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=== Introduction and History === | |||
Newspapers mention births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, probate court proceedings, and other news items. Some newspapers are indexed. | Newspapers mention births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, probate court proceedings, and other news items. Some newspapers are indexed. | ||
The earliest known newspaper published in New York State was the ''New York Gazette'' which commenced publishing in New York City in 1725. It was followed in 1733 by John Peter Zenger’s ''New York Journal,'' made famous in a 1735 court decision that established freedom of the press in the province (colony) of New York. [http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/zenger/zenger.html For more details.]<br> | The earliest known newspaper published in New York State was the ''New York Gazette'' which commenced publishing in New York City in 1725. It was followed in 1733 by John Peter Zenger’s ''New York Journal,'' made famous in a 1735 court decision that established freedom of the press in the province (colony) of New York. [http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/zenger/zenger.html For more details.]<br> | ||
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