The marriage notices found in The Democratic Sentinel, a Bloomsburg
weekly newspaper, come from the dates listed below. There are more issues of the
newspapers available for some years than others, and a few years will have some
issues missing. There are 8,726 names of grooms and brides in the database. The
Society is very much indebted to the extensive work of Steve Wiist in developing
this database.
1863:
July
5, 1863
1893:
Entire
year
1872:
June 7, 1872
1894:
Entire
year
1873:
April 25, May 10,
September 12-26, October 31, and December 26, 1873
1895:
Entire
year
1874:
January 16, February
13-March 13, March 27, April 10, May 8 – 15, July 3 – August 7, August
21-October 16, October 30-November 6, November 20, and December 4 – 11
1896:
Entire
year
1875:
March 19, April 9, May 28,
July 9 – July 16, July 30, August 20 –27, September 17, and October 1
1897:
Entire
year
1876:
February 18, April 28, May
12, 1876, May 12, June 9, June 23, July 7 – August 11, August 25 –
October 13, and October 27 – December 22
1898:
Entire
year
1877:
April 6, April 27, May 25,
July 20, August 31, September 24, December 7, and December 21
1899:
Entire
year
1878:
January 11, January 25,
February 8, and October 3 – December 27
1900:
Entire
year
1879:
Entire
year
1901:
Entire
year
1880:
Entire
year
1902:
Entire
year
1881:
Entire
year
1903:
Entire
year
1882:
Entire
year
1904:
Entire year
1883:
Entire
year
1905:
Entire
year
1884:
Entire
year
1906:
To
August 31
1885:
Entire
year
1907:
March 5,
1907 – to the end of the year.
1886:
Jan. 1 – Mar. 26, &
April 9 – Sept. 17
1908:
Entire
year
1889:
July
5 – to the end of the year
1909:
Entire
year
1890:
Entire
year
1910:
Entire
year
1891:
Entire
year
1911:
Entire
year
1892:
Entire
year
1912:
To
June 28
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Enter text in any field to restrict the search to only those records which
CONTAIN your text in that field.
For numeric comparisons, begin with >, <, >=, or <=
To find a range, type between lowvalue and highvalue.
Use "and" & "or" for complex searches.
bridename = The brides name as it
appeared. brideres = the town of
residence
groomname = The grooms name as it appeared groomres = the
town of residence
weddate = The wedding date.
Two other fields will appear on the output report. Announce = the date of the
paper and Location = page and column.
bridename
brideres
groomname
groomres
weddate
REQUESTS FOR OBITUARIES AND MARRIAGE NOTICES FROM THE
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, COLUMBIAN, AND THE DEMOCRATIC SENTINEL NEWSPAPERS
Remember, to view this data on microfilm visit the Andruss Library on the
campus of Bloomsburg University. Can't visit? Click on our
"Research Request" tab on the left.
There is a search fee to find an obituary or marriage notice for a
specific person. In order to reduce the amount of time needed to search for each
name, please list the dates of the searches in chronological order according to
the newspaper. Please see the example listed below. Your cooperation will be
very helpful and appreciated. Every effort will be made to send the paper copies
of the searches you requested within two to three weeks. All search requests
should be sent to the Columbia
County Historical & Genealogy Society, 225 Market Street, P.O. Box 360,
Bloomsburg, PA 17815-0360.
Example:
Newspaper Name
Name of Person
Death or Marriage Date
Newspaper Date
Page / Column
Columbia Democrat
Wilson, John
1837-July-8
1837 - July - 12
3-2
Columbia Democrat
Lemon, James
1842-Dec - 31
1843 - Jan -4
5-1
Columbia Democrat
Dildine, Harriet
1860 – March - 17
1860 - March -19
2-3
Columbia Democrat
Anderson, Robert
1863 – April – 11
1863 - April - 13
2-4
Columbian
Sharpless, Edwin Grant
1870 - April - 22
1870 - April - 25
3-1
Columbian
Reimensnyder, Annie
1893 – October – 6
1893 - October - 8
4-2
The Democratic Sentinel
Kocher, James
1895 – Jan. – 4
1895 - Jan - 5
6-2
The Democratic Sentinel
Brobst, John
1901 – Feb. – 2
1901 - Feb - 4
3-2
The Democratic Sentinel
Albertson, David
1911 – July – 4
1911 - July 7
3-2
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