I have been tracking the online historical newspaper collections from Advantage Archives (formerly called Advantage Preservation) since February, 2017, The list has grown a lot since then. Now there are over 725 collections – 75 of which are newly added this year.
Below is a list of all the collections that were new or updated during 2020. To see the most recent complete list, click on 80 Million Historic U.S. Newspaper Pages Now Available from Advantage Archives. Please be aware that this list of 80 Million does not include the collections added or updated in the last 2 or 3 months.
In 2020, there were over 11 million pages added to 275 collections (of which 75 were brand new in 2020). These 275 collections represent about 38% of the entire set of Advantage Archives collections. They come from 45 states in the United States and one Canadian province.
New and Updated Collections in 2020
The list by state and county of the new collections and the updated online collections that had pages added in 2020 that are available to search for free is below.
Alaska
- Wrangell-Petersburg – Petersburg Public Library
Arizona
- Pinal – Casa Grande Public Library
Arkansas
- Sebastian – Fort Smith Public Library
Colorado
- San Juan County – San Juan County Historical Society
Connecticut
- Fairfield – Weston Library
- Litchfield – Beardsley & Memorial Library
- Litchfield – Scoville Memorial Library
- New Haven – James Blackstone Memorial Library
Delaware
- New Castle – New Castle Public Library
Georgia
- Colquitt – Moultrie Colquitt County Library System
- Morgan – Azalea Regional Library System
Idaho
- Bannock – Marshall Public Library
- Cassia – Burley Public Library
- Jerome – Jerome Public Library
- Twin Falls – Twin Falls Newspapers
Illinois
- Clark – Marshall Public Library
- Cook – Bellwood Public Library
- Cook – Forest Park Public Library
- Cook – Midlothian Public Library
- DeKalb – Hinckley Historical Society
- Henry – Geneseo Public Library District
- Henry – Kewanee Public Library District
- Ogle – Polo Public Library
- Rock Island – Moline Public Library
- Stark – Toulon Public Library
- Tazewell – Morton Public Library
- Tazewell – Tazewell County Genealogical
Indiana
- Adams – Berne Public Library
- Knox – Knox County Public Library
Iowa
- Allamakee – Postville Public Library
- Appanoose – Centerville Iowegian
- Benton – Belle Plaine Community Library
- Benton – Vinton Public Library & the Benton County Historical Society
- Black Hawk – La Porte City
- Bremer – Sumner Public Library
- Bremer – Waverly Public Library
- Buchanan – Jesup Public Library
- Buena Vista – Buena Vista University
- Buena Vista – Newell Public Library
- Buena Vista – Storm Lake Public Library
- Calhoun – Pomeroy
- Carroll – Coon Rapids Public Library
- Cass – Cass County Genealogical Society
- Cherokee – Cherokee Public Library
- Chickasaw – New Hampton Public Library
- Clarke – Oseola Public Library
- Clayton – Guttenberg Public Library
- Clayton – McGregor Historical Museum
- Clayton – Monona Public Library
- Clinton – Central Community Historical Society
- Clinton – Clinton Public Library
- Crawford – Norelius Community Library
- Dallas – Perry Iowa
- Delaware – Manchester Iowa Archive
- Dubuque – Dyersville
- Dubuque – The Witness
- Emmet – Estherville Public Library
- Emmet – Ringsted Public Library
- Fayette – Maynard
- Fayette – West Union Community Library
- Greene – Jefferson Public Library
- Guthrie – Mary Burnett Memorial Library
- Hancock – Hancock County
- Hardin – Ackley Public Library
- Henry – Winfield Public Library
- Ida – Ida Grove Public Library
- Jasper – Monroe Public Library
- Johnson – Oxford Public Library
- Johnson – Solon Economist
- Jones – Jones County Genealogical Society
- Jones – Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library, Monticello
- Kossuth – Algona Public Library
