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Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library
Upland, Indiana
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Upland.
1867 to 1999Dates represented
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47,678Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Upland, Indiana.
Get to know Upland, Indiana in earlier years through the newspapers shared in the Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library's digital archive. Its eighteen titles include material from 1867 to 1999.
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Selected titles
The collection from Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library includes “Chronicle-Tribune” and “Upland Shopper”.
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A closer look
Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day.
Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own. Bring a family connection, a question about a familiar place or an interest in local history, and see where the sources lead. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
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Titles in this collection
Browse eighteen titles and 47,678 digitized pages, with material from 1867 to 1999. A partnership between Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library and Advantage Archives makes this collection available. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Explore the titles below for a closer look at the places, people and everyday life of earlier generations.
Chronicle-Tribune
136 pages from 1966 to 1973
Chronicle-Tribune V2
72 pages in 1966
Coshocton Tribune
8 pages in 1963
Indianapolis News
8 pages in 1969
Marion Chronicle
26 pages from 1887 to 1963
Marion Daily Chronicle
2 pages in 1901
Marion Leader-Tribune
2 pages in 1967
Marion Sunday Chronicle Tribune
32 pages in 1966
Marion Weekly Chronicle
2 pages in 1867
The Upland Enterprise
342 pages from 1909 to 1910
The Upland Monitor
10,108 pages from 1892 to 1918
The Weekly Sun
212 pages in 1992
Upland Community Courier
8,360 pages from 1918 to 1976
Upland Courier
18,534 pages from 1942 to 1999
Upland General Shopper
9,384 pages from 1979 to 1992
Upland Misc
166 pages in 1900
Upland New Community Courier
24 pages in 1927
Upland Shopper
260 pages from 1971 to 1972
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About the Library
About Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library
The Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library is committed to serving the Town of Upland, Jefferson Township, Monroe Township, and surrounding areas by encouraging literacy, providing public access computers, and helping the community connect, learn, and grow. The library offers a wide range of resources, including books, magazines, DVDs, and digital content, and hosts various programs to enrich the community.
Library History
The History Of Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library
The Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library has been a staple of the Upland community, providing access to educational resources and entertainment for decades. With its collection of local newspapers, historical documents, and various digital resources, the library continues to support the community’s need for information and lifelong learning.
Local History
Did You Know?
Did you know that the Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library offers free public access to thousands of historical newspaper pages through its partnership with Advantage Archives? This resource is available to anyone interested in exploring Upland’s rich history.
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Research Guidance
Trace a name across nearby issues
Start with something you would like to understand about the past of Upland. It might be a person, a neighborhood or an event remembered in your family. Use the digital archive shared by the Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library to follow that question into the historical record. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story.
If a name does not appear, try an alternate spelling or a related term, then read around any match. Note the issue date and page so a result stays connected to its context. Use those details to follow a story without treating one search result as a complete answer.
Build a trail through the past that someone else can follow: record the title, date, page or item reference, and a link when available. Keep historical quotations distinct from your own interpretation. If accounts disagree, note what each source supports before deciding how the details fit together in a family or community story.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
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Stories, research tips, and archive news
Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.
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