Sterling Public Library has digitized newspapers and yearbooks that are fully searchable for births, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and more.

• Sterling High School Yearbooks 1904-2009

• Gazettes 1857-2007

• Sterling Daily Gazette Index – This index contains subject headings for subjects, events, etc. in the Sterling-Rock Falls Daily Gazette. The database covers births, engagements, marriages, marriage licenses, birthdays (over 65 years), wedding anniversaries (over 25th), divorces, obituaries, retirements, and individual accomplishments. 

• Cemeteries of Whiteside County

• Digitized and searchable collections include

  • The Daily Gazette
    1925-1984
  • Daily Gazette
    1991-2007
  • Sterling Daily Gazette
    1915-1951
  • Sterling Daily Standard
    1893-1915
  • Sterling Evening Gazette
    1894-1915
  • Sauk Valley Sunday
    1992-2007
  • Yearbooks
    1904-2009
  • Sterling Standard
    1872-1907
  • Evening Gazette
    1882-1894
  • Sterling Gazette
    1861-1903
  • Sterling Daily Gazette And Daily Standard
    1916-1916
  • Sterling Semi Weekly Gazette
    1905-1905
  • Republican and Gazette
    1859-1861
  • Telegraph
    2000-2001
  • Fulton Journal
    1908-1908
  • Sterling Republic
    1857-1857