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County approves $31,210 TexTreasures grant to digitize local newspapers

5442458 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners accepted a Texas State Library and Archives Commission TexTreasures grant of $31,210 to digitize roughly 30,000 pages of historic Kaufman County newspapers and host them on the Portal to Texas History.

Kaufman County on July 22 accepted a $31,210 TexTreasures grant from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, to digitize local newspapers and make them freely available online.

Kendall Knowles, manager at the Spellman Museum in Forney, told the court the project…

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