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. 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.
Updated May, 2018; recently added links are in BOLD)
Free Sites:
Statewide 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.
Google News Archive
- Alma - The Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise
- Alma - Signal-Enterprise
- Burlingame - The Osage County Chronicle
- Coldwater - The Western Star
- Courtland - The Courtland Journal
- Fort Scott - The Fort Scott Tribune
- Johnson - The Johnson Pioneer
- Junction City - Daily Union
- Junction City - The Junction City Daily Union
- Junction City - The Junction City Sunday Union
- Junction City - Sunday Union
- Kiowa - Kiowa News
- Lawrence - The Jeffersonian Gazette
- Lawrence - The Daily World
- Lawrence - The Lawrence Daily Gazette
- Lawrence - Daily Herald and Tribune
- Lawrence - Lawrence Daily Journal
- Lawrence - Lawrence Daily World
- Lawrence - Lawrence Journal- Tribune
- Lawrence - The Daily Kansas Tribune
- Lawrence - The Daily Record
- Lawrence - The Daily Morning Tribune
- Lawrence - The Kansas Daily Tribune
- Lawrence - The Republican Daily Journal
- Lawrence - The Lawrence Weekly Journal
- Lawrence - The Daily Herald - Tribune
- Lawrence - The Weekly Record
- Lawrence - Western Home Journal
- Lawrence - Lawrence Weekly World
- Lawrence - The Lawrence Gazette
- Lawrence - Lawrence Journal-World
- Lawrence - The Kansas Weekly Gazette
- Lawrence - The Lawrence Journal
- Mankato - Jewell County Record
- Mankato - Jewell County Post
- Oskaloosa - The Oskaloosa Independent
- Valley Falls - The Farmers Vindicator
- WaKeeney - Western Kansas World
- White City - The Prairie Post
Kansas Digital Newspapers - collaboration with newspapers.com; for Kansas residents only
County and Library Collections:
Allen County
Humboldt Public Library
Anderson County
Garnett Public Library
- Advocate
- Advocate Community News
- Advocate Free Press
- Advocate Free Press And Community News
- Anderson County Advocate
- Anderson County Advocate And Community News
- The Anderson County Review
Brown County
Morrill Public Library
Chase County
Chase County Historical Society
Coffey County
Lebo Branch-Coffey County Library
- Allegre Rexall Capsule
- Gridley Star
- Halls Summit News
- Hampden Expositor
- Lebo Courier
- Lebo Enterprise
- Lebo Leader
- Lebo Light
- Lebo Star
Cowley County
Arkansas City Public Library
- Arkansas City Traveler
- Arkansas City Daily Traveler
- Arkansas City Daily Republican
- Daily Republican Traveler
- Arkansas City Republican Traveler
Franklin County
Ottawa University
- Tauy Talk
- The Boxer
- The Ivy Leaf
- The Le Loup News
- The Mahsinegun
- The Ottawa Bulletin
- The Ottawa Campus
- The Ottawan
- The Sagamore
Geary County
Dorothy Bramlage Public Library
- Daily Union
- Daily Union
- Daily Union
- Union
- Junction City Sunday Union
- Junction City Daily Union
- Junction City Union
- Blue Jay
- Conference Daily Tribune
- Davis County Republican
- Junction City Republican
- Smoky Hill and Republican Union
- Junction City Tribune
- Daily Junction City Tribune
- Junction City Weekly Union
- Junction City News
Gove County
Grinnell-Angelus Heritage Center
- Golden Belt
- Golden Belt Advance
- Gove County Golden Belt
- Gove County Record
- Grainfield Cap Sheaf
- Grainfield Record
- Grainfield Republican
- Grinnell Record
- Grinnell Record Leader
- Grinnell Town and Country
Harvey County
Bethel College
- Christlicher Bundesbote
- Evening Kansas-Republican
- Newton Anzeiger
- Newton Kansas
- Newton Republican
- The Halstead Independent
- The Kansas Chronicle
- The Newton Democrat
- The Newton Republican
- The Newton Weekly Journal
- Zur Heimath
Newton Public Library
Logan County
Oakley Public Library
Lyon County
Lyon County Library
- Admire City Free Press
- Admire Free Press
- Admire Independent
- Admire Journal
- Admire News
- Advance
- Allen Enterprise
- Allen Herald
- Allen Journal
- Allen Tidings
- Emporia Times
- Lyon County Journal
- Northern Lyon County Journal
- Northern Lyon County Journal
- Northern Star
- Tidings
- Tidings
- Weekly Herald
Marion County
Peabody Township Library
- Gazette Bulletin
- Marion County Record
- Marion County Record
- Peabody Gazette
- Peabody Gazette-Bulletin
- The Peabody Gazette
- The Peabody Gazette-Herald
- The Peabody Herald
- Warrior
Marshall County
Waterville Public Library
- Waterville Telegraph
- Telegraph
- The Telegraph
- Parish Pages
- Blue Valley Telegraph
- Frankfort Index
- Blue Valley Clipper
- Blue Rapids Times
Montgomery County
Independence Public Library
Nemaha County
Mary Cotton Public Library
- Bern Gazette
- Bern Press
- Centralia High School Scoop
- Centralia Scoop
- Corning Chief
- Corning Clipper
- Home Press
- Nemaha County Republican
- Sabetha Herald
Seneca Free Library
- Corning Gazette
- Courier Democrat
- Courier Tribune
- Elk City Sun
- Kansas Nemaha Courier
- Semi Weekly Courier Tribune
- Seneca Courier Democrat
- Seneca Tribune
- Seneca Weekly Courier
- Seneca Weekly Tribune
Osborne County
Osborne Public Library
- The Alton Empire
- The Osborne County Key
- Western Empire
- Bull City Post
- The Downs Chief
- The Downs Daily Chief
- Downs Times
- Natoma Independent
- The Farmer's Aid
- Downs Headlight
- Saturday Eve Lamp
- The Downs World
- The Downs Globe
- The Natoma Courier
- Osborne County Farmer
- Our Messenger
- Portis Independent
- Portis Patriot
- The Whisperer
- The Rustler
- The Downs Times
- The Downs News
- The Downs News and The Downs Times
- Natoma Luray Independent
- Daily News
- Osborne County Farmer
- The Osborne County Farmer
- Osborne County Journal
- Osborne County News
- Osborne Evening News
- Osborne Farmer Journal
- Osborne Journal
- The Friend
- The Kansas Prohibitionist
- The Truth Teller
- The Western Odd Fellow
- Downs News And The Downs Times
- Downs News
- News And Times
- Downs News And Times
- Waverly Gazette
- Downs News And Times
Pawnee County
Jordaan Memorial Library
Pottawatomie County
Wamego Public Library
- Wamego Reporter
- Kansas Agriculturalist
- Kansas Agriculturist
- Wamego Times
- Kansas Reporter
- Louisville Lyre
- Pottawatomie County Times
- Pottawatomie Gazette
- Wamego Blade
- Kansas Reporter
- Kansas Valley
- Kansas Weekly Valley
- Weekly Kansas Valley
- Wamego Semi Weekly Tribune
- Wamego Tribune
- Tribune Extra
- Wamego Weekly Tribune
- Wamego Weekly Times
- St George News
Republic County
Belleville Public Library Newspaper Archives
- 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
Rooks County
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
Russell County
Russell Public Library
Sedgewick County
Derby Public Library
- Derby Informer
- Derby Reporter
- The Derby Informer
- The Derby Reporter
- The Derby Weekly Informer
- The Informer
Stevens County
Stevens County Library
- Dermot Enterprise
- The Hugo Herald
- The Hugo Weekly Herald
- Hugoton Hermes
- The Hermes
- The Hugoton Hermes
- The Hugo Hermes
- The Hugoton Ad-Viser
- The Morning Sun
- The South-west Kansan
- South-west Kansan
- The Moscow Review
- Moscow Review
- The Vindicator
- The Voorhees Vindicator
- Stevens County Sentinel
- Stevens County Tribune
- Stevens Eagle
- The Woodsdale Times
- Tribune-Sentinel
- Woodsdale Democrat
- Woodsdale Sentinel
Atchinson Newspaper Archives
Forsyth Library Digital Newspapers
- Free Press
- Hays Free Press
- The Kinsley Graphic
Student Collections:
Emporia State University - Emporia Fort Hays State University - Hays Kansas State University - Manhattan
- Alliance
- Collegian
- Kansas Aggie
- Kansas Industrialist
- Minorities Resource and Research Center Newsletter
- Students Herald
- Uhuru
- The Green Gazette
- The Sunflower (index only)
- Tom-Tom
- Tương lai
Miscellaneous Collections:
Kansas Memory 1850-1987 (Clippings Only)
Small Town Papers
- The Courtland Journal Courtland, Kansas
- The Johnson Pioneer Johnson, Kansas
- The Kiowa News Kiowa, Kansas
- The Osage County Herald-Chronicle Burlingame, Kansas
- The Oskaloosa Independent Valley Falls, Kansas
- The Prairie Post White City, Kansas
- The Vindicator Valley Falls, Kansas
- The Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise Alma, Kansas
- Western Kansas World WaKeeney, Kansas
- The Western Star Coldwater, Kansas
Newspaper Abstracts - Kansas
The Olden Times - Kansas
For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.
Other Free Sites:
Kansas City Lawrence Topeka
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 152 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 1,516 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.
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!
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