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Lake County Ohio GenWeb Newspapers and Obituaries |
Newspapers are a great source of genealogical information. Here are listed many local newspapers and where they can be found. The links are mostly for the obituaries. Do not ignore the Cleveland papers as many people put obituaries in the "big" papers. ILL means Inter-Library Loanable. The links with URLs are off-site.
Table of Newspapers
Indexes to Newspapers and Obituaries
Other Sources
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| Alkalines (Diamond Alkali newsletter) Feb 1941 - 23 Mar 1961 | |
| American Friend and Marietta Gazette 24 Apr 1813 - 28 Dec 1828 | |
| Ashtabula Star Beacon current 3 months | |
| Ashtabula Star Beacon
Includes one month online obituaries in the archive |
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| Centinel of the NW Territory (Cinti) 9 Nov 1793 - June 1796 | |
| Cleveland Independent Newsletter 18 Apr 1829 - 10 Aug 1830 | |
| Cleveland Daily Advertiser 6 Jan 1831 - 22 Mar 1838 | |
| Cleveland Gazette & Commercial Register 31 July 1818 - 29 Feb 1820 | |
| Cleveland Weekly Advertiser 5 Jan 1831 - 8 Oct 1840 | |
| Cleveland Whig 20 Aug 1834 - 28 Dec 1836 | |
| Cleveland Daily Herald 30 May 1835 - 30 Dec 1843 | |
| Cleveland Herald and Gazette 4 Jan 1837 - 30 Dec 1857 | |
| Fairport Harbor Beacon 13 Sep 1935 - 21 Oct 1959 | |
| Fairport Harbor Beacon 13 Sep 1935 - 21 Oct 1959 | |
| Fairport Harbor Beacon 13 Sep 1935 - 21 Oct 1960 | |
| Fairport Harbor Beacon 13 Sep 1935 - 21 Oct 1960 | |
| Free Enterprise current 3 months | |
| Geauga Gazette, Painesville 19 Aug 1828 - 15 Dec 1832 (not inclusive) | |
| Geauga Gazette, Painesville 19 Aug 1828 - 15 Dec 1832 | |
| Kirtland Gazette current three months | |
| Kirtland Gazette
Selected articles, Kirtland links |
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| Lake County Herald 26 Jan 1900 - 17 May 1921 | |
| Lake County News Herald Jan 1928 - Dec 1946, July 1947 - Dec 1954 | |
| The Lake County Weekly Herald
26 Jan 1900 - 19 Dec 1919 The Lake County Herald Semi-weekly 2 Jan 1920 - 30 Dec 1921 |
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| The Lake County Republican Herald Jan 1928 - Dec 1932 | |
| Lake County Today Painesville strike paper 15 Oct 1973 - 1 Mar 1974 | |
| Lake County Today Painesville strike paper 15 Oct 1973 - 1 Mar 1974 | |
| The Leader
1957 - 1976 The Leader Journal 1977-1979 Sun Leader Journal1980-June 1985 |
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| Madison Clipping file | |
| Madison Ohio Tribune 8 Jan 1993 - 10 Apr 1998 | |
| Madison Press 3 Jan 1936 - 5 July 1979 | |
| Madison Press bound copies 3 Jan 1936 - 5 July 1979 | |
| Mentor Monitor 23 Feb 1939 - 31 Aug 1972 | |
| Mentor Monitor 23 Feb 1939 - 31 Aug 1972 | |
| Mentor Monitor 7 June 1956 - 30 Apr 1964 | |
| Mentor Monitor current 6 months | |
| The Merchants' News, later Fairport Beacon 30 Nov 1934 - 18 Jan 1935 | |
| Miscellaneous Mormon Newspapers | |
| News-Herald Jan 1928 - July 1975 and 25 Mar 1986 - 31 Mar 2006 + CDs to Current | |
| News-Herald current three months | |
| News-Herald current year | |
| News-Herald current 3 months | |
| The News-Herald (Actual titles listed) Lake County News Herald 3 Mar 1933-Dec 1954 West Lake County News Herald 3 Jan 1955-30 Nov 1960 The News Herald (Ohio) 1 Dec 1960-11 Dec 1978 Lake County News-Herald Feb 1979-19 June 1983 The News-Herald 1 July 1983-May 1986 News-Herald Telegraph 10 May 1986-2 Sept 1987 News-Herald 3 Sept 1987-current |
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| News-Herald obituaries 9 May 2000 to current | |
| Northern Ohio Journal 9 Mar 1872 - 26 June 1880 | |
| Northern Ohio Journal July 1874 - 26 June 1880 | |
| Ohio American (Cleveland) 19 Sept 1844 - 26 May 1847 | |
| Painesville Canvas Sept 1876 | |
| Painesville Democrat Mar 1885 - Mar 1888 | |
| Painesville Telegraph 6 Jan 1859 - 26 Dec 1867 | |
| Painesville Telegraph 13 Mar 1850 - 31 Dec 1950 | |
| Painesville Telegraph/Republican 16 July 1822 - 30 Apr 1986 | |
| Painesville Telegraph 1 July 1822 - Nov 1871 | |
| Painesville Telegraph clipping file | |
| Painesville Journal 15 July 1871 - 2 Mar 1872 | |
| Painesville Journal weekly 15 July 1871 - June 1874 | |
| Perry Heritage Quarterly full run | |
| The Plain Dealer, Cleveland 1 Jan 1985 - current | |
| Plain Dealer 3 Jan 1860 - 31 Dec 1865 | |
| Plain Dealer, Cleveland current three months | |
| Plain Dealer current year | |
| Plain Dealer current 3 months | |
| Plain Dealer clipping file | |
| Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
obituaries current 6 months |
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| The Telegraph=Republican Painesville Nov 1836 - Aug 1838 | |
| Telegraph=Republican 2 Jan 1907 - 30 Dec 1916 | |
| The (Lake County) Tribune (Eastern Lake Co.) 8 Jan 1993 - 30 Aug 2002 + recent in storage | |
| The Tribune (Eastern Lake Co.) current 3 months | |
| Willoughby Collegian 1 Nov 1868 - 1 June 1869 | |
| Willoughby Daily Republican 14 Dec 1931 - 18 Dec 1931 | |
| Willoughby Gazette 1 Oct 1868 - 25 Sept 1869 | |
| Willoughby Independent 18 Apr 1879 - 27 May 1920 | |
| Willoughby Independent 18 Apr 1879 - 27 May 1920 | |
| The Willoughby Republican
5 Jan 1917 - 27 Dec 1918, 2 Jan 1920 - 29 Apr 1927 |
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| The Willoughby Republican
5 Jan 1917 - 27 Dec 1918, 2 Jan 1920 - 29 Apr 1927 |
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| The Willoughby Republican and News
