# Chronicling America: “Innovation in History”

Explore “Innovation in History” and learn to use Chronicling America, the Library of Congress’s free online collection of historic American newspapers, to research this year’s National History Day theme, “Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, and Change.” Join Reference Librarian Amber Paranick and Digital Conversion Specialist Mike Saelee for an introduction to Chronicling America, including its search interface, strategies for working with historic newspapers as primary sources, and additional research resources for students and educators participating in National History Day. Chronicling America is jointly sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 45 min
- By: Paranick, Amber
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12884/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-12884?play=1)