The Petoskey District Library maintains a collection of local papers on microfilm. These may be viewed on our microfilm reader in the reference department. Copies may be made for 15 cents per page. Obituary requests may be made via phone, fax, email or post. Greenwood Cemetery has digitized thousands of obituaries from the local newspapers, and they can be searched and viewed at their website. They have also begun a newspaper digitization project, which can be viewed here. Our collection includes:

Alger County Democrat
April 4, 1881-January 1, 1892

Artesian Well (Harbor Springs)
February 11, 1892-July 13, 1893

Daily Resorter (Petoskey)
July 13, 1883-August 17, 1915

Emmet County Democrat
April 30, 1875-April 9, 1886

Emmet County Graphic (Harbor Springs)
January 9, 1930-December 26, 1940

Emmet County Independent (Harbor Springs)
May 31, 1881-May 23, 1882

Harbor Springs Republican
August 12, 1885-March 10, 1886

Independent Democrat
April 6, 1900-March 15, 1907
Missing April 3, 1903-March 23, 1906

Manistique Democrat
May 12, 1892-July 13, 1893

Northern Independent
June 6, 1882-June 3, 1887

Northern Michigan Review (Petoskey)
December 9, 1937-November 12, 1953

Northern Michigan Shopping Guide Review
May 16, 1934-December 2, 1937

Petoskey Evening News
October 1, 1902-November 11, 1953
Missing March 31, 1904-April 1, 1906
Missing October 1, 1906-September 30, 1907
Missing February 1-10, 1933

Petoskey Evening News and Northern Michigan Review
November 12, 1953-November 10, 1954

Petoskey Independent
March 3, 1906-March 15, 1907

Petoskey News-Review
November 11, 1954-present

Petoskey Record
August 29, 1878-August 21, 1913
Missing May 1, 1879-September 1, 1880
Missing July 2, 1896-June 29, 1897
Missing July 6, 1899-July 10, 1900
Missing 1905-1907
Missing 1911-1912

Also, on CD we have:

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Petoskey
1885, 1890, 1896, 1901, 1907, 1913, 1919, 1929