Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers | Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive

This selection of historical Essex County newspapers is intended to complement the collection found on Our Ontario Community Newspapers. These are mainly newspapers for which only a small number of issues remain.

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Amherstburg Courier

James Augustus Reeves

Title Variation
Amherstburg Courier and Western District Advertiser

Publication Dates
1849: March 10th - 1854?

Frequency
Weekly

Online Holdings
1849: Mar. 10 4p.; 1849: Mar. 17 4p.; 1849: Mar. 24 4p.; 1849: Apr. 7 4p. Pages 3 and 4 are damaged; 1849: Apr. 14 4p.; 1849: Apr. 21 4p.; 1849: Apr. 28 4p.; 1849: May 5 4p.; 1849: May 19 4p.; 1849: May 26 4p.; 1849: June 2 4p.; 1849: June 9 4p.; 1849: June 16 4p.; 1849: June 23 4p.; 1849: June 30 4p.; 1849: July 7 4p.; 1849: July 14 4p.; 1849: July 21 4p.; 1849: Aug. 11 4p.; 1849: Aug. 18 4p.; 1849: Aug. 25 4p.; 1849: Sept. 1 4p.; 1849: Sept. 8 4p.; 1849: Sept. 15 4p.; 1849: Sept. 22 4p.; 1849: Sept. 29 4p.; 1849: Oct. 7 4p.; 1849: Oct. 13 4p.; 1849: Oct. 20 4p.; 1849: Oct. 27 4p.; 1849: Nov. 3 4p.; 1849: Nov. 10 4p.; 1849: Nov. 17 4p.; 1849: Nov. 24 4p.; 1849: Dec. 1 4p. Pages 3 and 4 are very poor quality; 1849: Dec. 8 4p.; 1849: Dec. 15 4p.; 1850: Jan. 5 4p.; 1850: Jan. 12 4p.; 1850: Jan. 19 4p.; 1850: Jan. 26 4p.; 1850: Feb. 2 4p.; 1850: Feb. 9 4p. Pages 1 and 2 are damaged; 1850: Aug. 31 4p
Beaver (Windsor)

Joseph A. Kilroy

Publication Dates

1886 – 188?

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1886: Dec. 18 (Vol. 1: no. 6) 4p.
Border Cities Era (Windsor)

Charles Linley Barker

Additional Title

Collegiate Era (Windsor)

Publication Dates

1918-192?

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings Notes

The [Windsor] Collegiate Era is a newspaper within the newspaper: Border Cities Era.

When the issues were bound, the front and back covers (and the front and back inside covers) were removed, even though they were part of the page numbering. For the most part, pages 1-2 and the last 2 pages (usually pages 15-16 or pages 11-12) are missing. It is likely that less content is missing than would appear at first glance.

Summarized Online Holdings:

Border Cities Era 1918: Aug. 24 - 1919: Aug. 14

Collegiate Era Vol. 1: no. 1 (1918: Nov. 30) - Vol. 1: no. 29 (1919: June 24)
British Canadian (Sandwich)

William Henry Wilson

Publication Dates

1856: Oct. 22? (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1857: Oct. 14? (vol. 1: no. 52)

Frequency

Weekly

Subsequent Title

The Western Mercury (Sandwich) may continue the British Canadian. The two newspapers shared a business office. On page 2 of the Feb. 25, 1858 issue of the Western Mercury, the editor writes “All parties indebted to this office for the 1^st vol., British Canadian or for printing, or advertising, are requested to make immediate payment.” The newspapers also share the same motto: Our country’s welfare first, and then, we stand by honest party men. Furthermore, the numbering of the Western Mercury seems to continue the numbering of the British Canadian. However, the two newspapers have different editors, different political perspectives (based on content in existing issues), and were published on different days.

Online Holdings

1857: Feb. 18 (Vol. 1: no. 18) 4p. 2 copies
Canada Advertiser and Essex Advocate (Sandwich)

Abner Cheny Morton

Title Variation

Essex Advocate

Publication Dates

1850-1853?

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

Essex Advocate

1851: Nov. 20 (Vol. 2: no. 6) 2p. 4p.?; pages 3-4 are probably missing

Canada Advertiser and Essex Advocate

1853: Jan. 20 (Vol. 3: no. 13) (Whole no. 117) 4 p.

1853: Feb. 3 (Vol. 3: no. 15) (Whole no. 119) 4 p.
Canada Oak (Sandwich)

Duncan A. McMullin

Title Variation

Canadian Oak

Publication Dates

1850 - 1856?

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1853: June 24 (Vol. 3: no. 3) 4p.
Clairon (Windsor)

Armand Lavergne

Title Variation

Windsor Clairon

Publication Dates

No. 1 (1913: Sept. 25) - no. 15 (1914)

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

No. 1 (1913: Sept 25) 6p.

No. 2 (1913: Oct. 2) 8p.

No. 5 (1913: Oct. 23) 8p.
Daily Dominion (Windsor)

John Murdoch

Title Variation

Dominion

Publication Dates

1867 - 1875

Frequency

Weekly Edition: 1867 - 1875

Daily Edition: 1874 - 1875

Online Holdings

Daily Edition:

1875: Jan. 19 (Vol. 1: no. 24) 4 p.
Essex Centre Chronicle

Robert Fair

Title Variations

Essex Chronicle

Chronicle

Essex Center Chronicle

Publication Dates

1878? - 1885

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1880: Aug. 27 (Vol. 2: no. 26) (Whole no. 78) 8p.
Essex Liberal

James Brien

Title Variations

Essex Centre Liberal

Essex Center Liberal

Publication Dates

1885: Dec.? - 1889: Dec. 6

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1886: Mar. 5 (Vol. 2: no. 9) (Whole no. 61) 8p.