- Linn – Cedar Rapids Public Library
- Linn – Coe College
- Louisa – Mellinger Public Library
- Lucas – Chariton Public Library
- Lyon – Rock Rapids Public Library
- Madison – Winterset Public Library
- Marion – Pella Public Library
- Mills – Malvern Public Library
- Mitchell – Osage Public Library
- Monona – Mapleton Public Library
- Monona – Onawa Public Library
- Monroe – Monroe County Historical Society
- O’Brien – Hartley Public Library
- O’Brien – Sanborn Public Library
- Osceola – Sibley Public Library
- Page – Lied Public Library
- Palo Alto – Graettinger Public Library
- Palo Alto – Palo Alto County
- Plymouth – LeMars Public Library
- Plymouth – Remsen Public Library
- Pocahontas – Laurens Public Library
- Pocahontas – Pocahontas Public Library
- Ringgold – Mount Ayr Preservation
- Sac – Odebolt Public Library and Museum
- Sac – Wall Lake
- Sioux – Hawarden
- Sioux – Libraries of Sioux County
- Story – Ames Public Library
- Story – Nevada Iowa Archive
- Tama – Tama County
- Wapello – Wapello
- Washington – Washington County Library Association
- Winnebago – Forest City Archive
- Winnebago – Lake Mills
- Winneshiek – Luther College
- Wright – Clarion Public Library
- Wright – Eagle Grove Memorial Library
Kansas
- Anderson – Garnett Public Library
- Brown – Morrill Public Library
- Cowley – Arkansas City Public Library
- Harvey – Newton Public Library
- Lyon – Emporia Public Library
- Marion – Peabody High School Yearbooks
- Rooks – Plainville Memorial Library
Kentucky
- Edmonson – Edmonson County Public Library
- Johnson – Johnson County Library
- McCreary – McCreary County Public Library
Louisiana
- Acadia – Acadia Parish Library
- Concordia – Concordia Parish Public Library
- Jefferson Davis – Jennings Carnegie
- Livingston – Livingston Parish News
- Rapides – Rapides Parish Library
- Union – Union Parish Library
- Vermillion – Vermilion Parish Library
- Vernon – Vernon Parish Library
- Webster – Webster Parish Library
Maine
- Aroostook – Fort Fairfield Public Library
- Aroostook – Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library
- Cumberland – Bridgton Public Library
- Cumberland – Curtis Memorial Library
- Kennebec – Gardiner Public Library
- Penobscot – Bangor Public Library
- Penobscot – Old Town Public Library
- Piscataquis – Thompson Free Library
- York – McArthur Public Library
- York – Springvale Public Library and Goodall Memorial Library
Manitoba
- Westman Region – Brandon Sun
Maryland
- Queen Anne’s – Queen Anne’s County Library
Massachusetts
- Bristol – Fall River Public Library
- Bristol – Mansfield Public Library
- Essex – Amesbury Public Library
- Essex – Beverly Public Library
- Essex – Ipswich Public Library
- Hampden – Westfield Athenaeum Library
- Hampden – Wilbraham Public Library
- Middlesex – Flint Memorial Library
- Middlesex – Hudson Public Library
- Middlesex – Stoneham Public Library
- Norfolk – Brookline Public Library
- Norfolk – Foxborough Historical Commission
- Norfolk – Holbrook Public Library
- Norfolk – Sharon Public Library
- Worcester – Beals Memorial Library
- Worcester – Haston Free Library
- Worcester – Leominster Public Library
- Worcester – Optical Heritage Museum
Michigan
- Lenawee – State Line Observer
- Newaygo – White Cloud Community Library
- St. Joseph – Nottawa
Missouri
- Grundy – Grundy County Jewett Norris Library
Montana
- Yellowstone – Billings Public Library
Nebraska
- Custer – Sargent Public
- Dixon – Gardner Public Library
- Douglas – Catholic Voice
- Douglas – Jewish Federation of Omaha
- Furnas – Butler Memorial Library
- Hall – Hall County
- Kimball – Kimball Public Library
- Knox – Verdigre Public Library
- Merrick – Central City Public Library
- Otoe – Otoe County Archives
- Platte – Humphrey Library
- Polk – Polk County Historical Society
- Scotts Bluff – Mitchell Public Library
