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History of Oakland County, Michigan

A guide to resources about Oakland County history recommended by the library

Oakland University's Archives and Special Collections

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How to Find Older Oakland Press Articles Online

Archival issues

The Library's Archives and Special Collections hold a complete run of the Oakland Press (formerly Pontiac Press) on microfilm for the years 1845-2007.

 

Recent articles

You can search online, using one of these strategies:

1. Search the Internet Archive
There are archived copies of the Oakland Press website on the Internet Archive since 1999.
Note that he Internet Archive does not capture everything.
 
2. Use Google's Advanced Search
Using Google, you can limit your search to the oakland press website. Enter:
 
[keyword] site:theoaklandpress.com
 
For example: football site:theoaklandpress.com (to find articles about football)
 
You can also filter your results by year or time period. Click on "tools" and open the dropdown menu found under "Any Time". You will see options to limit the search to a specific period.
 

 

Example search for Oakland Press on Google
 

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