This site is dedicated to the periodical entitled “The Signs of the Times ” which was founded in 1832 by Gilbert Beebe. As you are enabled to read through these copies please keep in mind that the correspondences and articles are written by fallible men. Please do as scripture exhorts and test ALL things and hold on to the true and search the scriptures to see if these things are true. Do this with any and every writer.
Below is an index of all the scanned copies of (complete volumes ) years of periodicals that have been added because of their historical value. I have tried inserting some historical events and their timeline to kind of show what was going on at the time. My hope for starting this project was to preserve these old copies and make them readily available to whomever might be interested in them and whom the Lord would cause to find this site. I’m guessing, probably about a third of them I have personally scanned and converted to pdf and have typed out a few as well. Some have come from Google Books of which I originally downloaded as a whole year in a single document, which made it a very large file. I was then enabled to take that document and strip out the images of the pages and compile them back into separate numbers for the year in pdf format.
You will need a PDF reader program like Adobe Reader or something similar like Foxit Reader to read and/or print them. – Thomas R. Adams
1830’s — INDIAN REMOVAL – TRAIL OF TEARS
1832-33 – Volume 1 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
The above documents are taken from the microfilm. I cleaned up Numbers 1-5 to make it more readable. But, while the others are readable, they are very poor quality with a lot of lines going through each page. The documents below are the exact same documents as above but are typed out. This way they are smaller in file size and are much easier to read. – Tom
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1833-34 – Volume 2 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
No. 10 April, 1834 No. 11 April, 30, 1834 No. 12 June 4, 1834 No. 13 June 19, 1834 No. 14 July, 1834 No. 15 July 16, 1834 No. 16 July 30, 1834 No. 17 August 13, 1834 No. 18 August 27, 1834
1835 – Volume 3 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
No. 10 May 13, 1835 No. 11 May 27, 30, 1835 No. 12 June 10, 1835 No. 13 June 24, 1835 No. 14 July 9, 1835 No. 15 July 22, 1835 No. 16 August 5, 1835 No. 17 August 19, 1835 No. 18 September 2, 1835
1836 – Volume 4 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1837 – Volume 5 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1838 – Volume 6 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1839 – Volume 7 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1840 – Volume 8 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1841 – Volume 9 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1842 – Volume 10 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1843 – Volume 11 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1844 – Volume 12 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1845 – Volume 13 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1846 through 1848 — WAR WITH MEXICO
1846 – Volume 14 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1847 – Volume 15 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1848 – Volume 16 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1849 – Volume 17 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1850 – Volume 18 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1851 – Volume 19 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1852 – Volume 20 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1853 – Volume 21 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1854 – Volume 22 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1855 – Volume 23 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1856 – Volume 24 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1857 – Volume 25 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1858 – Volume 26 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1859 – Volume 27 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1860 – Volume 28 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1861 through 1865 — THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
1861 – Volume 29 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1862 – Volume 30 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1863 – Volume 31 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1864 – Volume 32 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1865 – Volume 33 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1866 – Volume 34 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1867 – Volume 35 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1868 – Volume 36 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1869 – Volume 37 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1870 – Volume 38 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1871 – Volume 39 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1872 – Volume 40 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
No. 1 January 1, 1872 No. 2 January 10, 1872 No. 3 January 20, 1872 No. 5 February 10, 1872 No. 6 Frebruary 20, 1872 No. 8 March 10, 1872 No. 9 March 20, 1872 No. 10 April 1, 1872 No. 11 April 10, 1872 No. 12 April 20, 1872 No. 13 May 1, 1872 No. 14 May 10, 1872
No. 15 May 20, 1872 No. 16 June 1, 1872 No. 17 June 10, 1872 No. 18 June 20, 1872 No. 19 July 1, 1872 No. 20 July 10, 1872 No. 21 July 20, 1872 No. 22 August 1, 1872 No. 23 August 10, 1872 No. 24 August 20, 1872 No. 25 September 1, 1872 No. 26 September 10, 1872 No. 27 September 20, 1872
1873 – Volume 41 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1874 – Volume 42 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1875 – Volume 43 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1876 – Volume 44 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1877 – Volume 45 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1878 – Volume 46 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1879 – Volume 47 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
1880 – Volume 48 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
Volume 49 (1881) was the LAST Volume that Elder Gilbert Beebe was the editor of.
1881 – Volume 49 Editor: Gilbert Beebe
Below is an alternate scanned version!
