Newspapers

Newspapers contain a treasure trove of information to help fill in your family history.

Don't overlook these important sources that can include obituaries, birth, marriage, and divorce notices; passenger lists;

arrests and information on crimes; war heroes and casualties; tragedies and triumphs; historical context, and more.

Marshall Public Library's Digital Archive

The Ancestor Hunt: Newspapers

Chronicling America (Library of Congress)

Google News Archive

Newspapers by State

Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (U of I)

Illinois Newspaper Project

The Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) identifies, preserves, and digitizes Illinois newspapers and helps researchers locate the

Illinois newspapers they need. The INP is an initiative of the History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library and the Preservation

Services Unit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

This website allows you to search for all copies of Illinois newspapers available.