Morris County Library: Local Newspapers

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Morris County (NJ) local newspapers

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Boonton-Holmes (973-334-2980): Boonton Times (1872-1937); Times-Bulletin (1962-1979); Citizen of Morris County (6 months); Neighbor News (6 months). No indexing.
Butler (973-838-3262): Suburban Trends (6 months). No indexing.
Chatham (973-635-0603): Chatham Courier (1946-present; 2003-4 on CD-ROM); Chatham Press (1902-1983); Chatham Township Echoes (1965-1974); Chatham Independent Press (1 year). No indexing.
Chester (908-879-7612): Observer-Tribune (1955-present...missing 1957-58, 1968, 1970). No indexing.
Denville (973-627-6555): Citizen of Morris County (1946-present); Denville Herald (1930-1956). No indexing.
Dover (973-366-0172): Iron Era (1872-1905); Morris Journal (1897-1899); Dover Index (1900-1906); Dover Advance (1903-1987). No subject indexing. Local obituaries indexed beginning 1991.
East Hanover (973-428-3075): Regional Weekly News (1958-1994); Hanover Eagle (1994 -present). No indexing.
Florham Park (973-377-2694): Florham Park Community News (1960-1979).
Florham Park Eagle (1980-present).
[NOTE: Local obituaries indexed 1960-1980 (irregular).]
Jefferson (973-208-6115): Aim Community News/Falcon Edition (1996-present). No indexing.
Kinnelon (973-838-1321): Suburban Trends (1 year). No indexing.
Lake Hiawatha Branch (Parsippany) (973-335-0952): Parsippany Life (1 month). No indexing.
Lincoln Park (973-694-8283): Suburban Trends (1958-2004) CD-ROM, keyword searchable; 3 months, paper, no indexing.
Long Hill Twp. (908-647-2088): Echoes-Sentinel (1951-present). No indexing.
The Independent Press (1 year). No indexing.
Madison (973-377-0722): Madison Eagle (1882-present). Online subject and biographical indexing (including obituaries) 1882-present.
Madison Eye Opener (April-June 1877). No indexing. Madison Independent Press (1 year). No indexing.
Madison Journal (1877-1882). No indexing.
Mendham Boro (973-543-4152): Observer-Tribune (2 months). No indexing.
Mendham Twp. (973-543-4018): Observer-Tribune (3 months). No indexing.
Montville (973-402-0900): Citizen of Morris County/Bugle Edition (1 year). No indexing.
Morris County Library (973-285-6969)

County (Morris County) newspaper:
Daily Record/Morris County (1900-present):

Indexing: ReQuester database (January 2004-present; selective--ask Reference librarians about access); business section only (by company name and subject); mid 1970s-June 30, 2004.
Printed subject and obituary index covers January 1977-June 1978.

Local (Morris County) community newspapers (3 months). No indexing.
Chatham Courier
Citizen of Morris County (Denville, Dover, Rockaway Boro, Rockaway Twp.)
Citizen of Morris County/Bugle Edition (Boonton, Boonton Twp, Montville, Mountain Lakes)
Echoes-Sentinel (Long Hill Twp)
Hanover Eagle & Regional Weekly News
Madison Eagle
Madison Independent Press
Morris News Bee (Morris Plains, Morris Twp, Morristown)
Mt. Olive Chronicle
Observer-Tribune (Mendhams, Chesters)
Randolph Reporter
Roxbury Register
Suburban Trends (Butler, Riverdale, Lincoln Park, Pequannock)

Regional New Jersey newspapers:
The Beacon: News of the Diocese of Paterson 3 months. No indexing.
Courier-News (Central New Jersey) 1 month. No indexing.
New Jersey Herald (Sussex County) 1 month. No indexing.
New Jersey Jewish News-Metrowest edition 3 months. No indexing.
Star-Gazette [Sussex County]. Incorporates News Leader of Netcong 3 months. No indexing.
Star Ledger (Newark) 1945-present. Index 1996-present searchable from home (requires Morris County library card); index May 1989-present available at all Morris County public libraries.
Times (Trenton) 1 month. Online index available from 1993-present.

