Newspapers & Other Popular Research Resources
Historical Newspapers
Oberlin has had several newspapers over the course of its history, starting with the Oberlin Evangelist in 1838. Please see the link below to the Oberlin College Libraries for access to papers that have been digitized up until about 1890, in addition to World War II editions. Volunteers have also indexed headlines and news topics between 1860 and 1941.
Current Newspapers
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- Lorain County Community Guide / Chronicle Telegram
- Morning Journal
- Senior Years
Other Archived Periodicals
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- Oberlin Review
- Oberlin Alumni Magazine
- Many issues are available on Internet Archive (search “Oberlin Alumni Magazine”)
Other Helpful Resources
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- Oberlin College Alumni Catalogue – comprehensive list of alumni until 1908
- Hi-O-Hi – The Oberlin College yearbook. Most issues are available on the Oberlin College Libraries website.
- O-High – The Oberlin High School yearbook. Most issues are available at the Oberlin Heritage Center. Some are available on other websites.
- Electronic Oberlin Group (EOG) – A variety of early online features of Oberlin history.
- Oberlin African-American Genealogy and History Group obituary project
- See also our City Directories and City-Wide Building Inventory pages