Historical researchers are fortunate because the Kalamazoo Gazette, the major newspaper serving our area, is the longest continuously published newspaper in the state outside of Detroit. With only a few gaps (notably in the Civil War years), we have a complete run on microfilm from 1834 to the present. The Gazette is part of KPL's Special Collections and is partially indexed in the Local Newspaper Database.
Additional newspaper resources:
Local History Newspaper Collection
- Newspapers may not be checked out, but photocopy machines are available.
- Hard copies located in the Local History Room.
- Microfilm is located in the Tech Center.
- Allegan County News & Gazette
- Mar. 10, 1966 - Dec. 25, 1975, Microfilm, Location: Tech Center
- Allegan County Photo Journal
- Aug. 25, 1971 - July 5, 1973, Microfilm, Location: Tech Center
- The Allegan Gazette
- May 6, 1882 - 1954 (missing May 1883 - April 1900), Microfilm, Location: Tech Center
- Allegan News
- Jan 4, 1901 - Feb. 7, 1955, Microfilm, Location: Tech Center
- Allegan News & Gazette
- Mar. 31, 1955 - Mar. 3, 1966, Microfilm, Location: Tech Center
- American Baltic News
- June 1992 - Dec. 1994, Microfilm, Location: Tech Center
- Augusta Beacon
- Mar. 14, 1902 - Mar. 26, 1952, Microfilm, Location: Tech Center
- Business Direct
- Jan. 18, 1996 -- current, Microfilm, Location: Tech Center
- The Climax Cereal (Cont'd as Climax Crescent)
- May 25, 1900 - Dec. 1912, Location: Tech Center
- Climax Crescent
- Jan. 1913 - Aug. 26, 2005, Location: Tech Center
- Dec. 7, 2006 - current, Location: History Room
- Community Courier
- May 25, 1972 - Dec. 14, 1974, Location: Tech Center
- County Wide Newspaper (Cont'd as Kalamazoo Weekly)
- Feb. 7, 2007 - April 11, 2007, Location: Local History
- Enterprise
- Feb. 1992 - current, Location: Local History
- Focus News
- June 10, 1965 - 1982, Location: Local History
- The Forwarder
- July 1948 - June 9, 1949, Location: Tech Center
- Galesburg Argus
- Mar. 1, 1901 - Dec. 25, 1975 (missing 1912, 1914 - 1916)
- Kalamazoo Advocate
- Dec. 30, 1921 - June 30, 1922
- Kalamazoo County Rural News & Views
- Fall 1985, 1988 - 1993, Sum. 1994, Fall '96
- Kalamazoo Evening News
- April 1, 1898 - Mar. 20, 1900
- Kalamazoo Evening Press (formerly the Kalamazoo Press)
- Feb. 9, 1909 - May 13, 1911
- Kalamazoo Gazette (Daily)
- Mar. 26 - Nov. 10, 1872; Mar. 28, 1876 - current
- Kalamazoo Gazette (Weekly)
- Jan. 23, 1837 - 1897 (gap 11/14/1862 - 9/16/1870)
- Kalamazoo Herald
- Jan. 17, 1918 - April 1920
- Kalamazoo Ledger
- Jan. 6, 1968 - Dec. 18, 1971
- Kalamazoo News
- Feb. 26, 1932 - Sept. 18, 1932
- Kalamazoo News
- Aug. 24, 1979 - Feb. 13, 1987
- Kalamazoo News Advertiser
- Jan. 3, 1936 - Dec. 28, 1939
- Kalamazoo Press (Cont'd as Kalamazoo Evening Press)
- Nov. 20, 1908 - Feb. 6, 1909
- Kalamazoo Saturday Night
- Dec. 1919 - Dec. 24, 1921
- Kalamazoo Star
- Oct. 9, 1921 - Dec. 31, 1921
- Kalamazoo Telegraph (Daily) (Cont'd as Kalamazoo Telegraph Press)
- April 6, 1868 - May 13, 1911
- Kalamazoo Telegraph (Weekly)
- Oct. 28, 1845 - June 17, 1913 (gap from Sept. 1856 - Aug. 1857 and from May 1859 - June 1866)
- Kalamazoo Telegraph Press
- May 15, 1911 - May 20, 1916
- Kalamazoo Times
- Sept. 22, 1995 - current
- Kalamazoo Times
- Jan. 22, 1966 - April 9, 1966
- Kalamazoo Weekly
- April 18, 2007 - current
- Kalamazoo Weekly Star (Weekly Star, Star Reporter)
- June 28, 1963 - July 17, 1965
- Lawton Leader
- June 17, 1887 - Dec. 27, 1968
- Mendon Activator
- Aug. 1996 - current (missing Dec. '96 & Jan. '97)
- Michigan Statesman (Cont'd as Kalamazoo Gazette Weekly)
- Jan. 24, 1835 - Oct. 15, 1836
- Michigan Statesman & St. Joseph Chronicle (Cont'd as Michigan Statesman)
- June 28, 1834 - Jan. 17, 1835
- Michigan Suffragist (on same reel as Woman)
- Feb. 1914 - May 1917
- The Other Side
- Jan. 2, 1995 - Aug. 21, 1995
- Otsego Union
- 1931 - Sept. 1974 (missing 1933 - 1939)
- Parchment Journal
- May 17, 1954 - Dec. 31, 1955
- Parchment News
- Feb. 1924 - May 1952
- The People
- Mar. 7, 1918 - June 8, 1922
- Plainwell Enterprise
- Feb. 10, 1886 - Sept. 26, 1974
- Schoolcraft Express
- Jan 16, 1886 - Dec. 29, 1921 (some issues missing)
- South Side Advocate
- July 15, 1932 - June 23, 1933
- South Side Herald
- July 21, 1938 - Mar. 2, 1939
- South Side News
- May 5, 1927 - Dec. 11, 1931
- South Side News Weekly
- Mar. 17, 1927 - Sept. 27, 1928
- South Side Weekly
- Mar. 1, 1934 - May 27, 1938
- Southwest Michigan Tribune -The People's Choice
- Nov. 16, 1995 --1999
- Trench & Camp (Ft. Custer, MI)
- Oct. 22, 1917 - Nov. 14, 1918
- Union Enterprise
- Jan. 2, 1978 - Dec. 26, 1985
- Vicksburg Commercial
- April 12, 1879 - April 25, 1974
- Western Michigan Churchman
- Sept. 1982 - Nov./Dec. 1982
- Western Michigan Episcopalian
- Sept. 1982 - current
- Woman
- Nov. 21, 1908 - Jan. 23, 1909