Historic New Jersey newspapers:
Centinel of Freedom (October 5, 1796-September 11, 1804). No indexing.
New-Jersey Gazette (1777-1786)Index: Index to Selected Material from the New Jersey Gazette, 1777-1786 (NJ 071.49 Clo).
Washington Whig; East-Jersey Republican (July 24, 1815-1820). No indexing.
Obituary index
New Jersey Obituaries Index (1974-1983)

Selective directory compiled by the New Jersey State Library Reference Section. Cites are culled from several of the larger state newspapers: Atlantic City Press, Asbury Park Press, Record/Bergen, Camden Courier Post, Star Ledger/Newark, Trentonian and The Times/Trenton.
Morris Plains (973-538-2599): Morris News Bee (1 year). No indexing. Morris Plains Museum (973-267-3303) owns Morris New Bee 1946-2000; Morris Plains Chronicle (1929-1930). No indexing.
Morristown (973-538-3473)

County (Morris County) newspaper:
Daily Record/Morris County (1900-present):

Indexing: Library maintains subject index dating from 1993 to present; computerized index is searchable by name, subject and keyword. Patrons may search index. Print copies are produced twice yearly. Obituaries are indexed 1930-present. Retrospective indexing in progress.

Local newspaper:
Morris News Bee (Morris Plains, Morris Twp, Morristown) 5 years. No indexing.
Suburban Trends (Pompton Lakes) 1958-2004; CD-Rom is searchable.

Historic (Morris County area) newspapers:
Genius of Liberty (Morristown) 1798-1814. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only 1798-1811.
HarpWeek (Harper's Weekly newspaper, 1852-1912)
Herald News Tercentenary Edition (Passaic) January 1-4 1964. No indexing.
Iron Era (Dover) 1872-1907. No indexing.
Jerseyman (Morris County) 1832-1931. Digitized edition: 1849-1930. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only 1826-1931; all news 1855-1920.
Madison Eye Opener April-June 1877. No indexing.
Madison Journal 1877-1882. No indexing.
Morris County Chronicle 1877-1914. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only 1849-1899.
Morris Republican 1872-1877. Bound voumes only-very fragile. No indexing.
Morristown Herald 1811-1814, 1816-1817. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only.
Morristown Topics 1920-1927. No indexing.
Mt. Tabor Daily Record 1877-1887. No indexing.
National Enquirer & Pennsylvania Freeman 1836-1854. No indexing.
New Jersey Freeman (Boonton) 1844-1850. No indexing.
New Jersey Journal (Chatham) 1779-1783. Indexed 1787-1791.
Palladium of Liberty (Morristown) 1810-1831. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only 1810-1834.
Patron of Industry (Morristown) May 31- September 13, 1827. No indexing.
Pequannock Valley Argus 1890-1943. Also titled Butler Argus, Bloomingdale Argus. No indexing.
Stanhope Eagle (Stanhope) 1885-1950. Indexed 1885-1949.
True Democratic Banner (Morristown) 1849-1919. Indexing for marriages & obituaries 1849-1919.
Mt. Arlington (973-398-1516): Roxbury Register (3 months). No indexing.
Mt. Olive (973-691-8686): Mt. Olive Chronicle (1979-present) & CD-ROM (2003+). CD offers keyword indexing. Paper backfile, no indexing.
Mt. Olive/Netcong Weekly (2004-present). No indexing.
The Reporter/Warren Repoter (2004-presernt). No indexing.
Star-Gazette (1 week). No indexing.
Suburban Trends (1971-2004) CD-ROM, keyword searchable.
Parsippany (973-887-5151): Citizen of Morris County (4 months). No Indexing.
Parsippany Life (1 year). No indexing.
Pequannock (973-835-7460): The Argus (3 months). No indexing.
Suburban Trends (1958-2004) CD-ROM, keyword searchable; 2 years, paper, no indexing.
Randolph (973-895-3556): Randolph Reporter (1979-present...holdings are incomplete). No indexing.
Riverdale (973-835-5044): The Argus (1 month). No indexing.
Life & Leisure (i month). No indexing.
Suburban Trends (1958-2004) CD-ROM, keyword searchable; 6 months paper, no indexing.
Rockaway Boro (973-627-5709): Citizen of Morris County (3 months). No indexing.
Rockaway Twp. (973-627-2344): Citizen of Morris County (1 year). No indexing.
Irona Era (digitized, 1870s-1900)
Neighbor News (3 months). No indexing.
Rockaway Record (digitized, 1890s-1930s)
Roxbury (973-584-2400): Roxbury News (1959-1973). No indexing.
Roxbury Register (1989-present). No indexing.
Star Journal (1987-2004). No indexing.
West Morris Star Journal (1958-1986). No indexing.
[NOTE:An obituary index for Roxbury residents is in progress. It begins 1958 and is working forward.]
Washington Twp. (908-876-3596): Observer-Tribune (1 year). No indexing.
Wharton (973-361-1333): Neighbor News (current issue only). No indexing.
Whippanong (973-428-2460): Hanover Eagle (1 year). No indexing.