Jan 1919 - Dec 1919, 7 Jan 1932 - Sept 1932 |
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| Genealogical Roots in Newspapers Index to The Painesville Telegraph 1822 - 1875. "The articles can range from vital statistics, funny family stories, letters from travelers to somber memories of wars and visitors." Includes name, year and some description of the content. Full citations are available by request, and copies are available for a nominal charge. Thanks to Lisa McGrattan for this site. |
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| The Cleveland News Index (CLENIX)
news & obituary index 1976 to present. Includes name, one relative, date & page of paper. Indexes the Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine, and others. Thanks to Cleveland Public Library |
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| Index to Geauga Gazette 1828-1832 (not inclusive) by Kelley Nolan with forward by Sally Malone. Includes Surnames, Businesses, Associations, Ships, etc. with descriptions. |
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| Guide to the Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph 1822-1829 Newspaper Abstracts with Indexes by Judy J. Stebbins
All kinds of local tidbits with article citations. |
Morley Library |
| Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1830 - 1861 A-Z Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1830 - 1861 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the book of Notice Selections. | Paper copy at Morley Library. |
| Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1830-1861 by Judy J. Stebbins. This 398 page book has abstracts of the actual articles, and a listing of other interesting article as the the end. A huge thank you to the author for sharing this major resource with us. | Paper copy at Morley Library. |
| Obituary Index from Guide to the Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph 1822-1829 by Judy J. Stebbins
indexed for obituaries by Cynthia Turk |
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| News-Herald Obituary Index
Includes name and newspaper or death date 1980-recent |
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| News-Herald Obituary Index Online
Includes name and newspaper date 1990-2005 derived from the Willoughby Library indexing |
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| Lake County Necrology Index File
Card index file to obituaries and death notices from The Telegraph 1822-1986 and the News-Herald 1986-current |
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| Lake County Necrology Index File Online
Card index file to obituaries and death notices from The Telegraph 1822-1986 and the News-Herald 1986-current and some others. Currently only A-Ms plus all names for 1998, and more current. |
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| Madison Press Obituary Index Card File
1936-1979. Gives name and death date. Also some marriages |
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| News-Herald Obituary Index
Said to be indexed from 1977 to about 1995 |
Willoughby |
| Obituary Daily News
Online index to obituaries from The Tribune, News-Herald, Ashtabula Star Beacon, Plain Dealer and around the world. Some as early as 1995, to current, possibly not complete. Very searchable |
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| Willoughby Independent Abstract 18 Apr 1879-26 Dec 1879 by Judy Stebbins | |
| Willoughby Independent Abstract 1880 by Judy Stebbins | |
| Willoughby Independent Abstract 1881 by Judy Stebbins | |
| Willoughby, Ohio Independent Obituary Abstract Index April 1879 to January 1882 Online
Every name index to obituaries and death notices includes name and page number to abstract book at Morley Library. |
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| 1907 Courthouse Time Capsule contained many local and distant newspapers, several indexed by Marianne Wiley. |
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| American Memorials.com
Online obituaries advanced searchable by place, etc. |
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| Ancestry Rootsweb Message Board Lake Co. Obituaries full obituaries submitted by volunteers. Click on Lake County Board and select Obituaries from the dropdown "view message type" box. | |
| The Cleveland Necrology File
full obituaries & cemetery record abstracts 1847-1975 & 1833 from The Plain Dealer, The Cleveland Press, etc. Gives paper date. Thanks to Cleveland Public Library |
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| Lake County Obit Lookup Volunteers (off-site) | |
| Find a Newspaper-All-in-One Search by city, state, or newspaper for current papers. Find the "archive" on each site for older obits (off-site) | |
| FuneralNet
obituaries, cemeteries, funeral homes |
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| News-Herald
full text obituaries for today |
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| Obit Central
a variety of obituary links and information |
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| The Painesville Telegraph
excerpts of local news items from August 1822 to December 1822, transcribed by Becky Falin |
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| ProQuest,
a large library online system containing many newspaper abstracts and articles such as Plain Dealer. Usually requires library card. |
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Last updated 14 MAR 2013. |
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