In 1986 the Gazette had their entire archive collection scanned onto microfiche through a project with the University of Western Ontario in London. At a later date the Ontario Community Newspaper Association funded a project to digitize those microfiche files.

That meant that every single available copy of the Tavistock Gazette, up to the end of 1986, is searchable.

This resource is now available at the Tavistock Public Library through a partnership between the Tavistock & District Historical Society and the Oxford County Library.

Check it out. Ask your Tavistock librarian for guidelines and procedures for accessing these digital newspaper copies using the library’s computer terminals. You might be surprised at what you find. Have fun!