Newspapers

The Shabbona-Lee-Rollo Historical Museum has digitized the newspapers which were printed in Shabbona.  The link is:  http://slrhistoricalmuseum.advantage-preservation.com.  As in any collection, there are missing issues.

The following communities are listed with the names of newspapers found for that specific area and if known, the dates it was published. If there are copies, whether original copies or on microfilm, will also be listed and where they can be found.  Many of these newspapers have been digitized and available to the public.  Check with the local historical organizations to see if the specific collection is on-line.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library preserves many newspapers in their facility. Also, a great website to use to track newspapers for the entire Illinois state is The Illinois Newspaper Project. The research is done by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Chicago History Museum. Their website can be searched by county, city, title, and/or year of publication.

Newspapers can add the “color” to your family history.