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

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