From e099d7311bf71aa15fcb3eecca6a1563754e18c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Yarasavage Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 16:32:34 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Signed-off-by: Nathan Yarasavage --- README.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3c21b247..9c412436 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ # chronam -chronam is the [Django](https://djangoproject.com) application that the -Library of Congress uses to make its -[Chronicling America](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov) website. + +*This software project is no longer being actively developed at the Library of Congress. Consider using the [Open-ONI](https://github.com/open-oni) fork of the chronam software. Project mailing list: [http://listserv.loc.gov/archives/chronam-users.html].* + + +chronam was the [Django](https://djangoproject.com) application that the +Library of Congress used from 2011-2025 to make its +Chronicling America website. The Chronicling America website makes millions of pages of historic American newspapers that have been digitized by the [National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)](https://www.loc.gov/ndnp/)