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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif">This is a friendly reminder of the
<b>January 31, 2025 application deadline </b>for the Clarke Historical Library’s annual competitive grant program to digitize a Michigan newspaper and host it in the
<a href="https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/">DigMichNews database</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif"><a href="https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/services/digmich-newspaper-preservation/digmich-news-grant">Read about the application requirements and apply
online</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif">The Clarke’s Digital Michigan Newspaper Grant program is supported by the Robert and Susan Clarke Endowment, with additional funding partly provided by the Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library of Michigan and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif">Carrie Marsh (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif">Director, Clarke Historical Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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