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A few original copies of K-A area newspapers

        

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   We are looking for photos of people and/or places from around Kinmundy & Alma.  Can you help?

Or maybe you have stories or memories from the "Good Old Days"?  What do YOU remember?

        The Kinmundy Historical Society would be honored to preserve your memories and stories.  We also have the

equipment to scan (or copy) your photos so that they may be enjoyed now as well as for generations yet to come!

        We would love to hear from you!  For more information, please contact: 

       

   Dolores (Ford) Mobley – Dolores@ford-mobley.com

                       208 Joan Dr.; Divernon, IL  62530; (217) 625-7527

            or

           

            Gladys (Corrie) See – gsee49@yahoo.com

                                         408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7731

 

 

                                                Click to return to NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FROM AROUND KINMUNDY-ALMA

 

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Remember that after clicking on the link to bring up the newspaper (which is in a PDF file form), you can easily enlarge

it for easier reading by pressing the CNTL key and the + key, OR you can enlarge it using the menu bar within the PDF menu.

 

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                                          "Kinmundy Independent" - Sept. 30, 1871

                                                  Read all 8 pages

                                                                                     CLICK HERE

                              (Thanks to Lee Jones for sharing these images of this very early newspaper from Kinmundy!)

 

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                                          "The Kinmundy Express" - July 17, 1891

                                                   Read all 8 pages

                                                                                     CLICK HERE

 

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                            "The Kinmundy Express" - July 17, 1891

                                              Front and Back pages

                                                                                     CLICK HERE

 

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                  "The Plow and Hammer" - Alma, Illinois - May 20, 1898

                                                          CLICK HERE

                                                                      

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                  "The Alma News" - Alma, Illinois - July 11, 1918 (first edition)

                                                          CLICK HERE

 

 

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"THE KINMUNDY EXPRESS" images from 1914-2005 are now on the internet!

 

They have been uploaded to www.newspapers.com, and are available for free access

 at the Kinmundy Library!

 

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  Gleanings from "The Kinmundy Express" - 1883, 1884, 1904-1912, 1914-1959

      

               

       Visit the webpage "Gleanings from 'The Kinmundy Express' which includes summarized articles from past editions

    of the hometown paper of Kinmundy, Illinois.  Included are a few copies from 1883-1884, as well as papers between

           the years of 1904-1959.  These gleanings were compiled by Dolores Ford Mobley and can be found on the

                                          website www.ford-mobley.com along with a searchable index.

             To go directly to the webpage "The Kinmundy Express Gleanings" Index page,  CLICK HERE