Newspapers

Old Newspapers on Microfilm

Available at Abraham Presidential Library and Local County Libraries

Benld:
Enterprise: Mr 22, 1940; D 19, 1941-S 10, 1987

Brighton:
News: [Ag 15, 1912-F 14, 1946]
Brighton Public Library

Bunker Hill:
Gazette-News: Union Gazette, [*Ja 19, 1866-Jl 13, 1871X]; =Gazette, [*Jl 20, 1871-1904]; =Gazette-News, [*F 10, 1905-Mr 1], D 27, 1907; [1908-1920]; F 24, Mr 10, O 22, N 10, 1922; [Ja-Jl 1923; F-My, Ag-D 1924; 1928+]
Macoupin County Advance: S 23, 1892
News: (sw) S 4, 1897; [Ja-Je 2, 1899X]; (=w) [*Je 9, 1899-F 3, 1905X]; =Gazette-News
Red and White: (m) O 1927-My 1928
Union Gazette: see Gazette-News
Bunker Hill Public Library

Carlinville:
CARLINVILLE (Macoupin) Blackburn Gazette: (m) My 1872 Conservative: [*Mr 24-Je 2, 1868X] Democrat: (w) Free Democrat, [*S 1856-Mr 21, 1867X]; =Democrat [*Mr 28, 1867-Mr 1975X]; (=sw) *Ap 1975+ (sw) O 1869-F 5, S 17, 1870-Ag 19, S 2-23, 1871; N 19, 1873; My 27-JI 15, 1874; D 25, 1878; Ap 2, 1879; D 22, 1888 Enquirer [d ed. of Macoupin County Enquirer]: *[Ag 24, 1896-Ag 26, 1912; F 26, 1913-Jl 13, 1918X] Macoupin County Argus: *Ja 16, 1902-Ja 14, F 11, 1904; Mr 22, Ap 26, 1906 Macoupin County Enquirer: (w) Macoupin Statesman, S 30, N 4, 1852; Ag 4, 20-S 3, 1853; =Macoupin
Spectator, My 5, 1855; Je 28, 1856; Je 26, 1858; =Spectator, Ja 14, 1859-Ja 4, O 11, 1861; Ja 24, F 14, 1862; My 15, 1863; My 12, 1864; My 11, 1865; My 16, 1867; My 13, 1868; =Macoupin Times, *Je 1868- My 1870; =Macoupin
Enquirer, [*N 1871-D 11, 1878]; (=sw) [Ja 11-D 1879]; =Macoupin County Enquirer, (w) My 7, 1880; Ap 22, 1881; Ap 21, My 19, 1882; Ap 27, 1883; Ap 23, 1884; Ap 22, 1885; Ap 21, 1886; [Ag 18, 1886-Ag 13, 1890; Ag 19, 1891+]
Macoupin County Herald: [*Mr-D 1879]
Macoupin Enquirer, Macoupin Spectator, Macoupin Statesman, Macoupin Times, Spectator: see Macoupin County Enquirer
Republican: (w) Ag 14, 1895 (d) S 21, 1895
Carlinville Public Library

Mary McKenzie wrote, "The Macoupin Statesmen" is not available at the Carlinville Public Library but it is at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: (Note from Mary McKenzie - "The Macoupin County Statesman is the oldest Macoupin County newpaper on microfilm and very few issues of it are available on microfilm. I got the film through inter-library loan from the State Historical Library in Springfield. (It is not available at the Carlinville Public Library as of May 2002) In the publication Illinois Libraries - Newspapers in the Illinois State Historical Library it is mentioned. From this book it appears the name of the paper changed numerous times after that. Macoupin Statesman, Macoupin Spectator, Spectator, Macoupin Statesman, Macoupin Times, Spectator, Macoupin Co. Enquirer. These newspapers were on the film "Miscellaneous Newspapers of Carlinville and Macoupin County. Issues of the oldest Macoupin County Statesman available on microfilm at the State Historical Library are:
Sep 30, 1852
Nov 4, 1852 (includes delinquent Tax list)
There is an issue with no front page that follows the Nov. 4 issue. It is dated Nov. 8, 1852. (This isn't listed in the newspaper index book from the Historical library.) It has a couple of the obituaries.
Aug 4, 1853 (includes delinquent Tax List)
Aug 20, 1853 (includes delinquent Tax List) thru Sep 3, 1853
Obituaries you will find in the oldest Macoupin County Statesman newpapers are:
Elisabeth Chestnut, Samuel Tennis, Sarah Ann Waters, Wesley Albartus, infant daughter of Wm. A. and Ann Maria (?) of Chesterfield (Surname cut off.); Thomas Henry, Emily P. Burke, Mary Jane Keller, Mary Ann Snow, Samuel B. Tennis.")

Gillespie:
Area News: News, [D 12, 1917-D 14, 1932]; Mr 29, 1933-1957; [1959-Ap 1963X]; =Area News, [*My 1963+]
Progressive Miner: S 16, 1932-Je 1934X [Progressive Miner Moved to Marissa.]
Gillespie Public Library

Girard
Gazette: [*Ja 18, 1879-1899; 1901-1937]; 1939; 1941-1967; Mr 1971+
Girard Public Library

MMedora:
Cross Roads: N 16, 1883
Messenger: Ap 24, 1903; [1904-1916; D 1917-Jl, O 1918-F 12, 1926X]; =Republican & Medora Messenger (JERSEYVILLE)

Modesto:
Transcript: see Transcript (PALMYRA)

Mount Olive:
Herald: D 31, 1892; [F 4, 1893+]
Teutonia: S 20, 1895
(Note from Mary McKenzie - For Mt Olive newspapers for the year of 1897 on film at IHL, one paper is missing, 1 Aug 1897.)
Mt Olive Public Library

Palmyra:
Northwestern News: *Je 26, 1969+
Transcript: O 20, 1893; F 1, 1895; D 2, 1897; My 25, 1905; O 4, 1906; F 14, N 28, 1907; Mr 26, Ap 23, D 24, 1908; Ap 18, 1912; Ja 1, O 29, 1914; O 25, 1917; O 24, 1918; Ja 23, Ap 24, Je 26, 1919; JI 8, 1920; Ap 28, 1921; N 22, 1923; Mr 11-18, S 30, 1926; F 24, Mr 3, Ag 18, D 27, 1927; Mr 1, Ap 26, Ag 16, 1928; Ja 3, Ap 18, 1929; F 27, S 11, 1930; D 17, 1931; My 17, Je 7, 1934; Ja 10, Ap 25, My 23, N 21, 1935; Ap 9-16, Je 11, Ag 20-S 3, 17, O 1, N 19, D 10-17, 31, 1936; Mr 4, Ap 8-15, My 13, JI 15, D 30, 1937; Ja 27, F 17, 1938; Je 8, N 2, 23, D 28, 1939; Mr 14-21, 1940; Je 19-26, Ag 14, O 16, 1941; Ja 6, F 24, Ag 13, O 12, 1944; D 20, 1945; Ja 17, Je 20, Ag 15, 1946; Je 19, Ag 14, 1947; Ja 22, Mr 4, 11, 25-Ap 8, 29, My 13-20, Je 3, JI 8-Ag 5, 26-S 2, 16, O 7, 28, D 23, 1948; F 10, Je 23-30, JI 21-Ag 4, O 13-20, N 17, D 22-29, 1949; My 18, Je 8, S 14, 1950; F 15, Mr 1, Ap 5, 1951; Je 26, O 23-D 18, 1952; Ja 1-15, Mr 12-19, My 14-Je 4, 18-Jl 16, Ag 13-27, O 1-8, D 24, 1953; Ja 7, 21, F 4-11, Ap 8, My 13-20, Je 10, JI 15-22, 1954; Ja 20, Je 16, Jl 7-14, 21, Ag 11-18, S 8-22, O 27-N 3, 17, D 1955; Ja 12, 26-F 2, 23, Mr 8, 22-Ap 6, My 3-10, Je 14-28, Jl 19, O 4, N 1, 15, D 6, 1956; Mr 21, Ap 11, My 2, Je 6-27, JI 18-25, Ag 15, 29, S 12, 26, O 10, 24-31, N 14, D 12, 26, 1957-Ja 16, 30, F 13-Mr 13, Ap 10, 24, My 29, Je 26-JI 24, Ag 7, 28-O 16, 1958; Jl 2, Ag 13-27, O 15, D 3, 1959; Ja 7-F 4, 18-Ap 28, My 12, 26-D 1960; F 9-16, Mr 9-JI 20, Ag 3-17, 31-O 12, N 1961-Ja 11, 25-F 1, 15-Mr 15, Ap-N 22, D 6, 1962; Ja 3, Ag 1-8, 22-29, S 12-26, N 21, D 12, 1963; Ja 2-F 6, Mr 5-19, JI 9, O 15, D 31, 1964; My 27, Je 10, JI 15-29, Ag 12-S 2, 30, 1965-F 24, Mr 10-Ap 14, My 5-19, Ag 25, 1966; Ja 5-26, JI 20, Ag 31, S 21-28, O 12-19, N 16-D 7, 1967; Ja 11, F 22-29, Jl 4, 1968; Je 18, 1970; Mr 4, N 4, 1971; Mr 20, 1975
Tribune: *Je 18, 1920

Shipman:
Maroon and Gold: (m) D 1927

Staunton:
Banner: Je 23, 1860; My 18, 1861
Kwik Konnection: Je 28-Jl 12, 26-Ag 30, 1995
Star-Times: Star, Ag 1906-Ap 1, 1910X; =Star-Times, *Ap 8, 1910-1936; Ja 2, 1941-D 29, 1960; 1986+
(Note from Cindy Leonard - "Staunton Star-Times is available from 1941-1960; 1985 - current; Walt has 1937-1940 on microfilm at the Staunton Star-Times office & we have copies at Staunton Public library. I don't know why the state doesn't have the 1937-1940 film, maybe they do & just forgot to list it. This in addition to what they have listed. Also, the 1897 Times is on microfilm at the library & at office. State doesn't list it either.")
Staunton Public Library

Virden:
Record: Ag 22, N 7, 28, 1900; F 6, Mr 27, 1901; Mr 15, D 6, 1911; [O 22, 1914-1916]; =Recorder
Recorder: *Mr 31, 1921+
Reporter: [O 28, 1881-1884; 1886-D 19, 1902]; S 25, 1903-Je 1904; 1905-1907; [JI 10, 1908-Mr 1921X]; =Recorder
Virden Public Library

Current Newspapers

Benld Enterprise
216 Central Avenue
Benld, IL 62009
Phone: 217-835-4868
Fisher Publishing Company
216 Central Avenue
Benld, IL 62009
Phone: 217-835-4868

Gazette News Office
150 North Washington
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
Phone: 618-585-4411
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Macoupin County Enquirer
125 East Main
Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone: 217-854-2534
enquirer@dtnspeed.net
Newspaper's comments: Published since 1852.
Largest circulation in Macoupin County.
Published once a week on Thursday.
The Carlinville Democrat merged with the Macoupin County
Enquirer on Wednesday 01 Jan 2003. The last paper for
the Carlinville Democrat was Thursday 26 Dec 2002.

Area News
112 West Chestnut
Gillespie, IL 62033
Phone: 217-839-2130

The Gillespie News
112 West Chestnut
Gillespie, IL 62033
Phone: 217-839-2130
intouch@ctnet.net

The Girard Gazette
174 West Center
Girard, IL 62640
Phone: 217-627-2115
Newspaper's comments: Community newspaper
Gold Nugget Publications Inc
169 Jackson Street
Virden, IL 62690
Phone: 217-965-3355

Mt. Olive Herald
PO Box 300
102 E Main
Mt.Olive IL 62069
Phone: 217-999-3941
moherald1880@yahoo.com

Northwestern News
107 East State
Palmyra, IL 62674
Phone: 217-436-2424
Published by Gold Nugget Publications Inc
Newspaper's comments: Community newspaper

Staunton Star Times
108 West Main Street
PO Box 180
Staunton, IL 62088
Phone: 618-635-2000
http://www.stauntonstartimes.com
Researcher Cynthia Leonard writes a genealogy column titled
"They were in Macoupin" for The Staunton Star Times;
Cindy includes genealogical queries for Macoupin County in
her newspaper column.
Send any Macoupin County genealogical questions for Cynthia
to The Macoupin County Genealogical Society,
PO Box 95, Staunton, IL 62088-0095

Virden Recorder
169 West Jackson
Virden, IL 62690
Phone: 217-965-3355
Published by Gold Nugget Publications Inc
Newspaper's comments: Community newspaper