Henry County & Paris Newspapers
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Paris Post-Intelligencer Obituaries, 1979-2008.
Actual obituaries and pictures from the local newspaper including dateline.
Master Indices to the Paris Post-Intelligencer Obituaries. 1980-1989; 1990-1999, 2000-2005
Newspapers on Microfilm
We have a complete collection of Henry County Newspapers from 1930 to Current. If a paper was published on a given day after 1930, then it should have it
Prior to 1930 we have a large collection of surviving issues dating back to 1827. There are NO KNOWN SURVIVING PAPERS before 1827.
The Tennessee State Archives has a complete list of Paris/Henry County news papers before 1930.
List of Paris/Henry County Newspapers Before 1930
Original Newspaper Books
These are the original newspapers bound in book form and on indefinite loan from the Paris Post-Intelligencer. The following newspaper books are intact and available for viewing by the public during regular archive hours.
- The Parisian - 1952 and 1953
- The Paris Post-Intelligencer - Jul-Dec, 1960
- The Paris Post-Intelligencer - 1966-2002
The Paris Post-Intelligencer currently retains the books covering 2003 to present, their web site is http://www.parispi.net/ for more information.
Periodicals
We have many different genealogical publications on hand as well as back issues.
Small Sample
- Ansearchin' News, 1954-2004, Indexed
- Genealogical Helper, Jan 1975-Dec 2001
- Henry Co TN Color Bearer, Oct 1988-Aug 2003
- Periman Pathways Newsletter, Mar 1988-Spring 1995
We are happy to email information from our collection as long as you can provide the volume number and issue date for the information you are seeking. Send us a query by clicking here.