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This [http://www.fultonhistory.com Old Fulton NY Post Cards] website originally began as a postcard digitization project, but has since evolved into the largest free online collection of New York newspapers on the Internet. The site currently has over 18 million historical newspaper pages online from over 400 New York Newspapers spanning the years 1795 to 2007. In addition to newspapers, the [http://www.fultonhistory.com/Post_card_flash2.html Main Album] page includes Fulton County cemetery records, censuses, city directories, church records, maps, photos, postcards and probate records.<br> | This [http://www.fultonhistory.com Old Fulton NY Post Cards] website originally began as a postcard digitization project, but has since evolved into the largest free online collection of New York newspapers on the Internet. The site currently has over 18 million historical newspaper pages online from over 400 New York Newspapers spanning the years 1795 to 2007. In addition to newspapers, the [http://www.fultonhistory.com/Post_card_flash2.html Main Album] page includes Fulton County cemetery records, censuses, city directories, church records, maps, photos, postcards and probate records.<br> | ||
== How to Search == | |||
There are many helpful search features available on the website. However, most of the features are not intuitive. To search the site effectively it is absolutely essential that users take the time to read the [http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_help.html FAQ] page. <br> | |||
*Search the [http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html historical newspapers]<br> | *Search the [http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html historical newspapers]<br> | ||
== | == How to Browse == | ||
The table below lists the newspaper titles that are currently available on the [http://www.fultonhistory.com Old Fulton Post Cards] website. To browse a specific newspaper, make note of the newspaper title and the corresponding browsing coordinates, and then click [http://www.fultonhistory.com/my%20photo%20albums/All%20Newspapers/index.html Here]. | Unless users take the time to read the messages scrolling across the bottom of the search screen, they may not realize that there is an option to "browse" the newspaper collection. The link for browsing can be easily accessed from the [http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton_New_help.html FAQ] page. However, finding a specific newspaper to browse can be a little cumbersome. The table below lists the newspaper titles that are currently (March 2012) available on the [http://www.fultonhistory.com Old Fulton Post Cards] website. To browse a specific newspaper, make note of the newspaper title and the corresponding browsing coordinates, and then click [http://www.fultonhistory.com/my%20photo%20albums/All%20Newspapers/index.html Here]. | ||
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