The Willimantic Journal (Willimantic, Conn.) 185?-1911
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2,349 issues from 1857 to 1911, published in Willimantic, Connecticut, digitised for Chronicling America.
The Willimantic Journal was a weekly newspaper published from approximately the 1850s to 1911 in Willimantic, Connecticut. Located in eastern Connecticut, Willimantic was known as “Thread City” because it was the site of the prominent Willimantic Linen Company, later American Thread Company, which was, at its height in the early twentieth century, the largest thread mill in North America.
The Willimantic Journal was preceded by the Public Medium, the first newspaper in Willimantic, published by John Evans. Although the early years of the Journal were marked by financial instability, the newspaper found its footing under editor William L. Weaver, who joined the paper in 1862. During his tenure, Weaver, a former teacher and local historian, published articles on local history and genealogy.
The Journal had many editorial changes over the course of its publication history. In 1872, Henry L. Hall became editor of the newspaper, and he later partnered with Arthur I. Bill as co-publisher. After Hall’s death in 1886, Bill continued to publish the Journal under the auspices of the Hall and Bill Printing Company, the longest-serving publisher in the newspaper’s history.
The Willimantic Journal was published weekly on Fridays. Its circulation peaked from 1895 to 1902, when it reached 2,800. Early issues numbered four pages, while later in its publication history, issues increased to eight pages.
The Journal covered national and state news, but its focus was on local news. It…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Willimantic, Connecticut, United States
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
- Rights
- The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
- Credit
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress