The Hoesch Memorial Public Library in Alma, Nebraska has a great collection of Harlan County newspapers. Please contact them if you are interested in any of the following:
The Harlan County Journal, hardbound or microfilm, from 1897 to the present.
There are some miscellaneous individual issues on another roll of microfilm:
Harlan County Times, May 11, 1888 and Dec. 26, 1890;
The Daily Record, Oct. 2, 1894 to Nov. 10, 1894;
The Alma Herald, Aug. 18, 1881;
The Valley Beacon, Oct. 25, 1889; Oct. 3, 1890; Oct. 10, 1890; Jan. 10, 1895; Oct. 3, 1895; Dec. 5, 1895; May 29, 1896; May 6, 1897; June 25, 1897;
The Weekly Record, Jan. 10, 1896; Feb. 21, 1896; Apr. 29, 1898; Oct. 27, 1899; Dec. 22, 1899; Nov. 28, 1902; Oct. 7, 1904;
Harlan County Democrat, Oct. 14, 1893; Jan. 11, 1896; Jan. 15, 1897; July 17, 1897; July 15, 1898; Oct. 7, 1898; Oct. 14, 1898; Sept. 20, 1901;
Republican City Independent, Oct. 25, 1890; Oct. 1, 1892
Most of those single issues on microfilm have been damaged and they are very difficult to read.
The Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS), as of 1994, had:
The Alma Record from 10/25/1895 to 6/26/1925;
The Orleans Chronicle from 6/9/1892 to 3/30/1961;
The Republican City Ranger from 6/20/1902 to 8/15/1946; and
The Stamford Star from 12/25/1914 to 4/30/1964.
Return to Harlan County NEGENWEB page HERE.
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