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 and Abstracts of Newspapers and Obituaries
Other Sources

Newspaper	Repository
*Alkalines* (Diamond Alkali newsletter) Feb 1941 - 23 Mar 1961	Fairport Marine Museum & Lighthouse
*American Friend and Marietta Gazette* 24 Apr 1813 - 27 Dec 1828	Morley Library
*Ashtabula Star Beacon* current 3 months	Perry Public Library
*Ashtabula Star Beacon* Includes one month online obituaries in the archive	www.starbeacon.com
*Centinel of the NW Territory (Cinti)* 9 Nov 1793 - June 1796	Morley Library
*Cleveland Independent Newsletter* 18 Apr 1829 - 10 Aug 1830	Morley Library
*Cleveland Daily Advertiser* 6 Jan 1831 - 22 Mar 1838	Morley Library
*Cleveland Gazette & Commercial Register* 31 July 1818 - 29 Feb 1820	Morley Library
*Cleveland Weekly Advertiser* 5 Jan 1831 - 8 Oct 1840	Morley Library
*Cleveland Whig* 20 Aug 1834 - 28 Dec 1836	Morley Library
*Cleveland Daily Herald* 30 May 1835 - 30 Dec 1843	Morley Library
*Cleveland Herald and Gazette* 4 Jan 1837 - 30 Dec 1857	Morley Library
Dairy Gazette Madison, OH, AKA North Madison Star 3 Jan 1872 - 24 Dec 1873t	WRHS
*Fairport Harbor Beacon* 13 Sep 1935 - 21 Oct 1959	Fairport Harbor Library
*Fairport Harbor Beacon* 13 Sep 1935 - 21 Oct 1959	Ohio Historical Society ILL
*Fairport Harbor Beacon* 13 Sep 1935 - 21 Oct 1960	Fairport Marine Museum & Lighthouse
*Fairport Harbor Beacon* 13 Sep 1935 - 21 Oct 1960	Morley Library
*Free Enterprise* current 3 months	Perry Public Library
*Geauga Gazette, Painesville* 19 Aug 1828 - 15 Dec 1832 (not inclusive)	Morley Library
*Geauga Gazette, Painesville* 19 Aug 1828 - 15 Dec 1832	Ohio Historical Society ILL
*Kirtland Gazette* current three months	Kirtland Public Library
*Kirtland Gazette* Selected articles, Kirtland links	Link broken
*Lake County Herald (Painesville)* 26 Jan 1900 - 20 Dec 1907; 5 Jan 1911-17 May 1921 or 21 Dec1921	Morley Library Internet Archive
*Lake County News Herald* Jan 1928 - Dec 1946, July 1947 - Dec 1954	Morley Library
*The Lake County Weekly Herald* 26 Jan 1900 - 19 Dec 1919 *The Lake County Herald* Semi-weekly 2 Jan 1920 - 30 Dec 1921	Willoughby Public Library
The Lake County Weekly Herald, Painesville 26 Jan 1900 - 17 May 1921	*Internet Archive*
*The Lake County Republican Herald* Jan 1928 - Dec 1932	Willoughby Public Library
*Lake County Today* Painesville strike paper 15 Oct 1973 - 1 Mar 1974	Morley Library
*Lake County Today* Painesville strike paper 15 Oct 1973 - 1 Mar 1974	Ohio Historical Society ILL
Latter Day Saint Elders' Journal Some published in Kirtland, includes obituaries. 1837	*Internet Archive*
*Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate* Published in Kirtland,1834-1837.	Centerplace.org
*The Leader* 1957 - 1976 The Leader Journal 1977-1979 Sun Leader Journal1980-June 1985	Willoughby Public Library
Madison Clipping file	Madison Public Library
*Madison Ohio Tribune and Lake County Tribune* 8 Jan 1993 - 24 June 2011	Morley Library
*Madison Press* 3 Jan 1936 - 5 July 1979	Madison Public Library
*Madison Press* bound copies 3 Jan 1936 - 5 July 1979	Madison Historical Society
*Mentor Monitor* 23 Feb 1939 - 31 Aug 1972	Mentor Public Library
*Mentor Monitor* 23 Feb 1939 or 7 June 1956 - 31 Aug 1972	Morley Library
*Mentor Monitor* 7 June 1956 - 30 Apr 1964	Ohio Historical Society ILL
*Mentor Monitor* current 6 months	Mentor Public Library
*The Merchants' News,* later *Fairport Beacon* 30 Nov 1934 - 18 Jan 1935	Fairport Marine Museum & Lighthouse
Miscellaneous Mormon Newspapers	Kirtland Temple Visitor Center
*Willoughby Republican Herald* Jan 1928 -Dec 1932	Morley Library
*News-Herald* 3 Mar 1933- 31July 1975 and 25 Mar 1986 - 31 Mar 2006 + CDs to Current	Morley Library
*The News Herald (Willoughby, Ohio)* 1 May 1963 - 30 June 1963 and 1 Mar 1964 - June 30 1964	Ancestry.com
*News-Herald* current three months	Kirtland Public Library
*News-Herald* current year	Mentor Public Library
*News-Herald* current 3 months	Perry Public Library
*News-Herald* 1960-1975	NewspaperArchive (by subscription or Akron Library)
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	Willoughby Public Library
*News-Herald* obituaries 9 May 2000 to current	www.news-herald.com
*Northern Ohio Journal (Painesville)l* 1872-1896	*Chronicling America*
*Northern Ohio Journal* 15 July 1871 - 26 June 1880	Morley Library
*Northern Ohio Journal* 1872-1896	*MyHeritage*
*Northern Ohio Journal* July 1874 - 26 June 1880	Ohio Historical Society ILL
*Ohio American (Cleveland)* 19 Sept 1844 - 26 May 1847	Morley Library
*Painesville Canvas* Sept 1876	Ohio Historical Society
*Painesville Democrat* Mar 1885 - Mar 1888	Ohio Historical Society
*Painesville Telegraph* 25 Sep 1822 - 31 Dec 1845	GenealogyBank.com
*Painesville Telegraph* 6 Jan 1859 - 26 Dec 1867	Fairport Harbor Library
*Painesville Telegraph* 16 July 1822 - 31 Dec 1846	FamilySearch
*Painesville Telegraph* 13 Mar 1850 - 31 Dec 1951	news.google.com/newspapers
*Painesville Telegraph* 13 Mar 1850 - 31 Dec 1951	MyHeritage
*Painesville Telegraph/Republican (mixed)* 16 July 1822 - 30 Apr 1986	Morley Library
*Painesville Telegraph* 1 July 1822 - Nov 1871	Ohio Historical Society
*Painesville Telegraph* clipping file	Fairport Marine Museum & Lighthouse
*Painesville Journal* 15 July 1871 - 2 Mar 1872	Morley Library
*Painesville Journal* weekly 15 July 1871 - June 1874	Ohio Historical Society ILL
*Perry Heritage Quarterly* full run	Perry Historical Society
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland 1 Jan 1985 - 31 Dec 2018; CDs to current	Morley Library
*Plain Dealer* 3 Jan 1860 - 31 Dec 1865	Fairport Harbor Library
Plain Dealer, Cleveland current three months	Kirtland Public Library
*Plain Dealer* current year	Mentor Public Library
*Plain Dealer* current 3 months	Perry Public Library
*Plain Dealer* clipping file	Fairport Marine Museum & Lighthouse
