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Gilmore City Public Library
Gilmore City, Iowa
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Gilmore City.
1892 to 2006Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
54,662Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Gilmore City, Iowa.
Explore the past of Gilmore City, Iowa through newspapers in the Gilmore City Public Library's digital archive. Its eleven titles include material from 1892 to 2006.
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Selected titles
Gilmore City Public Library shares titles including “Bradgate Centennial” and “Twin River Valley High School Yearbooks”.
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No subscription or payment required.
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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.
Reporting from the time can reveal how people described the events, work and concerns of their day, placing a local story within the history unfolding around it. Whether you are tracing a family connection, exploring a local event or sharing history with a class, there is more to discover than names and dates alone. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
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Titles in this collection
Browse eleven titles and 54,662 digitized pages, with material from 1892 to 2006. This collection is shared through Gilmore City Public Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
A familiar name or place can be the beginning of a story. Explore the titles below to see where that connection leads.
Bradgate Centennial
196 pages in 1982
Bradgate High School Yearbooks
9,752 pages from 1944 to 1993
Bradgate Tornado Stories
132 pages in 2004
Enterprise
88 pages from 1934 to 1935
Gilmore City Enterprise
13,656 pages from 1915 to 1943
Gilmore City Globe
18,634 pages from 1892 to 1915
Gilmore City High School Yearbooks
2,984 pages from 1939 to 1959
Globe
208 pages in 1898
Havelock-Plover Community School
144 pages in 1964
Humboldt High School Yearbooks
6,276 pages from 1945 to 1972
Twin River Valley High School Yearbooks
2,592 pages from 1994 to 2006
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About the Library
About Gilmore City Public Library
The Gilmore City Public Library aims to collect, preserve, and manage books and related educational and recreational materials. The library promotes communication of ideas, enlightened citizenship, and enriched personal lives. It serves as a center of reliable information and supports educational, civic, and cultural activities.
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Gilmore City Public Library is to support lifelong learning and to provide access to a broad range of informational, educational, cultural, and recreational materials and services to all members of the community.
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Contact Information
Address: 123 Library St, Gilmore City, IA Phone: (555) 555-1234 Email: info@gilmorecitylibrary.org Website: www.gilmorecitylibrary.org
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Hours of Operation
- Monday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Follow a story beyond the first mention
A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Gilmore City. The digital archive shared by the Gilmore City Public Library offers a place to begin. 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.
When a promising newspaper lead runs out, check the dates and titles represented before trying another name, place, or nearby issue. Keep unsuccessful searches with useful findings; gaps in coverage can limit what a search reveals. Use the dates and references to shape your next question, not as proof a missing result never existed.
As you piece together a story from the past, note where each detail came from and why it matters. Include the title, date, and page or item reference. Mark uncertain identifications and unanswered questions so a promising connection does not become an unsupported fact.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Gilmore City Public 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
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