Illinois Prairie District Public Library has free, online genealogy collections including:
Vital Records Newspaper Index – view the full text of local obituaries, birth, marriage, and anniversary announcements online from:
- The Woodford Sentinel — January 1887 to December 6, 1889
- The Metamora Herald — December 20, 1889, to July 7, 2011
- The Washburn Leader — December 11, 1902, to December 30, 1920
Metamora Herald Image Collection – contains images from The Metamora Herald newspaper (published from 1889 to 2011). The paper covered the Illinois towns of Benson, Cazenovia, Germantown Hills, Low Point, Roanoke, Spring Bay, and Washburn, as well as the Village of Metamora. (No library card required!)
Community History Archive search the full text of:
- Washburn Leader
48,974 Pages
1902-1993 - Herald
45,630 Pages
1970-2011 - Metamora Herald
38,605 Pages
1889-1996 - Roanoke Review
11,957 Pages
1991-2001 - Federal Census Bureau
4,834 Pages
1830-1920 - Woodford Sentinel
752 Pages
1862-1890 - Family History of Antoine Dubious and Descendants
536 Pages
1901-1901 - Varna Leader
192 Pages
1919-1919 - Massac Journal
66 Pages
1871-1890 - Marshall Messenger
60 Pages
1866-1887 - Illinois State Democrat 1849-1852
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