Research

Look up past events in our large collection of newsprint.

The Library’s Microfilm Reader/Printer is available on a first come first serve basis.  Library Microfilm collection is of area newspapers dating back to 1860, U.S. Census, City Directories, Death/Birth Records, and Sanborn Fire maps. 

Microfilm use: .25 cents a page

  • Shamokin Register March 1860 – April 18
  • Shamokin Herald June 1862 – November 1893
  • Shamokin Times August 1878 – August 1881
  • Mt. Carmel Item January 1888 – March 1893
  • Daily News June 1911 – June 1912
  • Mt. Carmel Ledger October 1892 – October 1895
  • Mt. Carmel Semi-Weekly Item April 1899 – December 1901
  • Shamokin Weekly Item September 1884 – August 1887
  • Daily News September 1892 – June 1911
  • Mt. Carmel Item November 1902 – August 1969
  • Mt. Carmel News January 1925 – January 1930
  • News Dispatch January 1962 – November 1968
  • Shamokin News Item May 1969 – December 2006

Over 100 Years Of Newspapers Available!

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