Local Newspaper Archives Is Now Online
February 26, 2008
If you are researching local history, the process just became easier. Many Sioux County newspapers have recently been digitized for online access. The Newspaper Archives of Sioux County is available to learn more about the region’s past, including your own family’s history in Siouxland.
Area newspapers, dating back to 1872, are searchable by keyword, by date and by newspaper. The database includes over 180,000 newspaper pages from Sioux County, and pages are still being added to the database. Papers available include:
- Alton Democrat
- Alton Review
- Boyden Reporter
- Hawarden Independent
- Hospers Tribune
- Hull Index
- Independent
- Ireton Clipper
- Ireton Weekly Ledger
- Maurice Times
- People’s Friend
- Reporter
- Rock Valley Bee
- Sioux Center News
- Sioux Center Nieuswbland
- Sioux County Capital
- Sioux County Herald
- Sioux County Index Reporter
- Sioux County Index
The project was made possible by a grant from the Sioux County Community Foundation and by the efforts of the Sioux County Library Association. Visit the Newspaper Archives to see this great resource.
