A Researcher's Perspective
by Susie Van Kirk

A Researcher's Reflections on Local Newspapers

• Part 1: The Authors
  

  In addition to expanding a researcher's knowledge of local history, newspapers also introduce the reader to notable reporters and special columns. Local newspapers contained feature stories about places and events, regular columns of local interest, and serial articles on particular historical subjects. Read More

• Part 2: The Newspapers

  ...Local community newspapers reported, as accurately as newspapers tend to be, events of the day, beginning in Humboldt County in 1854 with the publication of the Humboldt Times. Read More

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Humboldt County: A Briefest of Histories

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Susie Van Kirk
Historic Resources Consultant
P.O. BOX 568, BAYSIDE, CA 95524
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