Chatham-Kent Public Library maintains an archive of its local newspapers. The collection is not complete but as comprehensive as possible. There are gaps where individual issues are missing. Please consult staff for availability of specific dates.
Microfilm and microfiche readers are available at the Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Thamesville, Tilbury, and Wallaceburg branches.
Blenheim newspapers
All Blenheim newspapers are stored at Chatham Branch.
Blenheim News-Tribune
Weekly August. 1898 to present.
Bothwell newspapers
All Bothwell newspapers are stored at Ridgetown Branch.
Newbury Journal / Florence Quarterly
Weekly March 1879 – October 21, 1880
Bothwell Times
Weekly March 1879 – 1984
Index covers 1881-1941
Spirit of Bothwell
Weekly 1985 - 2008.
Chatham newspapers
Banner
Weekly June 7, 1866; April 30, 1868; April 29, 1869; June 10-July 1, 1869; April 28, October 27, December 8, December 15, 1870; May 11, 1871; March 12-26, 1873; February 4, 1874; November 17, 1875; November 8, 1876; May 2, November 7, 1877; May 22, 1878; September 10-17, 1879; August 23, 1882; May 9, 1883; December 12, 1888; August 10, 1892
Title varies: Chatham Banner; Chatham Weekly Banner; Weekly Banner
Banner-News
Weekly April 4, 1901
Title varies: Banner; Chatham Banner; Chatham Banner-News; Chatham Weekly Banner; Weekly Banner News
Canadian Freeman
Weekly September 28, 1849 – December 28, 1848
Title varies: Canadian Freeman and Kent General Advertiser
Chronicle
Weekly July 17, 1849 – April 1850
Title varies: Chatham Chronicle
Daily News
Daily July 2, 1895; February 26, 1896; 1897 – 1900; January 5, 1903 to present
Title varies: Evening Banner; Chatham Banner-News; Banner; Banner-News, Chatham Daily News
Absorbed Planet, January 1, 1923
Dominion
Weekly March 27, 1902
Absorbed Plain dealer, 1923
Absorbed Monitor, Highgate, Ont.
Gleaner
Weekly August 3, 1844 – February 20, 1849
Title varies: Chatham Gleaner; Chatham Gleaner of news, literature and general intelligence
Growler
Weekly October 19, October 26, November 16, 1861
Title varies: Chatham Growler
Journal
Weekly July 3, 1841 – July 27, 1844
Title varies: Chatham Weekly Journal; Chatham Journal; Chatham and County of Kent General Advertiser; Chatham Journal, and Western District General Advertiser; Weekly Journal
Kent Advertiser
Weekly February 21, 1850 – April 10, 1851, December 29, 1854, May 18, 1855
Supersedes Gleaner
Market Guide
Weekly December 5, 1896; July 28, 1900; November 23, 1901
Title varies: Chatham Market Guide
Planet
Daily December 19, 1891 – December 29, 1922
United with (Chatham Daily) News, 1922
Provincial Freeman
Weekly March 24, 1853; March 25, 1854 - September 20, 1857
Title varies: Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser
Saturday Review
Weekly April 20, June 15, 1872
Standard
Weekly July 15, 1880; May 23, 1889
Absorbed by Plaindealer, 1901
Times
Weekly May 4, 1882
Title varies: Bothwell Times; Bothwell Times, and the Newbury Journal
Tri-weekly Planet
Tri-weekly October 22, 1856 – December 16, 1891
Continues Western Planet
Valley Record
Weekly April 5, 1883
Continues Western Advocate
Weekly Planet
Weekly October 23, 1856 – December 26, 1900
Continues Western Planet
Western Argus
Weekly August 29, 1860; April 3, 1861
Western Planet
Weekly June 13, 1853; October 24, 1853; January 23 – April 17, 1854; May 31, 1854 – October 20, 1856
Continued by Weekly Planet
Western Planet
Semi-weekly May 6, 1851 – April 27, 1852; June 13, 1853; October 24, 1853; 1854 - 1856
Continued by Weekly Planet
Western Sentinel
Weekly November 12 – November 19, 1847
Title varies: Western Sentinel and County of Kent Guardian
Western Union
Semi-weekly December 5, 1863
Dresden newspapers
Dresden Times
Weekly September 1888 – February 1956
Dresden News
Weekly November 1939 – August 1947; September 1957 – December 1966
North-Kent Leader
Weekly September 1965 - 1984
North-Kent Leader
Weekly 1985 – 2008
Leader Spirit
Weekly 2008 – August 2013 (ceased publication)
Merlin newspapers
All Merlin newspapers are stored at Chatham Branch.
Standard
Weekly 1930 – September 30, 1971
Supersedes Merlin News and Merlin Mirror
Highgate newspapers
All Highgate newspapers are stored at Ridgetown Branch.
Highgate Monitor
Weekly 1895-1904; 1931- 1952.
David Mills ‘Letterbooks’ 1876-1878, vol. 1 and 2
Ridgetown newspapers
Ridgetown Dominion
Weekly 1929-1996
Ridgetown Independent
Weekly 1997 to present
Index covers 1929-1945. Call number- Ref 929.371333 Rid
Thamesville newspapers
Thamesville Herald
Weekly 1886 to present
Index, “Extracts from the Thamesville Herald” covers births, marriages and deaths 1886 – 1961.
Tilbury newspapers
Tilbury Times
Weekly March 1898 to present
Index covers 1986 – 2012
Wallaceburg newspapers
Courier Press
Weekly 1977 to present
Herald
Weekly May 24, 1894 – November 24, 1898
Herald-Record
Weekly 1918
Absorbed by Wallaceburg News
News
Daily, Weekly, Semi-weekly February 6, 1896 – November 17, 1969
Absorbed Herald-Record, 1918
Saturday Herald
Weekly part of 1919
Valley Herald and Record
Weekly December 1, 1898 – December 28, 1899
Continued by Herald-Record
Wheatley newspapers
All Wheatley newspapers are stored at Tilbury Branch.
Wheatley Journal
Weekly Jan. 1932 to present
