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Advantage Archives Newspapers

Access and search digitized local newspapers: Illinois State Democrat (1858-1860), The Public Patron (1897-1898), Pleasant Plains Advocate (1892), The Tri City Register (1918), The Weekly Enterprise (1899), The Rochester Weekly Item (1884).

FamilySearch

This FREE site provides access to a growing collection of databases of digitized records for genealogical research. Users are required to create a free account. Lincoln Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.

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Genealogy
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Fold3

Access to US military records, including the stories, photos and documents of the men and women who served. Contains millions of records from world-class archives.

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Genealogy
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HeritageHub

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 - today.

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Genealogy, Newspapers
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HeritageQuest

HeritageQuest provides access to thousands of local and family histories, the complete U.S. Federal Census, Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, Freedman's Bank Records, city directories, and more.

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Genealogy
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Newspapers.com World Collection

Online access to 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s. Includes thousands of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.

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Genealogy, Newspapers
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