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2022-2023 Board

President: Jim Walker

Vice-President: Rich Warosh

Secretary: Karla Leppen

Treasurer: Joe Crueger

Newsletter: Sue Goodacre

Website: LuAnn Elsinger

Membership: Carol Gardner


Almond / Bancroft Newspapers

Abbreviations: AHS - Almond Historical Society; ARC - Area Research Center; LJL - Lettie Jensen Library, Amherst; PCHS - Portage County Historical Society collection at ARC; PCPL - Portage County Public Library; WHS - Wisconsin Historical Society; SPAGS - Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society; YES/NO - microfilm.



Portage County Press (Almond), Weekly, 1901-1923

Only scattered issues known plus partials and 1905 online obituary & life story
Business destroyed by fire 17 Nov 1923

WHS No; Life story of Josiah Locke Frost taken from 1905:Dec 21 issue
PCPL No
ARC No; Paper only 1901:Aug 30, 1906:Jun 14 partial, three undated (circa Aug 1907) partials, property of PCHS
AHS No; Paper only, Scattered, Additional dates known
SPAGS Access 22 Nov 1923 through website



Almond Press, Weekly, 1924-1931
WHS 1924:Nov 21-1927 P87-1635
  1928-1931:Oct 30 P74-1324
PCPL Yes
ARC No; Paper only 1925-1931, property of PCHS
AHS No; Paper only, Scattered



Village Herald, Biweekly, 1977-1980
WHS No
PCPL No; Paper only 1977:Sep-1980:May, 5 issues missing
ARC No
AHS No; Paper only, Scattered, 4 of 5 missing known



Bancroft News, Weekly, 1908-1909
None Known



The Independent
, Weekly, 1915
Published approximately 5 months
Only 1 issue known, 28 Jul 1915