Kansas Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Kansas is one of the states that does not have a single central online state repository for historical newspapers, but they use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as their main site for searching old newspapers. There are many free online newspapers on other sites and collections available on subscription sites. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them. 

There are over 6,000 newspapers that have been published in the Sunflower State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it - find your Kansas ancestors and all the interesting articles that capture the stories of their lives. 

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also I suspect that some of these links may change over time - so if there is a dead link - please use your favorite search engine to find their new location. 

Free Sites:

Collections:

Chronicling America - Kansas Newspapers

• Abilene 1883-1888    The Abilene reflector. 
  
• Abilene 1888-1935    Abilene weekly reflector. 
  
• Atchison 1855-1858    Squatter sovereign. 
  
• Baxter Springs 1882-1919    Baxter Springs news. 
  
• Chanute 1897-1913    The Chanute times. 
  
• Colby 1885-1891    Thomas County cat. 
  
• Dodge City 1876-1892    Dodge City times. 
  
• Dodge City 1889-1910    The Globe-republican. 
  
• Emporia 1857-1859    The Kanzas news. 
  
• Emporia 1859-1881    The Emporia news. 
  
• Emporia 1881-1889    The Emporia weekly news. 
  
• Garnett 1890-1905    Kansas agitator. 
  
• Goodland 1891-1907    The Goodland republic. 
  
• Great Bend 1885-1915    Barton County democrat. 
  
• Hays 1888-1908    Free press. 
  
• Hays 1908-1924    The Hays free press. 
  
• Hutchinson 1895-1902    Hutchinson gazette. 
  
• Iola 1875-1902    The Iola register. 
  
• Junction City 1861-1864    The Smoky Hill and Republican union. 
  
• Kinsley 1890-1940    The Kinsley graphic. 
  
• Leavenworth 1854-1858    Kansas weekly herald. 
  
• Leavenworth 1870-1880    The Leavenworth weekly times. 
  
• Liberal 1911-1924    The Liberal democrat. 
  
• Marysville 1862-1866    The Big blue union. 
  
• Meade 1900-1918    Meade County news. 
  
• Medicine Lodge 1880-current    Barbour County index. 
  
• Meriden 1889-1892    The advocate. 
  
• Oskaloosa 1860-1874    The independent. 
  
• Phillipsburg 1882-1905    Phillipsburg herald. 
  
• Prairie City 185?-18??    Freeman's champion. 
  
• Salina 1871-1893    The Saline County journal. 
  
• Topeka 1892-1894    The advocate and Topeka tribune. 
  
• Topeka 1894-1897    The advocate. 
  
• Topeka 1897-1899    The Advocate and news. 
• Topeka, Kan., 1892-1980  The Topeka State journal. 
• Troy 1872-1918    The Weekly Kansas chief. 
  
• Wakarusa 1854-1860    The Kansas herald of freedom. 
  
• WaKeeney 1885-current    Western Kansas world. 
  
• Wellington 1890-1917    People's voice. 
  
• White Cloud 1857-1872    White Cloud Kansas chief. 
  
• Wichita 1872-1883    The Wichita city eagle. 
  
• Wichita 1883-1888    Wichita eagle. 
  
• Wichita 1884-1884    The daily eagle. 
  
• Wichita 1884-1886    Wichita daily eagle. 
  
• Wichita 1886-1890    Wichita eagle. 
  
• Wichita 1890-1906    The Wichita daily eagle. 
  

Belleville Public Library Newspaper Archives 1876-2005

• Belleville Agenda Times 
  
• Belleville Baptist Visitor 
  
• Belleville Christian 
  
• Belleville County Teacher 
  
• Belleville Democrat 
  
• Belleville Freeman 
  
• Belleville High School Booster 
  
• Belleville Kansas Enterprise 
  
• Belleville Republic 
  
• Belleville Republic County Democrat 
  
• Belleville Republic County Freeman 
  
• Belleville Republic County Press 
  
• Belleville Telescope 
  
• Belleville Telescope And Belleville Freeman 
  
• Belleville Weekly Record 
  
• Cuba Advocate 
  
• Cuba Alliance Sun 
  
• Cuba Daylight 
  
• Cuba Farmer Alliance 
  
• Cuba Pilot 
  
• Cuba Record 
  
• Cuba Republic County Pilot 
  
• Cuba Tribune 
  
• Cuba Union 
  
• Cuba Union Pilot 
  
• Elk Gods Messenger 
  
• Kackley Evangelistic War Cry 
  
• Kackley Herald Of Pentecost 
  
• Kackley Leader 
  
• Kackley Western Record 
  
• Munden Bulldogs Bark 
  
• Munden Press 
  
• Narka Bazoo 
  
• Narka News 
  
• Pentecostal Holiness Faith And Gods Messenger 
  
• Republic Advertiser 
  
• Republic City News 
  
• Republic County Chief 
  
• Republic County Independent 
  
• Republic County Journal 
  
• Republic County News 
  
• Scandia High News 
  
• Scandia Independent 
  
• Scandia Journal 
  
• Scandia Republic 
  
• Svenskens Rost 
  
• Warwick Leader 
  

Kansas Memory 1850-1987 (Clippings Only)

