How to Find Old Newspaper Headlines and Articles for Illinois

Online newspaper archives are an amazing source for historical research. Whether you are looking for information on famous people, world-changing events, day-you-were-born headlines, everyday items like advertisements or the price of a loaf of bread, or just some information on your family's history, old news archives are the place to look. You can pay top dollar for subscription databases, but there are plenty of free newspaper archives available. Here are some terrific resources for Illinois.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Pontiac 1930 Take a look at the free online newspaper archives from the Barrington Review, Barrington, IL, covering the period 1914-1930. This is a terrific source for WWI reporting, and the beginning of the Great Depression. (See resource links, below).
2. Lincoln shot! Another free newspaper archive in Illinois is the Quincy Illinois Historical Newspaper Archive, 1835-1890. Who could ask for a better Civil War era newspaper than one in Lincoln's home state? (See resource links, below).
3. For other free newspaper archives from NJ, throughout the US, and around the world, check out the collection of links in the resources section, directly below.