Early Mount Clemens Monitor Digitized Images Now Going Online at Digital Michigan Newspapers Portal Thanks to 2022 #DigMichNews Grant Contest Win

A long-time MCGG friend brought to our attention today that our local newspaper is starting to appear on the Digital Michigan Newspapers Portal. Back in March 2022 we learned #DigMountClemens was one of two winners of the #DigMichNews Grant Contest so the earliest Mount Clemens Monitor newspaper issues would be digitized.

 

While it does not yet appear in the By County List, we did find it by browsing by year and selecting May 1869 and selecting the May 26 issue then selecting Mount Clemens Monitor between the Home Icon and the issue date.

But let's make it easier for you, just click this link to get to the summary page for the Mount Clemens Monitor. This page tells you what years and months have issues digitized so far. Your can view this page two different ways. Click a month to see what dates have issues digitized.

While earlier liquor bonds were not found in the paper to help establish when his bar started,
it seems Charles' sometimes bending of the rules started early in his career.

 

Another route: Select search then the icon for advanced options which is a stack of long to short lines (kind of looks like a tornado or funnel.) Then in the Limit Search by Title scroll until you find Mount Clemens Monitor, select the title to highlight it. Put your search term (like a surname or business name) in the Find box. Press the enter key or select the search icon (the magnifying glass) to perform your search. 

Click the newspaper date or icon to see the page with the result. You can maximize the viewing area by selecting the square icon in the upper-right corner of the medium-yellow toolbar at the top of the newspaper page. Select it again to minimize the viewing area.

Yes, you can download the issue/page. You can also "Clip" an article but it is not very intuitive how to use the feature. You can find some basic help by selecting the Help from the gold toolbar at the top of the website page. If you want, you can register for a free account to access other features.

Have fun and good luck but come back again at a later date. Not all of the newspaper's issues are online yet.

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE