Newspapers
The library maintains a collection of Monroe County newspapers dating back to the 1820’s. These are available on microfilm. Researchers should be aware that there are some gaps that exist in our newspaper collection due to a variety of reasons and that there is no public index for any of the Monroe papers. However, while there is no public index for the Monroe papers, there is an obituary database maintained by the Monroe County Historical Museum that covers Monroe newspapers.
Ellis Newspaper Microfilm Collection
Bedford Courier
January 1967-August 1969; January 1972-June 27, 1978
Bedford Focus/Bedford Press
November 1985-October 1986
Bedford Journal
November 24, 1980-December 28, 1982
Bedford Press
May 5, 1985; February 24, 1986-December 25, 1989
Carleton Messenger
April 10, 1925-December 7, 1928; February 22, 1929; March 3, 1929; February 2, 1939-July 15, 1939; November 23, 1944; May 15, 1952; 1958 (not October 9); 1960 (not January 7); 1961-March 10, 1983
Carleton Times
June 5, 1876; January 18, 1897-December 27, 1901; September 23, 1904; October 18, 1907; June 9, 1911; May 10, 1912; October 12, 1917; July 26, 1918; October 12, 1919; October 24, 1919; December 5, 1919
Courier Herald
July 4, 1978-October 18, 1979
Courier Monroe Adventure
December 17, 1968-June 27, 1978
Deerfield Times Journal
January 24, 1919-October 22, 1920
Detroit News
1976-1994
Dundee Area Independent
1987-1992
Dundee Enterprise
March 18, 1876
Dundee Post Cresent
September 24, 1924-December 31, 1924
Dundee Reporter
September 3, 1964; October 22, 1964; June 24, 1965; July 22, 1965; February 25, 1982; April 8, 1982-September 9, 1982; October 14, 1982; October 21, 1982; Novmeber 11, 1982-December 20, 1982; January 6, 1983-January 29, 1987; May 14, 1987-February 23, 1989
Independent (Dundee Area Independent)
1987-1992
Itemizer
September 24, 1878; March 5, 1878
Journal Herald
September 18, 1979-April 23, 1985
Michigan Sentinel
January 4, 1824-July 16, 1836
Milan Area Leader
January 9, 1991; May 22, 1991; November 27, 1991; August 5, 1992; December 30, 1992; January 20, 1993; February 10, 1993; July 14, 1993; August 11, 1993; August 25, 1993+
Monroe Advocate
1841-1845; January 28, 1847
Monroe Bulletin
July 5, 1911-January 30, 1915
Monroe Commercial
June 30, 1853-November 22, 1860; Novmeber 28, 1861-Novmeber 21, 1867; January 7, 1869-April 30, 1880
Monroe Commercial and South Michigan Advocate
May 10, 1849
Monroe County Weekly
December 14, 1908-June 20, 1935; March 27, 1941-August 17, 1950
Monroe Democrat
March 17, 1880-December 2, 1910; January 17, 1913-March 13, 1914
Monroe Evening News
January 2, 1918+
Monroe Gazette
September 2, 1837-August 31, 1841; September 7, 1841; September 18, 1841
Monroe Guardian
March 1987-September 2003
Monroe Index
September 21, 1881
Monroe Journal and Michigan Inquirer
August 7, 1834; November 13, 1834
Monroe Monitor
May 28, 1862-May 16, 1866; July 21, 1875; March 15, 1876; July 5, 1876
Monroe National Press
January 1, 1859; June 29, 1859; January 4, 1860
Monroe News Courier
May 20, 1915-December 31, 1918
Monroe Record
May 31, 1900-April 14, 1904
Monroe Record Commercial
May 21, 1904-December 27, 1906; June 6, 1907-May 28, 1908; June 1909-May 1910
Monroe Times
July 28, 1836-July 20, 1837; April 26, 1838
New Milan News
October 9, 1985-December 18, 1985; March 12, 1986
New York Times
1974+
Petersburg Bulletin
May 1, 1880-April 23, 1881; April 29, 1882-December 31, 1882
Petersburg Sun
October 1891-December 31, 1897; 1906; March 8, 1963, May 10, 1963; June 14, 1963; June 21, 1963,; November 4, 1963-December 24, 1963; January 3, 1964-June 19, 1964; September 4, 1964-October 23, 1964: January 8, 1965-October 22, 1965; January 21, 1966-December 30, 1966; January 6, 1967-June 9, 1967; November 3, 1967-November 17, 1967; May 18, 1968; June 6, 1969; January 3, 1970-December 27, 1970; March 4, 1982-May 11, 1989
The Pulse
December 30, 1982-January 5, 1984
Suburban Review
November 30, 1971-January 4, 1972
Weekly Times
May 30, 1985; August 15, 1985-February 26, 1987
Michigan Newpapers
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