Palmer Journal 1850-1920
The Palmer Journal
1850-1920
- Physical copy owned
- yes
- Description
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There have been several newspapers to come out of Palmer, Massachusetts, with the most prominent name being the Palmer Journal. Before the Palmer Journal was published on April 6, 1850, by Gordon M. Fisk, there were two other newspapers.
The Palmer Sentinal–created in January 1846 by Whittemore and Tenney–lasted for about a year before Mr. Whittemore sold his shares and the paper was removed to Springfield. The Palmer Times–created in the spring of 1847 by D. F. Ashley–only had one issue. (Not yet digitized.)
Mr. Gordon M. Fisk, the creator of the Journal, was regarded as an able writer and a discriminating editor. He took a prominent part in the education and political affairs of the town, having been a member of the school committee board and serving two terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. His son, Charles B. Fisk, succeeded the paper after his father passed in 1879. In 1889, Charles begins to spell his name "Fiske" and changes the publisher to "C. B. Fiske & Co."
The paper changed hands again in November of 1911 to Charles Fiske's associate, Louis B. Chandler, who changed the company name to "The Palmer Journal Company."
The paper has been digitized by New England Micrographics and uploaded to Internet Archive by librarians from the Palmer Public Library.
- Rights
- Papers published before 1925 are in the public domain, while those published in 1925 or later remain under copyright.
The Palmer Public Library does not own any copyrights on the uploaded papers and has requested permission from the current publisher, Turley Publications, to make them accessible for research purposes.
(as of March 2020)
- Dates
- Digital copies of the Palmer Journal are available from years 1850-1920, and are uploaded in 2-6 month batches. Microfilm copies are available at the Palmer Public Library for years 1850-current. Please call the library at (413) 283-3330 for availability.