Historical News Archives

Historical newspaper articles are usually maintained by the individual publications that originally distributed the content. Newspaper articles are open for public access and can usually be obtained by following these steps:

STEP 1: Visit the Ibiblio U.S. News Archives website.

STEP 2: Search newspapers according to publication, city and state.

STEP 3: Click the "Archives" link to search an individual newspaper's article database.

Other Useful Newspaper Resources Include:

IPL Newspapers Collection - The Internet Public Library provides an organized directory of U.S. newspapers searchable by state, city and sub-region.

Historical Newspapers and Indexes On The Internet - A genealogy research guide providing access to historical newspapers on the internet.

Google News Archive Search - Use Google's search engine to sift through its news archives and create timelines showing results from relevant time periods.

Newspaper Association of America - The NAA represents over 2,000 newspapers in North America and focuses on all issues impacting the newspaper industry.