History of Newspapers in Quincy:
In 1835, when Illinois had only 3 other newspapers, Judge R. M. Young issued his first weekly newspaper, The Bounty Land Register. The federal government had been awarding 160 acres as ‘bounty’ to veterans of the War of 1812.
By 1836, the newspaper had been sold and its name changed to the Argus, in about 1841 it became the Herald. In 1935 it was renamed the Quincy Herald Whig, which is its name today. Learn more here.
An archive of old newspaper clippings is awaiting a volunteer to transcribe them. Do you have time and want to help? Do you have another good source? Please email us.
Historical Newspaper Projects
- Wikipedia.org’s list of Newspaper Archives
- Library of Congress-Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
- University Library – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Historical Papers Online
- Learn more about this project at Illinois Newspaper Project
- Quincy Public Library Historic Newspaper Archive
Looking for a death record for Simon ‘Johnny’ Snider. Married Harriet Cosner in October 1866 in Adams County, IL. Year of death is possibly 1887 but, can find no records of death. Are you able to help? Point me in the right direction? His first wife is buried in Ipava IL. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.