Sunday Grit
For decades, tens of millions of people in small-town America depended on Sunday Grit to tell them the news of the world, long before television became widely available. Sunday Grit correspondents were on hand to record momentous events from a turn-of-the-century city on the rise, through the end of the lumber boom, World War, Depression, to modern times.
The story of Grit is available in a free eBook.
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Few newspapers can claim to be the first to cover a momentous event, but on June 4, 1939, tucked away on page 31, a small Sunday Grit article reported on “a new hardball league for boys 12 years and under will get under way Tuesday night…” Of course people now know it as Little League Baseball, a game played by countless children and administered by millions of adult volunteers worldwide.
From 1882 through 1996, Sunday Grit was on hand to record America’s — and the world’s — history. And, with millions of readers throughout the United States, it also had the power to influence politics, local and national. Many people miss Sunday Grit, which brought homespun news to their doorsteps each week, along with favorite comic strips, advice columns, recipes, patterns, news of celebrities, as well as human-interest features and thunderous editorials.
Buy and begin reading the first three issues of Sunday Grit
~ a 99-cent each digital download!
Order the first two years of Sunday Grit
~ only $24.00 on DVD today!
Sunday Grit as a 99-Cent Download
Buy, download and immediately begin reading the inaugural issue of Sunday Grit, first printed December 16, 1882. In fact, the first three issues ~ December 16, 1882, December 23, 1882 and December 30, 1882 are available for immediate download. Just use the convenient shopping cart above. Indeed, you can begin with a one-time purchase of the first issue and work your way through history, reliving the historic events such as the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, the completion of the Washington Monument, the Haymarket Riot in Chicago, the Johnstown Flood, the Spanish-American War, and read about historic figures such as Nellie Bly, Carrie Nation, Charles Lindburg and Amelia Earhart, as well as Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon. Individual issues through 1886 will soon be available for immediate download.
Sunday Grit on DVD
Although Sunday Grit is no longer published as a newspaper, you can buy the first four years of historic Sunday Grit (DVD format) and read at your leisure on your laptop, PC or eReader. Now, the original “Odd, Strange and Curious” feature is once again available for your entertainment at the extraordinary low cost of $24.99. Imagine, you can read and save forever your very own collection of Sunday Grit, which do not exist except for a stray, preserved issue in the hands of collectors and microfilm at a library. As more back issues of Sunday Grit are digitized and made available through SundayGrit.com’s archives, they will be added to the subscription service.
Sunday Grit as a Collectible Book
Sunday Grit Book
Order the book Sunday Grit: A Newspaper Legacy ~ only $24.95
Sunday Grit: A Newspaper Legacy is available at the Williamsport Sun-Gazette for $24.95. It can be purchased if pre-paid by contacting the Sun-Gazette at (800) 339-0289, by stopping by the newspaper at 252 W. Fourth St. in downtown Williamsport. Or, you can submit on-line orders at http://secure.oweb.net/bookoffer.
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Welcome to News of Yesteryear, Historic Pennsylvania & Historic Williamsport. This web site, by Robin Van Auken, is dedicated to educating and entertaining visitors of all ages with stories and illustrations of Historic Pennsylvania -- particularly Northcentral Pennsylvania.
News of Yesteryear features articles and artwork by individuals, as well as reporters and photographers of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette and other newspapers that span the 200-year history of journalism in Lycoming County. Some of the notable newspapers with origins in Williamsport are the Lycoming Gazette, the Gazette and Bulletin, the Williamsport Sun, Sunday Grit, the Muncy Luminary and the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Talk to Us
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