Belleville News Democrat: 150 years: Life in the metro-east

The first thing ya' know, ol' Buddy's a millionaire

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:36 CDT

Well doggies, Jed Clampett is from Belleville, too.

150 years in metro-east politics: Democrats have dominated the scene

Wed, 21 May 2008 17:04 CDT

Politics has changed greatly throughout the 150 years the News-Democrat, in its various incarnations, has covered the area.

Natural disasters big part of Belleville's history

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:43 CDT

Belleville hasn't experienced a natural disaster as devastating as Hurricane Katrina, but it's had plenty of severe weather in the past 150 years.

Religious diversity is a cornerstone of metro-east history

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:22 CDT

People tend to think of the metro-east as a Catholic area. The church is strong here but there is a wide range of religions in the area and an even bigger supply of religious opinions.

Celebrating 150 years: Welcome to Belleville in 1858

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:10 CST

Belleville News-Democrat: 150 years of covering the news in the metro-east

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:04 CST

The Belleville News-Democrat can point to two U.S. presidents as having at least an indirect hand in its origin.

A timeline: The newspaper through the years

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:10 CST

Jan. 16, 1858 First edition of The Weekly Democrat published by the Rev. Dr. Williamson F. Boyakin.

1900-1909: A beer named Stag

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:37 CST

George E. Wuller was only 17 in 1907, but he had a hunch about what would sell beer.

1900-1909: A dark day in Belleville

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:07 CST

As June 7, 1903, dawned and churches prepared for Sunday service, a blackened spot on the brick pavement of the Public Square remained as silent testament to one of the darkest days in Belleville history.

1910-1919: Battling the Spanish Flu

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:34 CST

On Oct. 3, 1918, Belleville's Board of Health director assured residents that the city's one case of influenza was nothing to worry about.