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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