- Seward – Seward Memorial Library
- Wheeler – Village of Bartley
Nevada
- Douglas – Douglas County Public Library
- White Pine – White Pine County Library
New Hampshire
- Coos – Colebrook Public Library
- Hillsborough – Peterborough Town Library
- Hillsborough – Wadleigh Memorial Library
- Rockingham – Derry Public Library
- Rockingham – Kelley Library
- Rockingham – Portsmouth Public Library
- Strafford – Dover Public Library
- Sullivan – Fiske Free Library
New Jersey
- Camden – Audubon Free Public Library
- Camden – Haddonfield Public Library
- Hunterdon – Lambertville Free Library
- Morris – Boonton Holmes Times-Bulletin
- Morris – Randolph Township
- Union – New Providence Memorial Library
New York
- Broome – Mary L. Wilcox Memorial Library
- Cayuga – Lock 52 Historical Society
- Cayuga – The Seymour Public Library
- Chenango – Guernsey Memorial Library
- Chenango – Sherburne Public Library
- Delaware – William B. Ogden Free Library
- Greene – Catskill Public Library
- Madison – Canastota Public Library
- Madison – Cazenovia Public Library
- Nassau – Hewlett Woodmere Public Library
- Nassau – Port Washington
- Onondoga – Fayetteville Free Library
- Orange – Albert Wisner Public Library
- Orange – Warwick Advertiser
- Rensselaer – Troy Public Library
- Suffolk – Lindenhurst Public Library
- Wayne – Williamson Public Library
- Westchester – Mount Pleasant Public Library
- Wyoming – Perry Public Library
North Carolina
- Haywood – Haywood County Public Library
- Rowan – Rowan Public Library
North Dakota
- Bottineau – Bottineau Public Library
- Divide – Divide County Library
- North Dakota – North Dakota Archives
- Traill – Hillsboro
Ohio
- Belmont – Bellaire
- Brown – Union Township Public Library
- Fulton – Bear Creek Valley History Center
- Fulton – Fulton County Chapter O.G.S.
- Gallia – Bossard Memorial Library
- Hancock – Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
- Jackson – Jackson City Library
- Preble – Brown Memorial Library
- Wayne – Wayne County Public Library
- Wayne – Wayne County Public Library
- Wood – Way Public Library
- Wood – Wood County District Public Library
- Wyandot – Dorcas Carey Public Library
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Wallowa – Wallowa History Center
Pennsylvania
- Chester – Spoke Newspaper
- Lycoming – James V Brown Public Library
Rhode Island
- Bristol – Bristol Phoenix
- Newport – Jamestown Philomenian Library
- Providence – Pawtucket Public Library
- Washington – Island Free Library
- Washington – North Kingstown Library
South Dakota
- Clay – Vermillion Public Library
Texas
- Andrews – Andrews County Library
- Bee – Joe Barnhart Bee County Library
- Cameron – Harlingen Public Library
- Camp – Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library
- Dallam – XIT Museum
- Dallas – Seagoville Public Library
- Frio – Dilley Public Library
- Galveston – Friendswood Public Library
- Hays – San Marcos Public Library
- Hidalgo – Speer Memorial Library
- Karnes – Kenedy Public Library
- Live Oak – Live Oak County
- Medina – Driscoll Public Library
- Oldham – Oldham County Public Library
- Pecos – Fort Stockton Public Library
- Swisher – Swisher County Public Library
- Tarrant – John Ed Keeter Public Library
- Wichita – Electra Public Library
- Williamson – Eula Hunt Beck Florence Public Library
- Wood – Gilbreath Memorial Library
Vermont
Virginia
- Amelia – James L. Hamner Public Library
- Rappahannock – Essex Public Library
- Russell – Russell County Library
Washington
- Pend Oreille – Pend Oreille County Library District
West Virginia
- Mineral – Potomac State College Mary Shipper Library
- Ohio – Ohio County Public Library
Wisconsin
- Jefferson – Irvin L Young Memorial Library
For more links to free historical collections for these states and others – please see the Newspaper Links page on this website.