1882 – Volume 50 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
1883 – Volume 51 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
1884 – Volume 52 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
1885 – Volume 53 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
1886 through 1889 — THE CONTEST
1886 – Volume 54 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
1887 – Volume 55 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
1888 – Volume 56 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
1889 – Volume 57 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
No. 1 January 2, 1889 No. 2 January 9, 1889 No. 3 January 16, 1889 No. 4 January 23, 1889 No. 5 January 30, 1889 No. 6 February 6, 1889 No. 7 February 13, 1889 No. 8 February 20, 1889 No. 9 February 27, 1889 No. 10 March 6, 1889 No. 11 March 13, 1889 No. 12 March 20, 1889 No. 13 March 27, 1889 No. 14 April 3, 1889 No. 15 April 10, 1889 No. 16 April 17, 1889 No. 17 April 24, 1889 No. 18 May 1, 1889
No. 19 May 8, 1889 No. 20 May 15, 1889 No. 21 May 22, 1889 No. 22 May 29, 1889 No. 23 June 5, 1889 No. 24 June 12, 1889 No. 25 June 19, 1889 No. 26 June 26, 1889 No. 27 July 3, 1889 No. 28 July 10, 1889 No. 29 July 17, 1889 No. 30 July 24, 1889 No. 31 July 31, 1889 No. 32 August 7, 1889 No. 33 August 10, 1889 No. 34 August 17, 1889 No. 35 August 24, 1889 No. 36 September 4, 1889
No. 37 September 11, 1889 No. 38 September 18, 1889 No. 39 September 25, 1889 No. 40 October 2, 1889 No. 41 October 9, 1889 No. 42 October 16, 1889 No. 43 October 23, 1889 No. 44 October 30, 1889 No. 45 November 6, 1889 No. 46 November 13, 1889 No. 47 November 20, 1889 No. 48 November 27, 1889 No. 49 December 4, 1889 No. 50 December 11, 1889 No. 51 December 18, 1889 No. 52 December 25, 1889 Volume 57 Index
1890 — BATTLE OF WOUNDED KNEE
1890 – Volume 58 Editor: G. Beebe’s Sons
No. 1 January 1, 1890 No. 2 January 8, 1890 No. 3 January 15, 1890 No. 4 January 22, 1890 No. 5 January 29, 1890 No. 6 February 5, 1890 No. 7 February 12, 1890 No. 8 February 19, 1890 No. 9 February 26, 1890 No. 10 March 5, 1890 No. 11 March 12, 1890 No. 12 March 19, 1890 No. 13 March 26, 1890 No. 14 April 2, 1890 No. 15 April 9, 1890 No. 16 April 16, 1890 No. 17 April 23, 1890 No. 18 April 30, 1890
No. 19 May 7, 1890 No. 20 May 14, 1890 No. 21 May 21, 1890 No. 22 May 28, 1890 No. 23 June 4, 1890 No. 24 June 11 & 18, 1890 No. 25 June 25, 1890 No. 26 July 2, 1890 No. 27 July 9, 1890 No. 28 July 16, 1890 No. 29 July 23, 1890 No. 30 July 30, 1890 No. 31 August 6, 1890 No. 32 August 13, 1890 No. 33 August 20, 1890 No. 34 August 27, 1890 No. 35 September 3, 1890 No. 36 September 10, 1890
No. 37 September 17, 1890 No. 38 September 24, 1890 No. 39 October 1, 1890 No. 40 October 8, 1890 No. 41 October 15, 1890 No. 42 October 22, 1890 No. 43 October 29, 1890 No. 44 November 5, 1890 No. 45 November 12, 1890 No. 46 November 19, 1890 No. 47 November 26, 1890 No. 49 December 10, 1890 No. 51 December 24, 1890 No. 52 December 31, 1890 Volume 58 Index
1897 – Volume 65 Editors: F.A. Chick, B.L. Beebe
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April - Aug. 1898 — SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
1898 – Volume 66 Editors: F.A. Chick, B.L. Beebe
1899 – Volume 67 Editors: F.A. Chick, B.L. Beebe
1900 – Volume 68 Editors: F.A. Chick, B.L. Beebe
1901 – Volume 69 Editors: F.A. Chick, B.L. Beebe
1902 – Volume 70 Editors: F.A. Chick, B.L. Beebe
1903 – Volume 71 Editors: F.A. Chick, B.L. Beebe
1904 – Volume 72 Editors: F.A. Chick, B.L. Beebe
1905 – Volume 73 Editor: F.A. Chick
1906 – Volume 74 Editors: F.A. Chick H. C. Ker
1907 – Volume 75 Editors: F.A. Chick H. C. Ker
1908 – Volume 76 Editors: F.A. Chick, H. C. Ker
1909 – Volume 77 Editors: F.A. Chick, H. C. Ker
1910 – Volume 78 Editors: F.A. Chick, H. C. Ker
1911 – Volume 79 Editors: F.A. Chick, H. C. Ker
1912 – Volume 80 Editors: F.A. Chick, H. C. Ker
1913 – Volume 81 Editors: F.A. Chick, H. C. Ker
1914 – Volume 82 Editors: Chick, Ker, Lefferts
1915 – Volume 83 Editors: H. C. Ker, H. H. Lefferts
1916 – Volume 84 Editors: H. C. Ker, H. H. Lefferts
1917 – Volume 85 Editors: F.A. Chick, H. H. Lefferts
1918 – Volume 86 Editors: H. C. Ker, , H. H. Lefferts
1919 through 1933 — PROHIBITION / 1920 — WOMEN GET THE RIGHT TO VOTE
1919 – Volume 87 Editors: H. C. Ker, H. H. Lefferts
1920 – Volume 88 Editors: H. C. Ker, H. H. Lefferts
1921 – Volume 89 Editors: H. C. Ker, H. H. Lefferts
1922 – Volume 90 Editors: H. C. Ker, H. H. Lefferts
1923 – Volume 91 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1924 – Volume 92 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1925 — SCOPES TRIAL: (Debate between religion and science over teaching evolution.)
