Available Newspapers
Current Rice County papers plus major state and national papers are available for in-library use. Faribault newspapers are available on microfilm dating from 1856. Back issues of other newspapers are kept for 1 month. Newspapers available include:
- Faribault Daily News
- Mankato Free Press
- Minneapolis Star & Tribune
- New York Times
- Northfield News
- Owatonna People's Press
- Rochester Post Bulletin
- St. Paul Pioneer Press
- U.S.A. Today
- Wall Street Journal
Name Index
A name index to obituaries appearing in Faribault papers is also available to the public on-site. If you wish to request a copy of an obituary that appeared in a Faribault paper, it can be researched and mailed to you for a fee of $10 per obit, pre-paid. Send your request and your check to:
ATTN: Obit Search
Buckham Memorial Library
11 Division Street E
Faribault, MN 55021
Checks should be made out to Buckham Memorial Library.