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Florence Newspaper Index - an index of Florence newspapers available on Microfilm since the 1800's of Colbert, Franklin, and Lauderdale Counties, Alabama.



Lauderdale County:   Top of Page
American Democrat – Sept. 1856 only three extant issues
Bailey Springs Journal – April 1897 only one extant issue
Banner – 1883 – 1890, 1892 *
Farm Home – April 1875 only one extant issue
Flor-Ala – 1931 – 2000 *
Florence Appeal – August 1896
Florence Democrat – 1889, 1899 – 1900 scattered issues **
Florence Enquirer – March 23, 1840 – March 31, 1847 scattered issues
Florence Evening Bulletin – February – May 1901 *
Florence Gazette – (Florence’s first paper, begun in 1818) 1824 – 1897 incomplete issues **
Florence Herald – (formerly the Florence Wave) June 22, 1889 – April 24, 1975 **
Florence Herald – Picture – April 24, 1975 – Feb. 17, 1982
Florence Journal – 1865 – 1871 incomplete issues **
Florence Standard Journal – Jun 29, 1897 – Oct. 7, 1898
Florence Times, Florence Times – News, Tri-Cities Daily, Times Daily – July 4, 1890 - Present
Florence Times – Journal – Feb. 26, 1873 – Oct. 7, 1874
Florence Wave – 1886 – 1889 incomplete issues *
Lauderdale Journal – Oct. 23, 1896 – Jan. 22, 1897
Lauderdale News – Dec. 1879 – Nov. 1883 incomplete issues *
Lauderdale Times – 1871 – 1872 incomplete issues
North Star – Feb. - Dec. 1887 *
Rogersville News – July 1919 – 1920 incomplete issues *
Southern College Magazine – (Florence Wesleyan) May 1856 – 1857 incomplete issues
The Times and Journal – Nov. 27, 1872 – Feb. 19, 1873
Watcher (African – American) – August 1888 – May 1889 *
Waterloo Tribune – Feb. 25 – Oct. 8, 1897

* Available only at Collier Library on the U.N.A. Campus. The Florence-Lauderdale Public Library does not have these papers yet.

** Florence-Lauderdale Public Library has some issues of these papers and Collier Library has them all.

Colbert County (Formerly part of Franklin County):    Top of Page
Alabama Dispatch (Tuscumbia) – Aug. 1, 1907 – Dec. 29, 1916; Jan. 23, 1918 – Dec. 26, 1918; Jan. 2, 1920 – Dec. 25, 1924
American Star (African - American: Tuscumbia) Jan. 9, 1901 – Dec. 15, 1907; Jan. 1908 – Dec. 1912. Monthly and later bi-weekly
The Clarion! (Tuscumbia) March 21, 1885 – Dec. 30, 1886
Colbert County Banner (Tuscumbia) March 21, 1895 – June 13, 1896
Colbert County Reporter - 1911 – 1969 incomplete issues
The Leighton News – May 17, 1890 – Jan. 2, 1892 (in book) Feb. 2, 1894 – Dec. 31, 1897; Jan. 1, 1913 – Dec. 25, 1915
The Muscle Shoals Advertiser – Feb. 13, 1942 – Dec. 29, 1944
North Alabamian and Times (Tuscumbia) April 4, 1872 – Dec. 25, 1873; Jan. 6, 1876 – July 24, 1907
The Reaper – Jan. 19, 1901 – Dec. 24, 1904
Sheffield Daily Enterprise – 1885 – 1886
Sheffield Enterprise – Jan. 7, 1889 – June 15, 1893
Sheffield Reaper – March 9, 1891 – Dec. 31, 1892; May 18, 1905 – Dec. 20, 1906; Jan. 2, 1908 – Dec. 24, 1909; Jan. 6, 1911 – Nov. 15, 1912; Jan. 8, 1915 – Dec. 3, 1915
Sheffield Record – Jan. 8, 1898 – Dec. 3, 1898
Sheffield Standard – Nov. 11, 1893 – Dec. 24, 1896; Dec. 10, 1898 – Dec. 22, 1916; Jan. 2, 20 – May 26, 1939
Sheffield Times – March 14 – Oct. 10, 1891
Standard and Times ­(Sheffield) 1934 – 1946
Tuscumbia Democrat - March 22, 1879 – Feb. 15, 1883
Tuscumbia Dispatch - Jan. 1, 1903 – Jul. 20, 1907
Tuscumbia Times – Jan. 1, 1925 – May 26, 1939
Weekly Dispatch (Tuscumbia) Oct. 19, 1889 – Dec. 17, 1889; June 20, 1896 – Dec. 29, 1898; May 25, 1899 – Dec. 25, 1902
West Colbert News (Cherokee) 1915; 1916. 1 Roll *

Franklin County:    Top of Page
Franklin Chronicle – April – July 16, 1829
Franklin County Times – June 7, 1915 – Feb. 3, 1920
Franklin Times – Sept. 22, 1899 – Feb. 24, 1914
North Alabamian – Dec. 1836 – May 11, 1866 incomplete and scattered issues
Tuscumbian – Sept. 8, 1824 – Jan. 27, 1827
Tuscumbia Enquirer – Oct. 27, 1852 – Oct. 17, 1855 incomplete and scattered issues
Tuscumbia Patriot – May 26 – Aug. 18, 1827 incomplete and scattered issues

Lawrence County:    Top of Page
Moulton Advertiser – Feb. 9, 1867 – Sept. 21, 1867; Feb. 28, 1868 – Dec. 24, 1922. Incomplete issues
Moulton Democrat – Jan. 20, 1855 – Dec. 24, 1858. Incomplete issues

Limestone County:    Top of Page
Athens Array – Nov. 3, 1899 – Nov. 9, 1900
Athens Weekly Post – Feb. 21, 1867 – Dec. 12, 1868

Morgan County:    Top of Page
Decatur Weekly News – Oct. 6, 1899 – Dec. 30, 1904; May 5, 1906 – March 6, 1909; Jan. 7, 1915 – May 2, 1918. Incomplete issues

Wayne County, TN:    Top of Page
The Clifton Enterprise – Dec. 20, 1894; May 2, 1895; Jan. 1, 1893
The Clifton Mirror – Oct. 27, 1904 – Oct. 22, 1908; May 6, 1910; May 22, 1910; Aug. 19, 1910; April 5, 1912; April 19, 1912; May 10, 1912; Aug. 16, 1912
The Clifton Times – May 29, 1890; July 3, 1890; March 16, 1893
The Collinwood Pilot – May 11, 1916
The Wayne Countian (Waynesboro) April 7, 1916; June 22, 1917; May 20, 1920; June 10, 1921; July 1, 1921; July 8, 1921; June 23, 1922; Jan. 5, 1923 – Dec. 30, 1927
Wayne Citizen (Clifton) Dec. 23, 1880
Wayne County Citizen (Clifton) Nov. 2, 1876
The Wayne County News – Oct. 6, 1933; Feb. 2, 1945; Feb. 9, 1945; Feb. 19, 1945; Feb. 23, 1945
The Waynesboro Citizen – July 19, 1906; Sept. 26, 1907
The Waynesboro Tribune – Jan. 21, 1897; Feb. 4, 1897; April 22, 1897; Sept. 23, 1897

 

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