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Griswold Public Library

Griswold, Iowa

Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Griswold.

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1880 to 2019Dates represented

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150,318Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Griswold, Iowa.

Explore the past of Griswold, Iowa through newspapers in the Griswold Public Library's digital archive. Its nine titles include material from 1880 to 2019.

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  • Selected titles

    The collection from Griswold Public Library includes “Elliott Daily Graphic” and “Standard”.

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    No subscription or payment required.

  • A closer look

    An earlier generation comes into view through the stories its newspapers chose to report, placing familiar names and events within the concerns of their time.

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 nine titles and 150,318 digitized pages, with material from 1880 to 2019. This collection is shared through Griswold Public Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. 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.

Elliott Daily Graphic

24 pages in 1906

Elliott Graphic

18,740 pages from 1893 to 1942

Griswold Advocate

2,052 pages from 1880 to 1885

Griswold American

115,398 pages from 1885 to 2019

Griswold Gleaner

654 pages in 1905

Lewis Independent

714 pages from 1881 to 1901

Lewis Standard

6,784 pages from 1901 to 1916

Lewis Weekly Standard

5,204 pages from 1921 to 1933

Standard

748 pages from 1899 to 1901

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Mission Statement

The Griswold Public Library provides community members and visitors a collection of information in a variety of formats and resources. The library promotes personal growth to people of all ages by providing materials that support cultural, social, and other recreational needs.

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Goals

Within the next five years, the Griswold Public Library in Iowa will strive to:

  • Provide parents of young children programs and services designed to prepare children for school
  • Provide electronic historical newspapers and information
  • Establish a central source of community information for new and existing community members
  • Provide resources to encourage positive life choices

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Research Guidance

Trace a name across nearby issues

A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Griswold. The digital archive shared by the Griswold 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.

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.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Griswold 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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Read All About It

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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March 18, 2025

It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?

We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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