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Newspaper The Wyandotte Herald (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943

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About The Wyandotte Herald (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943

The Wyandotte News-Herald traces its history to the Wyandotte Herald, founded in 1879 by a local Methodist minister, Reverend George Owen, to supplement his income. The minister soon tired of the business, and in 1880, the paper became the property of Frank Abbott. Abbott sold the paper to Henry C. Egabroad of Dundee, Michigan in 1882. In 1886 Egabroad sold the paper to James Dalton Haven, who quickly became known in the community as “Dolly.” Born in 1864, Haven was a young man who made the paper his life’s work. He would own the paper and actively work in it from 1886 until his death in 1943.

Under Haven, the paper’s purpose was straightforward, as he told a local historian in 1955. He wanted to “advance the city’s growth along all proper lines” (as quoted in Proudly We Record: The Story of Wyandotte, Michigan). Haven breathed this purpose into each issue of the newspaper. Its pages served as a force in community development rather than simply a place to read about development. His editorials were usually to the point and fearless, regardless of possible repercussions.

The last issue of the Herald was published February 19, 1943, by Dolly’s son. The Wyandotte News Company purchased the Wyandotte Herald from Haven’s son, issuing the publication as the Wyandotte News-Herald. In 1963 the paper was renamed the News-Herald.

Provided By: Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Wyandotte Herald (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943

Dates of Publication

  • 1879-1943

Created / Published

  • Wyandotte, Mich. : Frank S. Abbott, -1943.

Headings

  • -  Wyandotte (Mich.)--Newspapers
  • -  Wayne County (Mich.)--Newspapers
  • -  Michigan--Wayne County
  • -  Michigan--Wyandotte
  • -  United States--Michigan--Wayne--Wyandotte

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Began in 1879.
  • -  -v. 65, no. 8 (Feb. 19, 1943).
  • -  Published by: George Owen, 1879-Oct. 1880 ; Frank S. Abbot, Oct. 1880-1882 ; Henry C. Egabroad, 1882-1886 ; James Dalton Haven, 1886-Feb. 1943.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Merged with: Wyandotte news, to form: Wyandotte news-herald.
  • -  Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Oct. 8, 1880).
  • -  Wyandotte news
  • -  Wyandotte news-herald (Wyandotte, Mich. : 1943) 2769-4259 (DLC)sn 97063233 (OCoLC)36466316

Medium

  • v.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn97063232

OCLC Number

  • 36466100

ISSN Number

  • 2769-4224

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The Wyandotte Herald Wyandotte, Mich. -1943. (Wyandotte, MI), Jan. 1 1879. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn97063232/.

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(1879, January 1) The Wyandotte Herald Wyandotte, Mich. -1943. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn97063232/.

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The Wyandotte Herald Wyandotte, Mich. -1943. (Wyandotte, MI) 1 Jan. 1879. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn97063232/.