State archives newsletters hold value for genealogists

Have you checked the newsletters produced by the state archives in your ancestral states? The content varies, but may include:

list of recent acquisitions
bios of staff members (may tell you which person is familiar with specific collections)
descriptions of collections
notes on state history
indexing projects
digitization projects

Both the current and past issue are valuable. Many are in paper format but some have older issues online. Some archives deliver their newsletters electronically today.

These are some you might want to check: