Michigan is one of the states who do not have a single central online repository for searching historical newspapers. Several states use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as their main central online site for searching old newspapers. And a few have a central portal for many of the newspapers that have been digitized. The online newspaper titles are available from several different sites, many free and many require a subscription. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them.
There are around 4,000 newspapers that have been published in the Wolverine State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are quite a few that are indeed available. So go for it - find your Michigan 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 February, 2017)
Free Sites:
Collections:
Chronicling America - Michigan
Michigan Digital Newspaper Portal (By County)
Adrian Allegan Alpena Antrim Baraga Benzie
County and Library Collections
Bay County
Delta College Collegiate
Gratiot County
Alma College
Newaygo County
White Cloud Community Library
Small Town Papers
Old Fulton Postcards
The Olden Times - Michigan
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.)
Adrian Ann Arbor
Subscription or Pay Sites:
Ancestry.com:
There are currently 30 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Ancestry - Michigan Newspapers
Genealogy Bank:
There are currently 159 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank - Michigan Newspapers
Newspaper Archive:
There are currently 87 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive - Michigan
Newspapers.com:
There are currently 56 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com - Michigan
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:
And Finally:
You also need to check out the Library of Michigan site, which can tell you what newspapers have been digitized and are available via microfilm.
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.
There are around 4,000 newspapers that have been published in the Wolverine State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are quite a few that are indeed available. So go for it - find your Michigan 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 February, 2017)
Free Sites:
Collections:
Chronicling America - Michigan
- Alma, Mich., 1878-1928 - Alma record.
- Alpena, Mich., 1871-1893 - Alpena weekly argus.
- Alpena, Mich., 1893-1909 - Alpena argus.
- Brockway Centre, Mich., 1882-1894 - Weekly expositor.
- Calumet, Mich., 18??-1907 - The copper country evening news.
- Calumet, Mich., 1907-1938 - The Calumet news.
- Chase, Mich., 1873-current - The Lake County star.
- Cheboygan, Mich., 1875-1885 - Northern tribune.
- Constantine, Mich., 1836-1838 - Constantine republican.
- Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich., 1887-1996 - The Diamond drill.
- Dearborn, Mich., 1901-1927 - Dearborn independent.
- Dowagiac, Mich., 18??-1880 - The Cass County Republican.
- East Jordan, Mich., 189?-1953 - Charlevoix county herald.
- East Saginaw, Mich., 1859-18?? - East Saginaw courier.
- Grand Haven, Mich., 1851-18?? - Grand River times.
- Grand Haven, Mich., 1858-18?? - The Grand Haven news.
- Grand Rapids, Mich., 18??-1892 - Telegram-herald.
- Grand Rapids, Mich., 188?-18?? - Grand Rapids morning telegram.
- Grand Rapids, Mich., 1892-1959 - Grand Rapids herald.
- Grayling, Mich., 1879-19?? - Crawford avalanche.
- Hillsdale, Mich., 1846-1851 - Hillsdale Whig standard.
- Hillsdale, Mich., 1851-1909 - The Hillsdale standard.
- Lansing, Mich., 1855-1874 - The Lansing state Republican.
- Owosso, Mich., 18??-1882 - The Owosso times.
- Owosso, Mich., 1882-1897 - The times.
- Owosso, Mich., 1897-1926 - The Owosso times.
- Paw Paw, Mich., 1855-1920 - The true northerner.
- Yale, St. Clair County, Mich., 1894-current - The Yale expositor.
- Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich., 1843-1900 - Ypsilanti sentinel.
Michigan Digital Newspaper Portal (By County)
Adrian Allegan Alpena Antrim Baraga Benzie
- Benzie Banner
- Benzie Record Patriot
- Benzonia Citizen
- Elberta Alert
- Frankfort Express
- Frankfort Times
- South Fankfort Alert
- Coloma Courier
- Niles Enquirer
- Niles Gazette and Advertiser
- Niles Intelligencer
- Niles Republican
- TriCity Record
- Watervliet Record
- Clare County Cleaver
- Clare County Press
- Clare Courier
- Clare Democrat
- Clare Democrat and Press
- Clare Press
- Clare Sentinel
- Clare Sentinel and Democrat Press
- Farwell News
- Daily Resorter
- Emmet County Democrat
- Emmet County Independent
- Independent Democrat
- Levering Local
- Little Traverse Republican
- Northern Independent
- Petoskey City Record
- Petoskey Evening News
- Petoskey News Review
- Petoskey Record
- Augusta Beacon
- Climax Cereal
- Climax Crescent
- Focus
- Focus News
- Kalamazoo Telegraph
- Scotts Cereal
- The Progressive Herald
- Western Herald
- Grand Rapids Herald
- Grand Rapids morning telegram
- Grand Rapids Press
- Grand Rapids Press
- Telegram-herald
- Daily Express (Adrian)
- Daily Press (Adrian)
- Chelsea Standard
- Chelsea Herald
- The Chelsea Standard
- Chelsea Standard-Herald
- Chelsea Tribune
- Dexter Leader
- Sun Times
- Weekly Press (Adrian)
- Marlette Index
- Minden City Herald
- Sandusky Republican Tribune
- Sanilac County News Newspaper
- Sanilac County Republican Souvenir
- Sanilac Jeffersonian
- Argus-Press - Owosso
- Corunna Journal
- Corunna News
- Evening Press - Owosso
- Owosso Argus Press
- Owosso Argus-Press
- The Owosso times
- The Owosso times
- The times
- Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat
- Ann Arbor Daily Courier
- Ann Arbor Journal
- Ann Arbor News
- Ann Arbor News
- Ann Arbor Record
- Ann Arbor Signal of Liberty
- Chelsea Herald
- Chelsea Standard
- Chelsea Standard-Herald
- Chelsea Tribune
- Dexter Leader
- Michigan State Journal
- Reporter
- Saline Observer
- Saline Reporter
- Saline Review
- Sun Times
- The Ann Arbor Argus
- The Chelsea Standard
- The Michigan Daily
- Ypsilanti sentinel
- Canton Observer
- Dearborn independent
- Detroit Press
- Detroit Gazette
- Detroit Jewish News
- Grosse Point Review
- Grosse Pointe Civic News
- Grosse Pointe News
- Grosse Pointe Public Library Local History Archives: Newspapers
- The Northville Record
County and Library Collections
Bay County
Delta College Collegiate
Gratiot County
Alma College
Newaygo County
White Cloud Community Library
Small Town Papers
- The Antrim Review Bellaire, Michigan
- The Clare County Review Clare, Michigan
- Montmorency County Tribune Atlanta, Michigan
Old Fulton Postcards
- Mancelona MI Antrim County Herald 1881-1964
- Mancelona MI Antrim County News 1974-1986
- Three Oaks MI Galien River Gazette 1902-1988
- Three Oaks MI Acorn 1900-1929
The Olden Times - Michigan
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.)
Adrian Ann Arbor
- Ann Arbor Argus
- Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat
- Ann Arbor Journal
- Ann Arbor Record
- Ann Arbor Register
- Ann Arbor Sun
- Courier-Register
- Local News and Advertiser
- Michigan Daily
- Michigan State Journal
- Old News
- Pensinsular Courier and Family Visitant
- Peninsula Courier & Ann Arbor Visitant
- Peninsujlar Courier
- Signal of Liberty
- State Journal
- Summer Daily
- Washtenaw Whig
- Weekly Michigan Argus
- Ludington Appeal
- Ludington Chronicle
- Ludington Daily News
- Ludington Record
- Ludington Record-Appeal
- Mason County Record
- Manistee Broadaxe
- Manistee Standard
- Manistee Times
- Manistee Times-Sentinel
- Manistee Weekly Times
- Times and Standard
- Evening Argus
- Owosso American
- Owosso Argus-Press
- Owosso Argus-Press
- Owosso Daily Argus
- Owosso Press & Owosso Weekly Press
- News Reporter
- Three Rivers Daily Reporter
- Three Rivers Herald
- Three Rivers Reporter
- Three Rivers Tribune
Subscription or Pay Sites:
Ancestry.com:
There are currently 30 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Ancestry - Michigan Newspapers
Genealogy Bank:
There are currently 159 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank - Michigan Newspapers
Newspaper Archive:
There are currently 87 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive - Michigan
Newspapers.com:
There are currently 56 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com - Michigan
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 check out the Library of Michigan site, which can tell you what newspapers have been digitized and are available via microfilm.
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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