Newspapers on Microfilm

A number of newspaper publications are available on microfilm.

Caseville Advertiser         Box #1 (Jan. 28, 1874 to Jan. 21, 1875)
Elkton Advance                 Box #1 (Jan. 6, 1938) through Box #6 (Dec. 30, 1954)
Pigeon Progress                Box #1 (Sept. 3, 1897) through Box #21 (Nov. 27, 1954)
Progress Advance            Box #22 (Dec. 6, 1954) through Box #52 (Aug. 26, 1992)
Newsweekly                       Box #53 (Sept. 1, 1992) through Box #72 (June 26, 2002)

Microfilm reels are stored in a locked cabinet in the Reference Room.  One reel of microfilm may be removed at a time from the cabinet by a Pigeon District Library staff member.

To view a reel of microfilm, a person places a request at the Circulation Counter and is required to leave his/her driver's license with a library staff member who will remove the requested reel of microfilm from the cabinet.  When the reel of microfilm is returned to the Circulation Counter, the driver's license is returned to the requestor.

Microfilm can be viewed on the Microfilm Scan Pro in the Reference Room.  Newspaper pages that are being viewed on the screen can be sent to an adjacent computer where images can be edited (cropped, enhanced) before they are printed or e-mailed.