The Brunswick Beacon, January 31, 1985, page 9A

Materials from 200 partner institutions across North Carolina are now officially online through DigitalNC, with the publication of The Brunswick Beacon.  Thanks to our 200th partner institution, the Rourk Branch Library in Shallotte, N.C., we now have newspaper coverage of the southern North Carolina coast.  You can read more about our 200 partner celebration on our blog or on our celebration page.

Rourk’s first addition to the collection helps us build the North Carolina Newspaper collection, with almost a decade of issues from The Brunswick Beacon.  The Beacon is a unique community newspaper with issues dating from 1985 to 1994. The newspaper contains many creative ads (like the one below) and stories relevant to the area. The paper is an excellent resource for those interested in researching the activities of coastal areas in North Carolina or for genealogists.

The Brunswick Beacon, January 10, 1985, page 11-A

To learn more about the Rourk Branch Library please their contributor page or the website.  To learn about the community newspapers that are published on DigitalNC, check out the North Carolina Newspapers Collection.