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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


Stevens Point Newspapers

Abbreviations: 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.



Wisconsin Pinery, Weekly, 1853-1893
Scattered issues and whole years missing
Additional date known 1876:Jul 6, property of Chicago Historical Society
Some availability online
WHS 1853:Jan 14-1858:Aug 27 P28759
  1858:Sep 3-1864:Nov 25 P28760
  1864:Dec 9-1871:Feb 14 P46192
  [1871:Feb 21-1883:Jul 20] P46193 (1871-1873 with few scattered later dates)
  1882:Dec 29-1884:Jul 18 P46194
  1884:Jul 18-1886:Dec 10; 1890:Sep 26 P83-4549
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes; Various paper also, property of PCHS and UWSP



Wisconsin State Rights, Weekly, 1861
WHS 1861:Apr 9-Dec 4 Part of P69-2319
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes; Paper also, property of PCHS



Wisconsin Lumberman, Weekly, 1863-1868
Some availability online
WHS 1863:Dec 23-1868:Jul 17 Part of P69-2319
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes; Various paper also, property of PCHS and UWSP



The Point, Weekly, 1870-1872
WHS 1871:Jul 5-Dec 13 P28761
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes; 4 additional dates known 1870:Mar 17, May 21, Sep 24, 1871:Jan 7, property of PCHS



Stevens Point Journal, Weekly, 1872-1921
Suspended Jul-Aug 1873
Some availability online
WHS 1872:Jan 31-1875:Apr 24 P71-1093
  1875:May 1-1877:Dec 29 P72-1032
  1878:Jan 5-1880:Sep 11 P72-1033
  1880:Sep 18-1883:Feb 24 P73-4118
  1883:Mar 3-1884:Aug 23 P76-1407
  1884:Aug 30-1886:Jan 30 P42066
  1886:Feb 6-1887:Jul 30 P78-1288
  1887:Aug 6-1888:Dec 29 P77-1274
  1889:Jan 5-1890:May 24 P77-2645
  1890:Jun 7-1891:Dec 5 P77-2646
  1891:Dec 12-1893:Nov 11 P77-2567
  1893:Nov 18-1895:Jun 1 P77-2566
  1895:Jun 8-1896:Dec 26 P76-1037
  1918:Jan 5-Dec 28 P85-381
  1919:Jan 4-Dec 26 P85-382
  1920:Jan 20-1921:Jan 14 P42067
PCPL Yes; additional microfilm available 1897-1917
ARC Yes; additional microfilm available 1897-1918, part 1919-1920, paper also, scattered missing, property of PCHS



Stevens Point Daily Journal, Daily, 1895-1981
Some availability online
WHS Yes, see MadCat for complete list
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes, Paper also 1904-1967, property of PCHS



Stevens Point Journal, Daily, 1981-Present
WHS Yes, see MadCat for complete list
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes



Portage County Gazette, Weekly, 1878-1885
Some availability online
WHS 1878:Jul 17-1881:Apr 13 P71-1974
  1881:Apr 20-1884:Apr 16 P72-3953
  1884:Apr 23-1885:Sep 16 P71-1975
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes, Paper also, property of PCHS



The Gazette, Weekly, 1885-1921
Some availability online
WHS 1885:Sep 23-1886:Jun 9 P71-1975
  1886:Jun 16-1887:Oct 19 P72-3954
  1887:Oct 26-1889:Feb 13 P72-3955
  1889:Feb 20-1890:Jun 4 P77-2643
  1890:Jun 11-1891:Oct 21 P77-2644
  1891:Oct 28-1893:Mar 1 P91-1267
  1893:Mar 8-1894:Aug 15 P78-577
  1894:Aug 22-1895:Sep 4 P72-3750
  1895:Sep 1-1896:Dec 2 P72-3751
  1896:Dec 9-1898:Mar 9 P72-3752
  1898:Mar 16-1899:May 24 P72-3753
  1899:May 31-1900:Sep 26 P72-3754
  1900:Oct 3-1902:Jan 8 P72-3755
  1902:Jan 15-1903:Jan 7 P77-2640
  1903:Jan 14-Dec 16 P77-2641
  1903:Dec 23-1904:Nov 9 P77-2642
  1904:Nov 16-1905:Sep 13 P76-1036
  1905:Sep 20-1906:Jul 18 P95-1955
  1906:Jul 25-1907:Jun 19 P79-5028
  1907:Jun 26-1908:May 20 P85-727
  1908:May 27-1909:Apr 21 P75-3503
  1909:Apr 28-1910:Mar 23 P81-1283
  1910:Mar 30-1911:Feb 22 P81-1532
  1911:Mar 1-1912:Jan 24 P81-1533
  1912:Jan 31-1913:Jan 29 P83-4657
  1913:Feb 5-Dec 31 P81-4295
  1914:Jan 7-1914:Nov 4 P79-5029
  1914:Nov 11-1915:Oct 6 P76-6789
  1915:Oct 13-1916:Aug 30 P79-5030
  1916:Sep 6-1917:Aug 1 P81-4440
  1917:Aug 22-1918:Jun 19 P81-1045
  1918:Jun 26-1919:Aug 26 P85-1758
  1919:Sep 2-1921:Jan 11 P81-1802
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes; Paper also, property of PCHS



