Welcome to The Digital Archives of The Alton Telegraph

This online database contains more than 291,329 historical newspaper pages from The Alton Telegraph. The full-page newspapers, dating back to 1836, are searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content. Use the archive to gain a local perspective on historical news, to research your family history or to simply read about a person or event that interests you. We invite you to visit the archive often, as additional pages will be added as they become available.

This archive was made available through a private endowment.

This material is owned by The Telegraph and is solely made available for your individual use for informational and research purposes. You may not reproduce for republication any portion of this material without the express written permission of The Telegraph.