The index to many births, deaths, marriages, anniversaries, etc., appear on the newspaper microfilm. It also indexes some biographical references, news events, business information, and more. It is a starting point for many who do historical and genealogical research in the area.
Newspapers on Microfilm
Freeport Daily Bulletin: September 1877 – September 20, 1919
Freeport Daily Democrat: September 6, 1877 – September 13. 1904
Freeport Daily Journal:
May 14, 1856 – November 9, 1857
December 10, 1866 – September 14, 1867
July 1, 1865 – October 18, 1913
May 4, 1883 – June 30, 1885
Freeport Daily Standard: January 2, 1912 – October 18, 1913
Freeport Evening Standard: May 13, 1905 – December 30, 1911
Republican Weekly: September 3, 1881 – April 21, 1883
Freeport Weekly Bulletin: January 1858 – December 1906
Freeport Weekly Democrat: July 2, 1887 – December 26, 1902
Freeport Weekly Journal: November 29, 1848 – December 25, 1889
Freeport Weekly Standard: January 1905 – December 30, 1910
The Northwest: August 17, 1865 – January 31, 1867
Freeport Journal Standard: October 1, 1913 –
Davis IL Miscellaneous Newspapers: June 21, 1873 – January 3, 1969
Davis Leader: September 12, 1912 – January 3, 1969
Forreston Herald: May 1, 1875 – June 1, 1901
Forreston Journal: June 17, 1871 – April 19, 1873
Ogle County Review: March 10, 1899 – May 17, 1901
Forreston Journal: January 3, 1912 – September 24, 1936
German Valley Bulletin: August 13, 1937 – December 27, 1968
Lanark Gazette: November 25, 1875 – April 30, 1970
Leaf River Enterprise: December 10, 1881 – October 30, 1886
Leaf River Mirror: January 16, 1981 – June 6, 1901
Lena Star: January 4, 1867 – December 16, 1920
Lena Weekly Star: December 23, 1915 – December 26, 1957
Orangeville Courier
March 16, 1889 – February 15, 1902
February 20, 1904 – February 10, 1906
February 11, 1938 – January 3, 1969
Ogle County Press
December 14, 1867 – September 2, 1893
April 9, 1881 – January 14, 1882
September 2, 1893 – June 29, 1901
Pearl City News: March 3, 1910 – July 27, 1961
Abstracts of the Pecatonica IL News: December 1872 – December 14, 1923
Polo Tri-county Press: January 1902 – July 1939
Savanna Daily Journal: January 31, 1895 – February 21, 1900
Stockton Herald: May 11, 1888 – April 2, 1919
Stockton News: January 26, 1899 – January 23, 1901
Other mixed dates: December 6, 1899 – November 15, 1919
Warren Independent/Sentinel: September 23, 1857 – December 26, 1940
