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Student Newspapers
The archives holds most issues of Blue and Gold from 1930 through 1960, along with later Maroa and Maroa-Forsyth high school and middle school newspapers.
View the Student Newspaper finding aid →Read the historical record
Publications & Newspapers
Explore student newspapers, community newspapers, school publications, and reference materials documenting Maroa-Forsyth schools and the surrounding area.
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School and community publications
Some materials can be read online, while others are available for research in the Archives Room. Online collections continue to grow as additional issues are digitized.
Regional news
Prairie Post
Published from 1958 through 1989, the Prairie Post covered Maroa and nearby rural communities. Bound yearly volumes were donated by the Maroa Public Library; the archives’ 1962 volume is missing.
Local newspapers
Maroa Community Newspapers
The Maroa Public Library’s local-history transfer included selected editions and fragments of historic Maroa newspapers. Available issues are preserved as part of the archives’ community collections.
Research resources
Reference Library
Books and unpublished histories cover Maroa, Forsyth, Macon and DeWitt counties, rural schools, Illinois history, local families, athletics, and school life.
- Illinois and county histories
- Maroa and Forsyth histories
- Plat books and school directories
- School and athletic publications
Looking for a particular issue or publication?
Email the ArchivistThe online catalog does not yet represent everything held in the Archives Room. Contact the archivist with a title, date, school, or subject.