Ritz Library: HIS 216: Local News, History and Resources: Local News & Websites

Evaluating Information on the Open Internet

THINK before you use a website for your project!

If you are only using Google and Wikipedia, you may not be finding the best information available on your topic.
If you are being asked to use scholarly resources, Search RitzDiscovery or visit Getting Started with Research.
If you are unsure whether or not you can use a particular website, review this guide from Johns Hopkins U on Evaluating Information.
The website links included on this page have been reviewed and selected by a librarian.
Need help citing a website?

Chronogram
A local news and entertainment magazine. Often reports on stories of local interest.
Daily Freeman
Articles from Kingston's daily newspaper
Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers
Access to the Kingston Daily Freeman from 1903 - 1913.
Hudson Valley Magazine
Magazine covering events and lifestyles of the Hudson Valley.
Mid-Hudson News
Online only newspaper covering the mid-Hudson area.
Poughkeepsie Journal
The official website of the Poughkeepsie Journal. **NOTE**: full text of articles is only available for the past seven (7) days from this site. If the article you need is older than a week, use the Poughkeepsie Journal database.
Southern Dutchess News
News relating to Dutchess County.
Times Herald Record

Dutchess County Ancient Documents Search
The County Clerk Ancient Document Search allows you to explore digital images of 167,000 pages of legal documents dating from 1721 to the 1840s.
Dutchess County Genealogical Society
Information on family history in Dutchess County.
Dutchess County Historical Society Yearbook Search
Citations to articles published in issues of The Dutchess County Historical Society Year Book from 1928 - 2006 (volume 13 - 85. Contains title, author and date published.
FRANKLIN
Virtual research room and digital repository for access to the digitized collections of the Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park. Collaboration with Marist College.
New York Heritage: DCC Historical Materials
Scanned historical documents and photographs from the DCC Archives housed by New York Heritage.
Hudson Valley Apples
A student project from Bard College's Experimental Humanities program looking at local history through the lens of apple farming.
Lyceum Audio Archives
Dutchess Community College's lyceum speaker series.

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