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Well, who knew there were laws on the books regarding interactions with "ghosts"? So says this article, anyway, from the Mena Weekly Star in 1907. We aren't lawyers BUT, these seem to hold up in our opinion.

This Friday, spend some time exploring the Library of Congress' Chronicling America website! There are millions of newspapers from across the county, including this issue of the Marietta Journal from 152 years ago today! #ChronAm #humanities #mariettaga chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn8503408…

Happy 70th anniversary to the first Godzilla film, which premiered #OTD in 1954. Enjoy this 1963 “Evening Star” ad for “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” from the #NEHgov-funded Chronicling America database of historic newspapers: ow.ly/JMJF50TSIUt. #ChronAm

#HappyHalloween! Before it was popular to turn pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns, did you know the preferred vegetable for Halloween pranks was cabbage? Read about these positively spooky 19th century traditions that entertained Americans here: ow.ly/pMJZ50TUqpQ #ChronAm

The open access #historicalnewspapers of Chronicling America now go back to 1736! Virginia Gazette pages join new additions El Tucsonense (Spanish, AZ), Der Izraeliṭ (Yiddish, RI), & Genius of Universal Emancipation (IL) bit.ly/ChronAmer Library of Congress #PresAccessFunded

It's okay to use the canned cranberry sauce this year, in fact, some people prefer it! This advertisement from the Paris Express in 1925 suggests lightening the labors of preparing meals, "allowing you more time to visit with the folks and enjoy other Holiday pleasures".

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, explore these newspapers associated with Indigenous communities in our historic newspaper archive. loc.gov/collections/ch… #ChronAm #ChronAmParty #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NAHM

It's time for another #ChronAmParty! To celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, check out Eastern Connecticut News, originally known as the Sub, from the late 1940s.

For November's #ChronAmParty we are celebrating Native American Heritage Month 😲 Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes and we have digitized some of their tribal publications and newspapers on Chronicling America! #ChronAmParty #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Chronicling America Historic Newspapers has 30 Native American newspaper titles including 7500+ issues from 10 different states, making it an invaluable resource to research #NativeAmerican history this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth. More information: bit.ly/ChronAmNAHM #VintageNewspapers #ChronAmParty

Fun fact - did you know that Arkansas provided the first (and currently only) Choctaw-language content to the Library of Congress's historic American newspaper collection?

We're headed into the final weekend before Thanksgiving! Check out this issue of the Trench and Camp of November 27, 1918! #Thanksgiving #ww1 #augustaga #ChronAm View the full issue via the National Endowment for the Humanities' Chronicling America: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn8905353…

The Chronicling America historic newspaper archive (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/?loclr=twloc) is an invaluable trove of information, but on this Black Friday, we thought it'd be fun to simply browse through some of the holiday sales advertisements of yesteryear.

Shopping got you down? Take a break and spend some time perusing historic Arkansas newspapers to see what Christmas was like 100 years ago. #authenticarkansas #arkansasarchives #chronam #xmasshopping

From the Americus Times-Recorder of April 23, 1913: Celebrate #NationalCocoaDay with some Cocoa-Cheer! #holidayseason #cocoa #hotchocolatedrink Check out the full issue here: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn8905320…

Sunday is a day for rest... and puzzles. 🧩 Here are some vintage ones from the Library's Chronicling America historic newspaper archive. Let us know if you can solve them, and find even more here: blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandhe…

All I want for Christmas is... a Grafonola!?! High-tech in the 1900s, #Grafonolas were #RecordPlayers with a concealed horn that amplified sound inside a cabinet to help them look more like fine furniture. Source: bit.ly/Grafonola #VintageNewspapers

“Rules for Christmas Giving Give willingly. Give tactfully. Put thought into your giving. Don’t consider returning gifts. Never give to others what you wouldn’t want yourself. The unexpected gift insures a special appreciation. To give ostentatiously is the height of bad taste...

There's no place like #TomeForTheHolidays! For this month's #ChronAmParty, we're focusing on historical winter holiday traditions, like spying on your neighbors!

'Tis the season of giving and these newspaper clippings serve as a gentle reminder to never forget about lending a hand to others! #TomeForTheHolidays #ChronAmParty #ArizonaHistoricalNewspapers University of Arizona Libraries