Sioux County Newspaper Archive

If you are interested in Ireton history or in family history in Sioux County, you'll want to visit the Sioux County newspaper archive.

This is an incredible resource -- whether you want to research specific people or events or whether you just want to browse to get the flavor of a Sioux County town or a particular time in history.

These small town papers had an incredible breadth of coverage -- national and state news; local business news and advertisements; coverage of the "important" events in life like births, marriages, and deaths.  In addition, they reported the minutiae of everyday life -- who was visiting, who was shopping out of town, who bought a new car, who was going on vacations and trips and so much more.

Just browsing through papers in this site is a fascinating look at small town life from the late 1800's to the present.  Or you can use the search function to read all about a favorite relative (or yourself!). We want to take this opportunity to thank Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society and the libraries in Sioux county for compiling and digitizing all of these papers.  It is truly a treasure trove of historical information.