1925 – Volume 93 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1926 – Volume 94 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1927 – Volume 95 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1928 – Volume 96 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1929 — THE GREAT DEPRESSION BEGINS (Stock market crashes)
1929 – Volume 97 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1930 – Volume 98 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1931 – Volume 99 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1932 – Volume 100 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1933 – Volume 101 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1934 – Volume 102 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1935 – Volume 103 Editor: H. H. Lefferts
1936 – Volume 104 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1937 – Volume 105 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1938 – Volume 106 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
September 1939 — WORLD WAR II BEGINS (Hitler invades Poland)
1939 – Volume 107 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1940 – Volume 108 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1941 through 1945 — U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR II
1941 – Volume 109 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1942 – Volume 110 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1943 – Volume 111 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1944 – Volume 112 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1945 – Volume 113 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1946 – Volume 114 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1947 – Volume 115 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1948 – Volume 116 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1949 – Volume 117 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1950 through 1953 — KOREAN WAR 1950 through 1954 — McCARTHYISM
1960 – Volume 118 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1951 – Volume 119 Editor: R. Lester Dodson
1952 – Volume 120 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1953 – Volume 121 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1954 through 1973 — U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM
1954 – Volume 122 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1955 – Volume 123 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1956 – Volume 124 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1957 – Volume 125 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1958 – Volume 126 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1959 – Volume 127 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1960 – Volume 128 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1961 – Volume 129 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1962 – Volume 130 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
November 22, 1963 — PRESIDENT KENNEDY ASSASSINATED
1963 – Volume 131 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1964 – Volume 132 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1965 – Volume 133 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1966 – Volume 134 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1976 — RACE RIOTS IN MAJOR CITIES.
1967 – Volume 135 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1968 – Volume 136 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1968 — MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND ROBERT KENNEDY ASSASSINATED
1969 – Volume 137 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1970 – Volume 138 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1971 – Volume 139 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1972 – Volume 140 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1973 – Volume 141 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
AUGUST 1974 — WATERGATE SCANDAL; PRESIDENT NIXON RESIGNS.
1974 – Volume 142 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1975 – Volume 143 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1976 – Volume 144 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1977 – Volume 145 Editors: David Spangler, John Wood
1978 – Volume 146 Editors: David Spangler, James Poole
1979 – Volume 147 Editors: David Spangler, James Poole
1980 – Volume 148 Editors: David Spangler, James Poole
1981 – Volume 149 Editors: David Spangler, James Poole
1982 – Volume 150 Editors: David Spangler, James Poole
1983 – Volume 151 Editors: David Spangler, James Poole
1984 – Volume 152 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1985 – Volume 153 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1986 – Volume 154 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1987 – Volume 155 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1988 – Volume 156 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1989 - 1991 — FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL; BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION
1989 – Volume 157 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1990 – Volume 158 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1991 – Volume 159 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1992 – Volume 160 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1993 – Volume 161 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1994 – Volume 162 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1995 – Volume 163 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1996 – Volume 164 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1997 – Volume 165 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1998 – Volume 166 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
1999 – Volume 167 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
2000 – Volume 168 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
2001 – Volume 169 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
2002 – Volume 170 Editors: J.R. Williams, Kenneth Key
2003 – Volume 171 Editor: Kenneth Key
2004 – Volume 172 Editor: Kenneth Key
2005 – Volume 173 Editor: Kenneth Key
2007 – Volume 175 Editors: Kenneth Key, Wm. Hale Terry
2009 – Volume 177 Editor: Kenneth Key
2010 – Volume 178 Editor: Kenneth Key
2011 – Volume 179 Editor: Kenneth Key
2012 – Volume 180 Editor: Cleo Robertson
2014 – Volume 182 Editor: Cleo Robertson
