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Beaver Island, Michigan

Mormon Print Shop Museum

Once the home of a local newspaper, this small museum preserves the history of Beaver Island, from its Indigenous inhabitants to the arrival of a self-proclaimed king.

Musician and educator Amelia Tilghman founded <em>The Musical Messenger</em> in 1886.

The Women Behind the First Black Music Magazine

In the late 19th century, "The Musical Messenger" had a message to send.

Ashawnta Jackson March 28, 2022

Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial

Annapolis, Maryland

Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

Meet the Woman Preserving 125 Years of Black History in Baltimore

The “Afro-American” is in her blood.

April White January 6, 2022

The Newspaper Reader

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

'Newspaper Reader'

This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.

Permanent Exhibition

Porto, Portugal

Museu Nacional da Imprensa (National Press Museum)

This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.

Statue of Roland Manteiga

Roland M. Manteiga Statue

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

One of the verses printed in the <i>Baltimore Patriot</i>, with instructions to sing to the tune of "Anacreon in Heaven."

For Sale: The First Printing of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

A celebration of freedom, published next to advertisements for the slave trade.

Matthew Taub May 27, 2020

Newchurch-in-Pendle, England

The Last Clarion House

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

The Sentinel

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Congress gets its first gander at the Declaration of Independence in this painting by John Trumbull.

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The German-Language Newspaper That Got the Scoop on American Independence

On July 5, 1776, only the "Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote" reported the big news.

Daniel Crown July 3, 2019

Video • AO Docs

Hawaiʻi’s Native-Language Newspaper Archive

Sponsored by Olukai

One of the crying child artworks by Giovanni Bragolin.

A Painting of a Crying Boy Was Blamed for a Series of Fires in the '80s

The artwork, said UK tabloids at the time, was haunted.

Natalie Zarrelli April 21, 2017