Copies of Humboldt Beacons from the current year or the previous year are available for purchase at our office at 936 Main St. in Fortuna. Our office is open 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays.

If you prefer us to mail a back issue to you, send a request for the exact date(s) desired with $2 per copy to The Humboldt Beacon, 936 Main St., Fortuna, CA 95540.

All older back issues of The Humboldt Beacon are available to read on microfilm at the Humboldt County Main Library at 1313 Third St. in Eureka. We do not maintain public archives at our office.

Those who live outside Humboldt County can write a letter to the library asking a librarian to research an article. State what you are looking for and the date of the issue where it is most likely to be found. Send letters to: Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third St., Eureka, CA 95501. The reference desk number is (707) 269-1905.