The Gazette & Stevens Point Journal, Weekly, 1921-1923
Combined under 1 dual heading
WHS 1921:Jan 19-May 18 P81-1802
  1921:May 25-1923:Mar 21 P75-3612
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes; Paper also 1921-1922, property of PCHS



Niedziela, Weekly, 1872-1874?
Polish language
None known, unable to verify newspaper existed at time period claimed



Sensation, Monthly, 1873-1874
None Known



Hungerford's Real Estate Journal, Monthly, 1877-1886
WHS 1879:Feb 15-1886:Jul 15 P75-1198
PCPL Yes
ARC No



Stevens Point Democrat, Weekly, 1880-1885
WHS 1880:Feb 21-1881:Jul 23 P81-2154
  1881:Aug 6-1882:Dec 30 P77-2186
  1883:Jan 6-1884:Jun 14 P81-2155
  1884:Jun 21-1885:Jul 4 P81-2156
PCPL Yes
ARC No



Wisconsin Eagle, Weekly, 1884-1885
WHS 1884:Nov 3-1885:Nov 2 P81-2156
PCPL Yes
ARC No



Stevens Point Post, Weekly, 1892-1899
German language
None known



Wisconsin State Press, Weekly, 1894
None Known



Stevens Point Press, Weekly, 1894-1896
Only 7 issues known
WHS No
PCPL No
ARC No; Paper only 1894:Nov 7, 1895:Feb 9, Mar 16, Mar 23, Apr 6, Apr 13, Apr 27, property of PCHS



Stevens Point Express, Weekly, 1895
Published approximately 3 weeks
Only 1 issue known
WHS No
PCPL No
ARC No; Paper only 1895:May 4, property of PCHS



Stevens Point Daily Herald, Daily, 1895
Published approximately 1 week
Only 1 issue known
WHS No
PCPL No
ARC No; Paper only 1895:Oct 28, property of PCHS



Rolnik, Weekly, 1892-1960
Polish language
WHS 1899; 1901; 1904 P68-703
  1905-1906 P68-704
  1907-1908 P68-705
  1909-1910 P68-706
  1911-1912 P68-707
  1913-1914 P68-708
  1915-1917 P72-3915
  1918-1919 P72-4271
  1920-1921 P72-4272
  1922-1923 P72-4273
  1924-1925 P72-4274
  1926-1927 P86-3114
  1928-1929 P76-5585
  1930-1931 P85-752
  1932-1933 P89-1529
  1934-1935 P73-2857
  1936-1937 P87-4391
  1938-1939 P75-3331
  1940-1941 P87-4392
  1942-1943 P90-3496
  1944-1945 P90-4853
  1946-1947 P90-4854
  1947:Sep 20-1948 N5110
  1949-1950:Jun N5111
  1950:Jul-1951 P76-5586
  1952-1953 P89-1530
  1954-1955 N5114
  1956 N5115
  1957-1958 N5116
  1959-1960:Mar 5 N5117
PCPL Only 1930-1931
ARC No



Gwiazda Polarna, Weekly then Biweekly since 2001, 1908-Present
Polish language
WHS Yes; see MadCat for complete list
PCPL No
ARC No; Some paper available, property of PCHS



Codzienna Gwiazda Polarna, Daily, 1914-?
Polish language
None known



Central City Herald, Weekly, 1935
WHS 1935:Mar 22-Apr 19 N5081, Part of P06-1364
PCPL Yes
ARC No; Paper only, property of PCHS



Central Wisconsin Herald, Weekly, 1935-1938
WHS 1935:Apr 26-1936:Dec 31 Part of P06-1364
  1937:Jan 1-1938:Mar 11 P72-437
PCPL Yes
ARC No; Paper only, property of PCHS



Horyzonty, Biweekly then Weekly, 1989-1996
Polish language
WHS 1989:Mar 10-1991:Dec 28 prepared for filming (8/27/93)
  1992:Jan-1994:Dec prepared for filming (11/15/95)
  1995:Feb 18-1996:Jan 6 prepared for filming 5/96
PCPL No
ARC No



Portage County Gazette, Weekly, 1999-Present
WHS 1999:Jul 2-Dec 31 P05-683
  2000:Jan 7-Jun 30 P05-708
  2000:Jul 7-Dec 29 P05-684
  2001:Jan 5-Jun 29 P05-685
  2001:Jul 6-Dec 28 P05-729
  2002:Jan-Jun P05-731
  2002:Jul-Dec P05-707
  2003:Jan-Jun P05-730
  2003:Jul-Dec P05-710
  2004:Jan-Jun P05-709
  2004:Jul-Dec P05-711
  2005:Jan-Jun P06-1263
  2005:Jul-Dec P06-1289
  2006:Jan-Jun P06-1312
  2006:Jul-Dec P06-1307
  2007:Jan-July P07-1356
  2007:Aug-Dec P07-1559
  2008:Jan-June P08-1379
  2008:July-Dec P08-1638
  2009:Jan-June P09-258
  2009:July-Dec P09-1297
  2010:Jan-Jun P10-1037
  2010:Jul-Dec P10-1029
  2011: Jan-Jun Prepared for filming 8-2-11
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes; Paper also, property of UWSP



Central Wisconsin Sunday, Weekly, 1999-Present
Microfilmed with current Stevens Point Journal
WHS Yes
PCPL Yes
ARC Yes