Congratulations to the 2025 DigMichNews digitization grant awardees:

• Bessemer Public Library, Bessemer, MI
• Eastpointe Memorial Library, Eastpointe, MI
• Elk Rapids Area Historical Society, Elk Rapids, MI
• Fennville District Library, Fennville, MI
• Pentwater Historical Society, Pentwater, MI
• Polish Institute of Culture and Research of Orchard Lake, Orchard Lake, MI
• St. Clair County Library System, Port Huron, MI

A portion of their local newspapers will be digitized and accessible in the Clarke Historical Library’s Michigan Digital Newspapers database.

The 2026 DigMichNews digitization grant award application guidelines will be announced in October.

Carrie Marsh (she/her)

Director, Clarke Historical Library

Central Michigan University