The following references are some of those which appear for Barton upon Humber in the index to the Star series of newspapers held in the Local Studies collection covering the years c.1890 - 1950.
- First new market (LS 17.3.1894 5b)
- Early British pottery found in brick pits (LLS 18.6.1895 5b)
- The ferry - a short history of (LLS 27.10.1900 4e)
- Religious census (LLS 10.1.1903 4e)
- Highest tide for 24 years causes extensive flooding (LLS 14.1.1905 3c)
- Earthquake (LLS 29.4.1905 8c)
- Electric lighting officially switched on (LS 9.8.1913 4f)
- Saxon skeletons found near cycle works (SFS 20.5.1939 6e)