Plain Dealer (Cleveland) obituaries current 6 months	www.cleveland.com/obits/
*The Telegraph=Republican* Painesville Nov 1836 - Aug 1838	Ohio Historical Society ILL
*Telegraph=Republican* 2 Jan 1907 - 30 Dec 1916	news.google.com/newspapers
*The (Lake County) Tribune* (Eastern Lake Co.) 8 Jan 1993 - 24 June 2011 + recent in storage	Morley Library
*The Tribune* (Eastern Lake Co.) current 3 months	Perry Public Library
*Willoughby Collegian* 1 Nov 1868 - 1 June 1869	Morley Library
*Willoughby Daily Republican* 14 Dec 1931 - 18 Dec 1931	Willoughby Public Library
*Willoughby Gazette* 1 Oct 1868 - 25 Sept 1869	Morley Library
*Willoughby Independent* 18 Apr 1879 - 27 May 1920	Morley Library
*Willoughby Independent* 18 Apr 1879 - 27 May 1920	Willoughby Public Library
*The Willoughby Republican* 5 Jan 1917 - 27 Dec 1918, 2 Jan 1920 - 29 Apr 1927	Morley Library Willoughby Public Library
*The Willoughby Republican* 5 Jan 1917 - 15 Dec 1922 (1921 missing)	*Internet Archive*
*The Willoughby Republican and News* Jan 1919 - Dec 1919, 7 Jan 1932 - Sept 1932	Willoughby Public Library

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Indexes to and Abstracts of Newspapers and Obituaries	Repository or Source
*Genealogical Roots in Newspapers* Index to The Painesville Telegraph 1822 - 1883. "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.	http://grins.freeservers.com
*Index to Geauga Gazette* 1828-1832 (not inclusive)** by Kelley Nolan with forward by Sally Malone. Includes Surnames, Businesses, Associations, Ships, etc. with descriptions.	Go to Index
*Index to Cleveland Jewish News Obituaries* 30 Oct 1964 - 28 DEc 2007** by Helen Wolf	Ancestry.com
*The Cleveland Necrology File and News Index* Now combined in one search engine, the Necrology File contains full obituaries & cemetery record abstracts 1847-1975 & 1833 from The Plain Dealer, The Cleveland Press, etc. and gives paper date. The Cleveland News Index 1976 to recent includes name, one relative, date & page of paper. Indexes the Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine, and others. Thanks to Cleveland Public Library	www.cpl.org
*The R. B. Hayes Obituary Index* This huge index to obituaries includes several of the counties surounding Lake County. Its abreviated index is also on Ancestry.com	www.rbhayes.org/main/ohio-obituary-index/
*Guide to the Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph 1822-1829* Newspaper Abstracts with Indexes by Judy J. Stebbins All kinds of local tidbits with article citations.	Lake Co. Historical Society, 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.	Go to Index. Paper copy at Morley Library.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index Addendum 1830-1846* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Ammendment Chronological Order 1830 - 1846 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the book of Notice Selections.	Go to Index. Paper copy at Morley Library.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1862-1870 A-Z* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1862-1870 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1871-1875 A-Z* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1871-1875 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1876-1880 A-K* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1876-1880 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1876-1880 L-Z* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1876-1880 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1881-85 A-Frank Colwell* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1881-85 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1881-85 George Colwell-Moses Harvey* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1881-85 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1881-85 Nate Harvey-Moses Merrill* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1881-85 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1881-85 Nellie Merrill-Mary Shepard* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1881-85 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1881-85 R O Shepard-Z* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1886-89 A-Goodwillie by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1886-89 A-Goodwillie* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1886-89 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1886-89 Goodwin-Pineens* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1886-89 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1886-89 Pinney-Z* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1886-89 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1890-1894 A-K* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1890-1894 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1890-1894 L-Z* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1890-1894 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1895-1899 A-DeCoursey* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1890-1894 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1895-1899 Deerfield-Keller* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1890-1894 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1895-1899 Kelley-Rike* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1890-1894 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Stebbins Index 1895-1899 Riker-Z* Index to Painesville Teleraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1895-1899 by Judy J. Stebbins (below). Gives name, type of article, and newspaper citation. Each refers to the file of abstracts.	Go to Index.
