Preserving local history through newspapers

Chris Baird

r By Daryl Tucker

Possibly the greatest historical treasures to be found in the document collection of the Springville Historical Society are the volumes of The Springville Herald that were donated by the publisher during the many years the newspaper informed the citizens of that community of local happenings and the people involved. The collection includes annual volumes from 1924 until publication ceased in the earlier years of the current century.

rThe Springville Historical Society is currently in the process of having the newspapers digitized and made available to the public at digitalnewspapers.org. Through cooperation with Springville City, the Springville Public Library and the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board, grants have been acquired to help bring this project to reality. Currently digitized copies are available online at the before mentioned website for the years between 1924 through 1963, with 1964 through 1969 in the process of being added. A debt is owed to Chris Baird and Serve Daily for continuing the preservation of local history and making archived copies available online. Social media is a tremendous means of what used to be called “spot reporting,” but nothing can replace a printed newspaper as a way of preserving local history. Long live the printing press!

rProgress in completing the digitization of the remaining volumes of The Springville Herald will be reported here in the future with more details on how to search and access the articles.

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      Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Serve Daily is such a cool publication. I really appreciate the positive focus Chris brings to the community. Definitely worth supporting and checking out!
  
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Chris is so pleasant to work with! If you have any publishing needs Chris Baird at serve daily is the person you want to work with
  
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Chris and Serve Daily are amazing! Always inspiring. Always meaningful interaction. They are dedicated and so people-oriented. I highly recommend them!
  
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Love, love, LOVE having a good news community paper! Thank you!
  
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Chris is one of the nicest people I know. Serve Daily is his motto, and also his wonderful publication.  The stories are informative, entertaining, and it's so much fun to occasionally see people I actually know featured. Every time I see the paper, my spirits are lifted and I am reminded to Serve Daily. Thanks Chris!
  
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very easy to access this site. Max will surely be missed.
  
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Serve daily is amazing!  I love the quality of the paper and the mission that they stand behind.  It's run by honest good people.
  
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Serve Daily is a great local newspaper full of uplifting stories. We've advertised the Elk Ridge City Celebration in SD the last two years. Chris is a pleasure to work with and his rates are reasonable.
  
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