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| Newspapers can help in researching our families. Many times official records have been destroyed by fire, flooding, or other disasters. Local newspapers may give us the only clue as to when a birth, marriage or death occurred. They also bring to life our ancestors - describing a family wedding, mentioning when out-of-town relatives visited, listing members of local organizations, building projects or clubs. Find out what your relatives did for entertainment, who got the highest grades in school, won the local baseball game, etc. Many researchers use newpapers to look just for obituaries of family members. While obituaries may contain helpful information, reading about how your ancestors lived sure can bring them to life! |
| Local Newspaper Articles - These are transcriptions of the "Local News" portions of older editions of area newspapers currently on microfilm. Local newspapers contain some birth/marriage/death information, but also local activities and concerns of the day. |
| Newspaper Abstracts where you can search the whole site (USA, Canada, Ireland) or choose a state; or go to any county. |
| If anyone has copies of pre-1923 newspapers and would like to contribute them, please contact the County Coordinator. |
| The following list is an extract from "Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-1957", compiled by Donald E. Oehlerts, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, 1958. The Wisconsin Historical Society has copies of some of the newspapers on microfilm - see those newspapers with (WHi) notations at the end of their descriptions. |
| Cedarburg CEDARBURG ENTERPRISE - (see Ozaukee County Enterprise) CEDARBURG NEWS (w) Jan. 7, 1883 to date. - Editors: Frederick W. Horn, 1883-Jan. 1893; Alexander W. Horn, Jan. 1893-Sept. 1918; Adlai S. Horn, Oct. 1918 to date. (WHi Complete) OZAUKEE COUNTY ENTERPRISE (w) May 1879 - May 31, 1881. - Title varies: Cedarburg Enterprise 1879 - 1880. - Editors: J. H. Hilgen and Fred Meyer, 1879 - 1880; Meyer, Jan. - May, 1881. (WHi Mar. 10, 1880 - Apr. 20, 1881) |
| Grafton GRAFTON ENTERPRISE (w) July 27, 1927 - Apr. 18, 1928. - Editors: A.D. Bolens - Merged with Port Washington Pilot. OZAUKEEAN (w) 1895 - 1861 [?]. - Editors: A.D. Bolens |
| Port Washington ADLER (w) Jan. 4, 1860 - 1861 [?]. - Editors: Jacob Werle - In German. PORT WASHINGTON HERALD (w) Apr. 1, 1896 to date - Title varies: Port Washington Herold, 1896 - Oct. 1917. - Editors: W.B. Krause, 1896 - 1947; A.W. Stricker, 1947 to date. - In German: 1896 - Oct. 1917. (WHi Mar. 3, 1948 to date MODERN PRESS (sm) Nov. 5, 1935 - 1936 [?]. - Editors: A.D. Bolens OZAUKEE COUNTY ADVERTISER (w) May, 1854 - Jan. 1913. - Editors: Richard L. Gove, 1854 - June, 1858; J.R.Bohan and Seymour G. Wait, June, 1858 - 1866; Bohan and Flavius J. Mills, 1866 - 1869; J.R. Bohan, 1869 - Nov. 1886; M.G. Bohan, Nov. 1886 - 1913. Merged with Port Washington Star. OZAUKEE COUNTY BLADE - see Ozaukee County Times. OZAUKEE COUNTY DEMOCRAT (w) July 25, 1857 - June 1858. - Editors: Adolph Heidkamp - Merged with Ozaukee County Advertiser (WHi Sept. 19 - Dec 19, 1857) OZAUKEE COUNTY EAGLE (w) Jan. 4, 1860 - 1861 [?] - Editors: Jacob Werle OZAUKEE COUNTY JOURNAL (w) July 1848 - 1849 [?]. - Editors: Rhenodyne A. Bird. OZAUKEE COUNTY TIMES (w) Apr. 1849 - June 29, 1854 - Title varies: Washington County Blade, 1849 - Feb. 1853; Ozaukee County Blade Mar. - Sept. 1853. - Editors: Rhenodyne A. Bird, Apr. - Nov. 1849; Bird and Flavius J. Mills, Nov. 1849 - 1850; Bird and J.W. Vail, 1851 - Mar. 1853; Bird, Mar. 1853 - 1854 OZAUKEE COUNTY TIMES (w) Mar. 17 1859 - 1860 [?]. - Editors: Richard L. Gove OZAUKEE PRESS (w) 1940 to date. = Editors: William F. Schanen, Jr. - (WHi Apr. 25, 1946 to date) PORT WASHINGTON PILOT (w) Aug. 4, 1898 to date. - Editors: Henry Schoensigel, 1898 - Apr. 1934; Norbert A. Sauer, May 1934 to date. - WHi Apr. 26, 1928 to date) PORT WASHINGTON STAR (w) Nov. 1, 1879 - Apr. 20, 1928. - Editors: Eugene B. Bolens, 1879 - Apr. 1886; A.D. Bolens, Apr. 1886 - 1893; H.W. Bolens and M.B. Krause, 1894 - Mar. 1895; A.D. Bolens, Mar. 1895 - Nov. 1902; George Cannon, Nov. 1902 - 1914; H.W. Bolens, 1914 - 1925; Albert D. Bolens, 1925 - 1928. - Merged with Port Washington Pilot (WHi Nov. 1, 1879 - Feb. 16, 1889; Feb. 9, 1895 - Apr. 20, 1928 WASHINGTON COUNTY BLADE, see Ozaukee County Times WASHINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT (w) May 1847 - 1850 - Title varies: Washington Democrat, 1847 - 1850 - Editors: Flavius J. Mills 1847 - 1849; J.W. Vail, 1849 - 1850 = Merged with Washington County Blade PORT WASHINGTON ZEITUNG (w) Jan. 1, 1855 - Sept. 6, 1928 - Editors: Adolph Heidkamp, 1855 - June 1881; Carl Fehlandt, June 1881 - 1928 - In German - (WHi Feb. 14, 1895 - Sept. 6, 1928) |
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