Connecticut digital newspaper project [the connecticut state library will digitize 100,000 pages of historic connecticut newspapers for online access in the library of congress' chronicling america…

The Connecticut State Library received a $249,194 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), awarded January 1, 2026, with completion expected by December 31, 2027. The project will digitize approximately 100,000 pages of historic Connecticut newspapers for free public access through the Library of Congress's Chronicling America database. The digitized materials will encompass early Connecticut newspapers from the Revolutionary War period through the early republic, highlighting Connecticut's contributions to the Revolution and showcasing diverse political perspectives and debates regarding freedom of the press.

In addition to Revolutionary War-era content, the project will prioritize digitizing newspapers that illuminate the social and cultural causes of environmental degradation, with particular focus on the Connecticut River and local community interactions with the natural environment. The resulting digital collection will contribute to the National Digital Newspaper Program—a cooperative initiative between NEH and the Library of Congress designed to create a comprehensive, nationally accessible digital resource of historically significant U.S. newspapers published between 1690 and 1963, while strengthening Connecticut's cultural heritage preservation infrastructure.

Connecticut digital newspaper project [the connecticut state library will digitize 100,000 pages of historic connecticut newspapers for online access in the library of congress' chronicling america database. Newspapers digitized will include early connecticut newspapers from the revolutionary war through the early republic, which show connecticut's contribution to the revolution, as well as different political perspectives and debates over freedom of the press. This project will also digitize newspapers that can shed a light on the social and cultural causes of environmental degradation, with a focus on the connecticut river and the local newspapers that tell stories of how communities interacted with the river and the natural environment.]