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Martin County Historical Society (Duplicate?)

Fairmont, Minnesota

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

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15Titles

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1870 to 1928Dates represented

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125,543Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Fairmont, Minnesota.

Discover another side of Fairmont, Minnesota through newspapers preserved in the Martin County Historical Society (Duplicate?)'s digital archive. Its fifteen titles include material from 1870 to 1928.

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  • Selected titles

    Martin County Historical Society (Duplicate?) shares titles including “Fairmont Chain” and “Welcome Times”.

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  • A closer look

    A familiar name or event takes on another dimension in the newspaper coverage of its time, alongside the stories that mattered to the readers of that issue.

The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record. A family story, a classroom project or curiosity about a familiar place can lead to a closer look at the community and the lives of earlier generations. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.

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Titles in this collection

Browse fifteen titles and 125,543 digitized pages, with material from 1870 to 1928. Through a partnership with Advantage Archives, Martin County Historical Society (Duplicate?) shares these sources from the past. 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.

Fairmont Chain

112 pages from 1873 to 1874

Fairmont Daily Sentinel

50,976 pages from 1901 to 1928

Fairmont News

3,013 pages from 1891 to 1905

Granada Sun

760 pages from 1916 to 1918

Granada Times

541 pages from 1906 to 1908

Martin County Democrat

1,236 pages from 1892 to 1895

Martin County Independent

21,174 pages from 1897 to 1920

Martin County Review

380 pages from 1870 to 1872

Martin County Sentinel

13,827 pages from 1875 to 1918

Sherburn Advance

2,461 pages from 1890 to 1898

Sherburn Advance Standard

6,953 pages from 1906 to 1921

Triumph Monterey Progress

354 pages in 1924

Triumph Progress

8,514 pages from 1903 to 1923

Truman Tribune

11,259 pages from 1900 to 1928

Welcome Times

3,983 pages from 1898 to 1907

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Research Guidance

Follow a story beyond the first mention

The history of Fairmont includes individual lives as well as events remembered by the wider community. In the digital archive shared by the Martin County Historical Society (Duplicate?), begin with a name, place or date connected with the story you want to explore. 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.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Martin County Historical Society (Duplicate?), 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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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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