Many family history and genealogy researchers who are used to searching for articles about our ancestors in old newspapers have gotten spoiled with the increasingly robust online collections that are available for free.  And many have invested a few dollars (and other currency) in subscriptions to online sites and collections.

But did you know that there are other quite large collections that are available via your local library or a library that may require a little bit more drive time?

One example of such a service is Readex. They have a few thousand titles that are searchable, depending on the subscription that your library has invested in.  I won't comment positively or negatively on their capability or functionality. Just try Readex and other library based sites to expand your research.  (Disclosure:  I do not have any affiliation with Readex/NewsBank - I am using them as an example of library-based services)

Here are some examples of what they have available with a link to find out the exact titles that are in each collection:

Early American Newspapers, 1690-1922 - about 2,000 titles

American Ethnic Newspapers - about 500 titles

American Newspaper Archives - major U.S. newspapers

20th Century American Newspapers

Caribbean Newspapers

World Newspaper Archive

So, get out of your PJ's and get in your car and go to your library or other institution that have these types of subscriptions available - AND if you have a library card you might just be able to login and search from home!!!

Newspapers are being digitized at an increasing rate, so search the free sites online, invest in a subscription as well, but for sure - do not forget the old standby - your library.

Good luck and happy hunting!

For more free online (not library based) links for different states, provinces, and countries - please see the Newspapers! page on this website.

Chronicling America, the newspaper collection available for online research of United States historic newspapers, regularly updates their collection.

Here are the updated titles for November, 2014.  Some are new titles and some are added to an existing title's pages in the database. There are 48 in total from 9 different states:












California

• Updated content for The Llano colonist. (Llano, Calif.) 

Connecticut

• Updated content for Norwich bulletin. (Norwich, Conn.) 

Indiana

• Updated content for The Indianapolis journal. (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 

Louisiana

• Updated content for Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 
• Updated content for La sentinelle de Thibodaux. (Thibodaux, La.) 
• Updated content for Natchitoches union. ([Natchitoches, La.) 
• Updated content for Southern sentinel. (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville La.) 
• Updated content for St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 
• Updated content for The Avoyelles pelican. (Marksville La.) 
• Updated content for The Caucasian. (Alexandria, La.) 
• Updated content for The Morehouse clarion. (Bastrop, La.) 
  
• Updated content for The Morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 
  
• Updated content for The Opelousas journal. (Opelousas, La.) 
  
• Updated content for The Opelousas patriot. (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 
• Updated content for The register. (Monroe, La.) 
  
• Updated content for The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 
  
• Updated content for The St. Landry Whig. (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 
  
• Updated content for The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 
• Updated content for The Weekly comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 
• Updated content for Thibodaux minerva. (Thibodaux, La.) 

Michigan

• Updated content for Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 
  
• Updated content for Dearborn independent. (Dearborn, Mich.) 
  
• Updated content for The Calumet news. (Calumet, Mich.) 
  
• Updated content for The true northerner. (Paw Paw, Mich.) 
  

Mississippi

• Updated content for American citizen. (Canton, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for Canton herald and Mississippi intelligencer. (Canton, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for Columbus Democrat. (Columbus, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for Macon beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for Madison Whig advocate. (Canton, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for Southern Argus. (Columbus, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for Southern standard. (Columbus, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The Canton mail. (Canton, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The Democratic Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The Greenville times. (Greenville, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The weekly clarion. (Jackson, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 
• Updated content for The Yazoo City Whig. (Yazoo, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 
  
• Updated content for State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 
  

North Dakota

• Updated content for The Evening times. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 
  
• Updated content for The Wahpeton times. (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota N.D.) 
  

Oklahoma

• Updated content for The Guthrie daily leader. (Guthrie, Okla.) 

Oregon

• Updated content for The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 

Good luck and happy hunting!

For more links for these states and others - please see the Newspapers! page on this website.