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    Symposium on Researching African Americans in Newspapers
    (University of Maryland Libraries, 2021-10-21) McClanahan, Pamela; McElrath, Douglas; Pike, Robin C.; Davis, Maya; Pinnick, Timothy
    A virtual symposium offered live on October 21, 2021 through Zoom about researching African Americans in newspapers. Guest speakers included Maya Davis, Director of the Riversdale House Museum in Prince George's County, who discussed her research on the Legacy of Slavery project, and Tim Pinnick, an independent scholar, lecturer, author, and entrepreneur, who discussed genealogical research methods.
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    Historic Maryland Newspapers Project Advisory Board Meeting
    (2016-11-17) Pike, Robin C.; McElrath, Douglas
    This presentation was prepared for the meeting of the Historic Maryland Newspapers Project (HMNP) Advisory Board and and related stakeholders held on November 17, 2016. The HMNP is the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) project in the state of Maryland, and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. This project is in its fifth year and third grant phase. The purpose of this meeting was to update the Advisory Board on the project progress and to brainstorm outreach and programming ideas.
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    The Historic Maryland Newspapers Project
    (2016-06-08) Caringola, Elizabeth
    This poster addresses frequently asked questions regarding the Historic Maryland Newspapers Project, such as "What is the National Digital Newspaper Program?" and "How are titles selected for digitization?" It also provides information about the project's funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), newspaper titles digitized by the project to date, and the future of the project. This poster was presented at the UMD Libraries Research & Innovative Practice Forum, McKeldin Library, June 8, 2016.