------ Forwarded Message From: Reference <[email protected]> Organization: Burlington County Library, NJ, USA Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 11:01:11 -0700 To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: {not a subscriber} Press Release: new databases for Burlington County, NJ Hi Listers, Sorry that this press notice is so late in reaching the lists. I have cross-posted this message to other lists, so I apologize in advance to any of you that will get this two (or more) times. For those of you who are interested in acquire photocopies of any of the citations you may find in the "Burlington County Newspaper Notices Index" (NNI)... You will need to email or call the library which owns the newspaper title on microfilm. The NNI's "Newspaper Directory" will assist you in finding a Library located in Burlington County. Each library listed in the Directory has a different fee policy and requirements. The library email address are available both on the NNI homepage (at the bottom) and on each library's webpage (see links on webpage). Please note that you may have access to a newspaper collection that is not listed in the "Newspaper Directory" (e.g., Camden County Library, Gloucester County Historical Society, etc.) and you may wish to call that Library or repository before trying to get a photocopy long distance. Enjoy your holiday season. Paula Manzella Burlington County Library Reference, NJ & Genealogy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 1, 2003 NEW DATABASES: LOCAL NEWSPAPERS and POSTCARDS INDEXED The Burlington County Library proudly announces the release of two new local history and genealogy research databases – “The Burlington County Newspaper Notices Index” and the “Burlington County Library Postcard Image Collection.” Both of these databases are of particular interest to genealogists and historians across the nation. The postcard database will be especially helpful for students, journalists and authors. To date, the “Newspaper Notices Index“ database contains over 30,000 references to published obituaries, death notices, marriage announcements, and birth announcements from over 22 historical and currently published Burlington County area newspapers, including the “Mount Holly Herald,” “New Jersey Mirror,” “Daily Enterprise” (Burlington City), “Bordentown Register News,” “New Egypt Press,” “Triple Towns Tribune” (Riverside), “Burlington County Times,” and many others. The oldest citations in the index date back to the mid-1800s. The database continues to grow as library staff and volunteers are adding citations weekly. The “Burlington County Library Postcard Image Collection” is a digital collection of over 400 historic postcards. Most of the postcards are of Burlington County locations (i.e., Mount Holly, Bordentown, Burlington, Moorestown, Riverside, etc.), however wonderful images are available for many Central and South Jersey locations, including Trenton, Atlantic City, Camden and Batsto. This new online newspaper index is available free-of-charge on the Burlington County Library’s Internet site at the following URL: < http://sql.bcls.lib.nj.us/gen >. The Postcard Index can be found at URL: < http://postcard.burlco.org/ >. Researchers may also find the two databases by going to the Burlington County Library homepage at URL: < www.bcls.lib.nj.us >. For further information contact the Reference Department at the Burlington County Library Headquarters Branch in Westampton, 609-267-9660 x2 or send email to: [email protected] ------ End of Forwarded Message