1886: Aug. 27 Supplement 4p.
Essex Review (Windsor)

Charles C. Cliffe

Title Variations

Windsor Review

Review

Publication Dates

1878: Oct. 11 (Vol. 1: no. 1) - 1902

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1878: Nov. 1 (Vol. 1: no. 4) 8 p.

1885: Dec. 25 (Vol. 8: no. 7) 8 p.

1899: July 28 (Vol. 23: no. 30) 12 p. (pages 3-10 are missing)
Essex Times (Windsor)

John Lewis

Publication Dates
1876-1878

Frequency
Weekly

Online Holdings
1876: October 24 (Vol. 1: no. 40) 4p.
Maple Leaf (Sandwich and Amherstburg)

James H. Wilkinson

Title Variations

Sandwich Maple Leaf

Amherstburg Maple Leaf

Subtitle

County of Essex Informant and Advocate

Publication Dates

1856: Feb. 29 (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1861

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1856: Feb. 29 (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1857: Feb. 19 (Vol. 1: no. 52)

Note: 1856: Oct. 16 (Vol. 1: no. 34) has 2 missing pages

1857: Feb. 26 (Vol. 2: no. 1) – 1858: Feb. 18 (Vol. 2: no. 52)

Includes: 1857: Dec. 28 Maple Leaf Extra: Sandwich; 1 page

Includes: 1857: Dec. 30 Amherstburg Extra; 1 page

Note: 1858: Feb. 4, Feb. 11, and Feb. 18 are damaged

1860: Nov. 20 (Vol. 5) Extra 1 page

1860: Dec. 26 (Vol. 5: no. 26);

1861: Jan. 30 (Vol. 5: no. 31); 1861: Mar. 20 (Vol. 5: no. 38) – 1861: April 10 (Vol. 5: no. 41)
Observer (Amherstburg)

John Richmond

Title Variation

The Observer and Agricultural Record for the County of Essex (Amherstburg)

Publication Dates

Vol. 1: no. 1 (1860: April ?) – vol. 2: no. ? (1861: June ?) and almost certainly longer

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

Vol. 1: no. 15 (1860: July 20) 4 pages 2 copies

Vol. 1: no. 36 (1861: Feb. 22) 4 pages
Standard (Windsor, 1879)

James C. Murdoch

Title Variation

Windsor Standard

Publication Dates

1879: April 23 (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1880: Dec. ?

Frequency

Semi-Weekly / Weekly

Online Holdings

1879: July 30 (Vol. 1: no. 29) 4p. (damaged)
Standard (Windsor, 1902)

Charles Linley Barker

Title Variations

Windsor Standard (Windsor, Ontario,1902)
Essex County Standard (Windsor, Ontario, 1902)

Publication Dates

1902: Nov. 29 (Vol. 1: no 1) – 1912: Dec.?

Frequency

Weekly / Daily

Online Holdings

1902: Nov. 29 (Vol. 1: no. 1) 8p. Pages 3-6 are missing
Western Mercury (Sandwich)

Alexander Riggs McClenaghan

Title Variations

Western Mercury and Great South-western Railway Advocate

Great South-western Railway Advocate

Former Title

British Canadian: the Western Mercury may be a continuation of the British Canadian. The two newspapers shared a business office. On page 2 of the Feb. 25, 1858 issue, the editor writes “All parties indebted to this office for the 1^st vol., British Canadian or for printing, or advertising, are requested to make immediate payment.” The newspapers also share the same motto: Our country’s welfare first, and then, we stand by honest party men. Furthermore, the numbering of the Western Mercury seems to continue the numbering of the British Canadian. However, the two newspapers have different editors, different political perspectives (based on content in existing issues), and were published on different days.

Publication Dates

1857: Nov.? (Vol. 2: no. 1) – 1859?

This assumes a continuation in the numbering from the British Canadian.

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1858: Feb. 18 (Vol. 2 : no. 14) 4p.

1858: Feb. 25 (Vol. 2 : no. 15) 4p.

1858: Mar. 25 (Vol. 2 : no. 19) 4p.

1858: Apr. 15 (Vol. 2 : no. 22) 4p.
Western Standard (Sandwich)

Arthur Rankin

Title Variations

Western Standard and Western District General Advertiser

Sandwich Western Standard

Former Title

The Western Standard may continue the Western Express and General Advertiser (Sandwich), also known as the Sandwich Western Express. Print holdings of the Western Express include:

Toronto Public Libraries: 1843: Sept. 30 (Vol. 1: no. 17)
Museum Windsor: 1844: Oct. 12 (Vol. 2: no. 19) - - missing

Publication Dates

1844? – 1848?

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1847: Sept. 18 (Vol. 5: no. 16) 4 pages pages 3-4 are damaged
Windsor Clarion

Charles Daniel Clark

Title Variation

Clarion (Windsor, Ontario)

Publication Dates

1885: Dec. 5 (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1892? (Vol. 7) Ceased end of 1891 or early 1892

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1886: Nov. 27 (Vol. 1: no. 52) “Birthday Supplement” page 1?; pages 2-4 missing

1887: July 9 (Vol. 2: no. 32) 4 pages; damaged/incomplete

1891: Dec. 12 (Vol. 7: no. 2) 4 pages
Windsor Eclipse

Joseph P. Conway

Title Variations

Windsor Eclipse and Essex Advertiser (Windsor, Ontario)

Eclipse (Windsor, Ontario)

Publication Dates

1871: Oct. 20 (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1878? (Vol. 7)?

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1872: Sept. 13 (Vol. 1: no. 48) Pages 1-2 only; incomplete