A year after beginning a major project to scan and upload its newspaper microfilm archives, the Fall River Public Library has added to its collection at fallriver.advantage-preservation.com. 

As of Thursday, more than half a million newspaper pages from Fall River’s past are online — every story, every ad, every headline, full pages that are free to look through. All the text is searchable. 

Even without a library card, people can read and snip copies of The Herald News, the Fall River Globe, the Evening News and other papers from the early 20th century.  

“If you're looking for primary sources for historical research, or just want to find out what was happening on a certain day in history, this is a treasure trove!” the library stated in a Facebook post.

Read more at heraldnews.com.