The Washburn Leader
Newspaper on Microfilm
The IPDPL Washburn Branch has microfilm of selective dates of The
Washburn Leader newspaper. These are available for patrons to search obituaries
or news items.
To acquire a printed copy of a specific article follow these steps:
1.
Write down the date of the newspaper, the page number, the column, and
what the article is about.
2.
Send that information, along with $3 per item, to the IPDPL Metamora
Branch, P.O. Box 770, 208 East Partridge St., Metamora, IL 61548, or come
to the IPDPL Metamora Branch to print from the microfilm there.
The following dates of The Washburn Leader’s newspaper microfilms are
available at the IPDPL Washburn Branch:
Dec. 11, 1902---Nov.26, 1903
Jan. 8, 1970---Dec. 31, 1970
Jan. 3, 1907---Oct. 28, 1909
Jan. 7, 1971---Dec. 28, 1972
Nov. 4, 1909---July 25, 1912
Jan. 4, 1973---Dec. 27, 1973
Aug. 1, 1912---Sept. 16, 1915
Jan. 3, 1974---Dec. 19, 1974
Sept. 23, 1915---May 16, 1918
Jan. 2, 1975---Dec. 25, 1975
May 23, 1918---Dec. 30, 1920
Jan. 1, 1976---Dec. 30, 1976
July 10, 1919---Dec. 25, 1919
Jan. 6, 1977--- Dec. 29, 1977
Jan. 6, 1921---Dec. 27, 1923
Jan. 5, 1978---Dec. 28, 1978
Jan. 1, 1925--- Sept. 15, 1927
Jan. 4, 1979---Dec. 27, 1979
Sept. 22, 1927---May 29, 1930
Jan. 3, 1980---Dec. 25, 1980
June 5, 1930---Mar. 9, 1933
Jan. 1, 1981---Dec. 31, 1981
Mar. 16, 1933---Oct. 17, 1935
Jan. 7, 1982---Dec. 30, 1982
Oct. 24, 1935---May 19, 1938
Jan. 6, 1983---Dec. 29, 1983
May 26, 1938---Dec. 26, 1940
Jan. 5, 1984---Dec. 27, 1984
Jan. 2, 1941---Dec. 30, 1943
Mar. 7, 1985---Dec. 26, 1985
Jan. 6, 1944---Sept. 5, 1946
Jan. 2, 1986---Dec. 25, 1986
Sept. 12, 1946---Dec. 30, 1948
Jan. 1, 1987---Dec. 31, 1987
Jan. 5, 1950---Oct.2, 1952
Jan. 7, 1988---Dec. 29, 1988
Oct. 9, 1952---June 16, 1955
Jan. 5, 1989---Dec. 28, 1989
June 23, 1955---Mar. 6, 1958
Jan. 4, 1990---Dec. 27, 1990
Mar. 13, 1958---Dec. 29, 1960
Jan. 3, 1991---Dec. 26, 1991
Jan. 5, 1961---June 27, 1963
Jan. 2, 1992---Dec. 31, 1992
July 3, 1963---Dec. 29, 1965
Jan. 7, 1993---Dec.30, 1993
Jan.6, 1965---Dec. 28, 1966
Jan. 6, 1965---Dec. 28, 1966
Jan. 5, 1967---Dec. 31, 1969