Roscommon County

 

Roscommon history

 

Houghton Lake

Roscommon Co. Pioneer began publishing circa 1876 by Frank Matthews. It ceased and was continued by The Roscommon News of Roscommon.

 

The Houghton Lake Resorter began publishing circa 1940.

 

Roscommon

The Roscommon News was publishing by 1885 by Robert W. Ward & Co. It ceased circa 1911 and merged with Roscommon Herald, to form The Roscommon Herald-News.

 

The Roscommon Herald began publishing on Dec. 19, 1907 by Herald Pub. Co. It ceased on Dec. 28, 1911 when it merged with Roscommon News, to form The Roscommon Herald-News.

 

The Roscommon Herald-News began publishing on Jan. 4, 1912 by Herald Pub. Co. After Feb. 28, 1980 its title changed to Roscommon County Herald-News.