I was wondering if anybody knew where I could access to some old newspapers based in Alberta. I've been working on expanding information about the Calgary music scene in MusicBrainz, and I've been getting to a point where finding information on some bands online has been a pain with some having next to no information online.
I used to work for the Alberta Heritage Digitization Project, in the mid 2000’s. We were scanning all the newspapers on microfiche from the late 1800s to like 2000 i think. A quick search looks like Calgary public has access, if not we were based at the u of c. They probably have it hosted somewhere.
I actually remember the Calgary Library having some solid resources listed when I was a regular patron there a few years back. I still have my card, so I'll be sure to check. Thanks a million for the suggestion!
It’s been a long time since I lived in a major centre, but I remember there being “reference desks” at main branches that could basically help you find anything. Sometimes materials or copies could be brought in, but it was often necessary to travel to where it was kept.
Alberta has its own provincial archives. Never been but it sounds like everything is available on microfilm at the physical location. You got newspapers from all sorts of towns big and small dating back about a century.
Website was a little janky on mobile but it’s probably more beneficial to go in person to find what you want anyways!
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