As part of a Google news archive partnership project many of our older printed editions have been scanned using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. You can use simple keywords to search for past stories and then view the scanned newspaper pages on your computer as if they were on a microfilm reader. It is easy and provides be a convenient way to find historical information.
Click this Google News Archive Search link to start your pre-Website era search. If the Google Advanced Search Screen is not visible, click the down arrow on the right side of the search box to open.
HELPFUL HINT: In the LOCATION field you should place the word "Prescott" if you want to search the Courier even when it published under different names. You may also have better results if you also leave the SOURCE field blank. Try increasing the results to 100 to view more listings.
HELPFUL HINT: On these browse screens use the drop-down menu on the left that says SHOW and pull down to DAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR or DECADE to get closer to the edition you are looking for. Not all editions are scanned.
Find local links to Prescott & Quad-City area schools, utilities, chamber of commerce locations, police and fire departments, post offices, mortuaries, motor vehicle departments, churches and more.
Click the link above to see The Daily Courier's current obituary articles.
Search Note: If you would like to do a general search of all past obituaries, select the dates you want and enter the single key word, "Obituary" into the search box on the advanced search tool.