*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 articles at the end. A huge thank you to the author for sharing this major resource with us.	Go to Book. Paper copy at Morley Library.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Addendum, Chronological Order 1830-1864* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1862* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1863* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1864* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1865* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1866* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1867* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1868* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1869* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1870* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1871* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1872* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1873* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1874* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1875* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1876* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1877* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1878* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1879* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1880* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1881* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1882* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1883* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1884* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1885* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1886* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1887* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1888* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1889* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1890* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1891* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1892* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1893* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1894* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1895* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1896* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1897* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1898* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
*Painesville Telegraph Microfilm Notice Selections, Chronological Order 1899* by Judy J. Stebbins. Abstracts of the actual articles of genealogical interest. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book.
Obituary Index from Guide to the Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph 1822-1829 by Judy J. Stebbins indexed for obituaries by Cynthia Turk	Go to Index
News-Herald Obituary Index Includes name and newspaper or death date 1980-about 2005	Willoughby Public Library
News-Herald Obituary Index Online Includes name and newspaper date 1980-2005 derived from the Willoughby Library indexing	Go to Index
*Lake County Necrology Index File* Card index file to obituaries and death notices from The Telegraph 1822-1986 and the News-Herald 1986-current	Morley Library
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.	www.morleylibrary.org >Adult >Genealogy >Obit index
Madison Press Obituary Index Card File 1936-1979. Gives name and death date. Also some marriages	Madison Public Library
News-Herald Obituary Index Said to be indexed from 1977 to about 1995	Little Red Schoolhouse, 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	http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obituary/
Willoughby Independent Index to Abstract 1879-84 by Judy Stebbins, includes relationships, refers to Abstracts below.	Go to Index
Willoughby Independent Subject Index 1879-88 by Judy Stebbins, refers to Abstracts below.	Go to Index
Willoughby Independent Index to Abstract 1885-88 by Judy Stebbins, includes relationships, refers to Abstracts below.	Go to Index
Willoughby Independent Abstract 18 Apr 1879-26 Dec 1879 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1880 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1881 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1882 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1883 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1884 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1885 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1886 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1887 by Judy Stebbins Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book
Willoughby Independent Abstract 1888 by Judy Stebbins. Use Control + F to search.	Go to Book
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.	Go to Index
1907 Courthouse Time Capsule contained many local and distant newspapers, several indexed by Marianne Wiley.	Go to Selections

Other Obituary and Newspaper Sources	Source
Chronicling America Lists publication information -- 106 Lake County newspaper entries, some short run and little known titles.	Chronicing America
American Memorials.com Online obituaries advanced searchable by place, etc.	www.AmericanMemorials.com
*Ancestry Rootsweb Message Board Lake Co. Obituaries* full obituaries submitted by volunteers.	www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Lake County Obit Lookup Volunteers (off-site)	A Rootsweb Freepage
*FuneralNet* obituaries, cemeteries, funeral homes	www.funeralNet.com
*News-Herald* full text obituaries for today	www.news-herald.com
*Obit Central* a variety of obituary links and information	www.obitcentral.com
*The Painesville Telegraph* excerpts of local news items from August 1822 to December 1822, transcribed by Becky Falin	Go to Index
*ProQuest,* a large library online system containing many newspaper abstracts and articles such as Plain Dealer. Usually requires library card.	Through many local libraries

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