Kansas Digital Newspapers - collaboration with newspapers.com for Kansas residents only

Dorothy Bramlage Public Library

• Daily Union
  

Bethel College

• Evening Kansas-Republican
• Zur Heimath 
• The Halstead Independent 
• The Newton Republican
• Newton Kansas
• The Newton Democrat
• Newton Anzeiger 
• Newton Republican
• The Kansas Chronicle
• The Newton Weekly Journal

Newton Public Library

• The Newton Kansan 
• Newton Kansan

Lyon County Library

• Northern Lyon County Journal 
• Admire News
• Tidings 
• Allen Enterprise
• Northern Star 
• Admire Journal
• Allen Tidings 
• Allen Journal 
• Weekly Herald
• Emporia Times 
• Admire City Free Press 
• Allen Herald
• Admire Independent
• Lyon County Journal
• Admire Free Press 
• Advance 

Peabody Township Library

• The Peabody Gazette-Herald 
• Gazette Bulletin 
• The Peabody Gazette 
• Peabody Gazette 
• The Peabody Herald 
• Marion County Record 

 Independence Public Library

• Independence Daily Reporter 
  

Osborne Public Library

• Osborne County Farmer
• Osborne County News 
• The Osborne County Farmer 
• Portis Independent 
• Natoma Independent
• The Alton Empire 
• Osborne Farmer Journal
• Western Empire 
• The Downs Chief
• Portis Patriot 

Wamego Public Library

• Wamego Reporter 
• Kansas Agriculturist
• Wamego Times 
• Kansas Agriculturalist 

 Plainville Memorial Library

• Plainville Times 
• Plainville Gazette 
• The Plainville Times
• The Plainville Gazette 
• Plainville Echo 
• The Plainville Press 
• The Plainville South Side Gazette
• Rooks County Record 
• Times 
• The Plainville Echo 

Stevens County Library

• The Hugoton Hermes
• Hugoton Hermes 
• The Hugo Hermes 
• Woodsdale Sentinel 
• The Voorhees Vindicator 
• Woodsdale Democrat 
• Stevens County Tribune 
• Stevens County Sentinel
• The Hermes 
• The Hugo Weekly Herald

Other Free Sites:

(Recent changes in the Google News Archive has diminished the capability to search newspapers published prior to 1970). A few of these below are in the Google News Archive. 

Alma

• Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise 

Burlingame

• Osage County Chronicle 
  

Coldwater

• Western Star 
  

Courtland

• Courtland Journal 
  

Fort Scott

• Fort Scott Tribune
  

Johnson

• Johnson Pioneer 
  

Junction City

• Daily Union 
  
• Junction City Daily Union
  
• Junction City Sunday Union 
  
• Sunday Union 
  

Kiowa

• Kiowa News 
  

Lawrence

• Daily Herald and Tribune
  
• Daily Herald-Tribune 
  
• Daily Kansas Tribune 
  
• Daily Morning Tribune 
  
• Daily Record 
  
• Daily World 
  
• Jeffersonian Gazette 
  
• Kansas Daily Tribune 
  
• Kansas Weekly Gazette 
  
• Lawrence Daily Gazette 
  
• Lawrence Daily Journal 
  
• Lawrence Daily World 
  
• Lawrence Gazette 
  
• Lawrence Journal 
  
• Lawrence Journal-Tribune 
  
• Lawrence Journal-World 
  
• Lawrence Weekly Journal 
  
• Lawrence Weekly World 
  
• Republican Daily Journal 
  
• Weekly Record 
  
• Western Home Journal 
  

Mankato

• Jewell County Post 
  
• Jewell County Record 
  

Oskaloosa

• Oskaloosa Independent 
  

Valley Falls

• Farmers Vindicator 
  

WaKeeny

• Western Kansas World 

White City

• Prairie Post 

Subscription or Pay Sites:

Ancestry.com:

There are currently 32 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Ancestry - Kansas Newspapers

Genealogy Bank:

There are currently 128 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank - Kansas Newspapers

Newspaper Archive:

There are currently 110 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive - Kansas

Newspapers.com:

There are currently 160 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com - Kansas. Also check out the Kansas Digital Newspapers site regarding the partnership with newspapers.com and those newspapers that are free to Kansas residents.


Links to Follow:

There are several ways to keep up with new collections as they are digitized and made available online. Two of my favorites:

• Historical Newspapers Online from the University of Pennsylvania
• Historical U.S. Newspapers Online from Bowling Green State University

And Finally:

You also need to visit the Kansas Digital Newspapers site, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to newspaper projects. 

Please note - even more may be available via a local library where a library card is required. And of course there is always microfilm for those that have not been made available online as yet.

Good luck and happy hunting!

For more links for different states, provinces, and countries - please see the Newspapers! page on this website.

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