. Established in 1834, it has > maintained a standard of journalistic excellence and in-depth reporting > that set it among the flagship papers of the world. The Jamaica Gleaner > is published seven days a week. Its headquarters are in Kingston, > Jamaica with offices in London and Toronto. Errol Knight, director of > Technology at The Gleaner, initiated the NewspaperArchive.com Gleaner > project. Mr. Knight has been the driving force behind the evolution of > the Gleaner from a print-only publication to a leading online force in > the Caribbean. > > With the approval of Oliver Clark, the well-respected publisher of The > Gleaner, the project is set to commence immediately, and will take > approximately 6 months to complete. This will establish The Gleaner as a > fully integrated historic resource on the Internet. > > We are beginning with the most recent history, and working backward from > there, said Tim Johnston, marketing director for NewspaperArchive.com. > It is fascinating to read about world events from the unique perspective > of Jamaica. > > Online memberships to the entire Gleaner archives will be available > online later this year. Patrons may have unlimited access for only > $29.95 per year. Monthly rates and one-day passes will also be available > for credit card purchase." -- PLEASE NOTE: I have modified my "reply to" address in an effort to avoid automated spam. If you wish to reply to me, please remove "AntiSpam" from the return address.