Early editions from Orange Standard archives go online enhancing 'the accessibility of the Museum of Orange Heritage archived material to a wider audience'

Founded in 1973, The Orange Standard is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and as part of events to mark that milestone it was agreed to begin a project to digitise the paper copies held in Schomberg House.

As part of the events for Orange Heritage Week 2023, the project which has been carried out through the Museum of Orange Heritage has gone live.

Curator of the Museum of Orange Heritage, Dr. Jonathan Mattison, described the launch of the Orange Standard archive as a significant boost to the museum’s online presence.

“This first part of The Orange Standard archive will be available for viewing through the Museum of Orange Heritage website and complements the historical material we already have available online,” he said.

“The Orange Standard archives have been available to view at Schomberg House in paper form, however this project to digitise the back editions will mean researchers, academics or those simply looking back for nostalgia purposes can do so with ease.

“Each year from January 1973 to December 1989 is in place, and it hoped further decades will be ready for release in the coming months.”