The Oregon Digital Newspaper Program recently completed three digitization projects for newspapers representing the Oregon coastal communities of Port Orford, Brookings and Florence.

The Port Orford project was sponsored by Cape Blanco Heritage Society, which received grant funding through Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. We digitized nine reels of microfilm of the following newspapers for a total of 7,973 pages.

• Port Orford Tribune (1920-1925)
• Port Orford Post (1880-1882)
• Port Orford Post (1937-1940)
• Port Orford News (1926-1933)
• Port Orford News (1961-1976)

The Brookings project was sponsored by the Chetco Community Public Library, which received funding through a $5,000 Oregon Heritage Commission grant. We digitized five reels of microfilm of Brookings-Harbor Pilot from 1946-1957 for a total of 598 issues and 6,682 pages. Access this title directly here.

The Florence project was sponsored by the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum. We digitized one microfilm reel of the Siuslaw Pilot newspaper covering 1915-1916, for a total of 927 pages. This project is a great example that no project is too small for ODNP!

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