I’d highly recommend going down to your local library and seeing if they have any microfilm copies of the local paper. It’s kinda fun just scrolling through the years and seeing what people felt was important enough to put to print. A lot of smaller towns used to publish interpersonal gossip. (The Harringtons of 5th Avenue entertained a Mr. Somensuch last Wednesday night.)
I’d highly recommend going down to your local library and seeing if they have any microfilm copies of the local paper. It’s kinda fun just scrolling through the years and seeing what people felt was important enough to put to print. A lot of smaller towns used to publish interpersonal gossip. (The Harringtons of 5th Avenue entertained a Mr. Somensuch last Wednesday night.)
They still do. Birthdays and funerals are also fodder for small town print papers.