North Dakota Online Historical Newspapers Summary

6/23/2020

North Dakota is one of the states that does not have a single central online state repository for searching 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 almost 1,500 newspapers that have been published in the Peace Garden State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it - find your North Dakota 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 December, 2019; recently added links are in BOLD)

Free Sites:

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - North Dakota

Beach, Billings County, N.D., 1905-1916 - Golden Valley chronicle.
Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.], 1873-1875 - The Bismarck tribune. [volume
Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.], 1875-1878 - Bismarck weekly tribune.
Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.], 1875-1881 - Bismarck tri-weekly tribune.
Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.], 1878-1884 - Bismarck tribune.
Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], 1881-1916 - Bismarck daily tribune.
Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], 1884-1943 - Bismarck weekly tribune.
Bismarck, N.D., 1916-current - The Bismarck tribune.
Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D., 1895-1929 - The Bottineau courant.
Bottineau, N.D., 1885-1895 - The Bottineau pioneer.
Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D., 1899-1969 - The Bowbells tribune.
Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.], 1883-1884 - Cooperstown courier.
Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.], 1885-1885 - Griggs County courier.
Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.], 1885-1902 - Griggs courier.
Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D., 1902-1913 - The Cooperstown courier.
Devils Lake, N.D., 1909-1915 - Devils Lake inter-ocean.
Devils Lake, N.D., 1911-1911 - The Devils Lake world.
Devils Lake, N.D., 1911-1914 - Devils Lake weekly world.
Devils Lake, N.D., 1914-1915 - Devils Lake world.
Devils Lake, N.D., 1915-1920 - The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean.
Devils Lake, N.D., 1920-1982 - The Devils Lake world.
Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.], 1884-1905 - Devils Lake inter-ocean.
Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D., 1905-1909 - Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press.
Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.], 1883-1927 - The Dickinson press.
Fargo, N.D., 1894-1957 - The Fargo forum and daily republican.
Fargo, N.D., 1915-1921 - The nonpartisan leader.
Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D., 1914-1929 - Sioux County pioneer.
Grand Forks, N.D., 1906-1914 - The evening times.
Grand Forks, N.D., 1914-1914 - Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times.
Grand Forks, N.D., 1914-1916 - Grand Forks daily herald.
Grand Forks, N.D., 1916-1955 - Grand Forks herald.
Hope, N.D., 1882-1964 - The Hope pioneer.
Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.], 1878-1882 - Jamestown alert.
Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.], 1882-1925 - Jamestown weekly alert. [volume]
Langdon, N.D., 1891-1920 - Courier Democrat.
Langdon, N.D., 1920-1921 - Cavalier County farmers press.
Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.], 1884-1886 - The Bad Lands cow boy.
Minot, Ward County, N.D., 1902-1965 - The Ward County independent.
North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D., 1907-1912 - The State-line herald.
Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.], 1883-1898 - Oakes weekly Republican.
Oakes, N.D., 1898-1906 - Oakes Republican.
Oakes, N.D., 1906-current - The Oakes times.
Pembina, Dakota [N.D.], 1883-1928 - The pioneer express.
Rugby, Der Staats=Anzeiger.
Valley City, N.D., 1912-1922 - The weekly times-record.
Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.], 1879-1919 - The Wahpeton times.
Washburn, McLean County, N.D., 1890-1986 - The Washburn leader.
Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.], 1884-current - Emmons County record.
Williston, Williams County, N.D., 1895-1919 - Williston graphic.

Google News Archive

County and Library Collections:

Divide County Library

Alkabo Gazette
Ambrose Herald
Ambrose Newsman
Ambrose Tribune
Census
Columbus Reporter
Crosby Eagle
Crosby Review
Divide County Farmers Press
Divide County Farmers Press and Crosby Review
Divide County Journal
Fortuna Leader
Foster County Independent
Journal
Kermit News
Kermit Republican
Mouse River Journal
Noonan Miner
Noonan Republican
Stady Leader
Westby News
Wildrose Courant
Wildrose Mixer
Wildrose Plainsman
Williams County Leader
Williams County Mixer
Williams County Plainsman
Williams County Plainsman and Paddington Journal
Willow Lake Wave

Morton County
Flasher

Flasher Hustler
Flasher Tribune
Dogden News

North Dakota Archive
North Dakota Archives

Alkabo Gazette
Ambrose Herald
Ambrose Newsman
Ambrose Tribune
Columbus Reporter
Crosby Eagle
Crosby Review
Divide County Farmers Press
Divide County Farmers Press and Crosby Review
Divide County Journal
Dogden News
Flasher Hustler
Flasher Tribune
Fortuna Leader
Foster County Independent
Hillsboro Banner
Journal
Kermit News
Kermit Republican
Mouse River Journal
Noonan Miner
Noonan Republican
Stady Leader
Westby News
Wildrose Courant
Wildrose Mixer
Wildrose Plainsman
Williams County Leader
Williams County Mixer
Williams County Plainsman
Williams County Plainsman and Paddington Journal
Willow Lake Wave

Traill County
Hillsboro

Hillsboro Banner

Student Collections:

Bismarck State College - Bismarck

The Mystician

Dickinson State University - Dickinson

Western Concept

Ellendale High School - Ellendale

The Cardinal

Lake Region State College - Devils Lake

LRSC News

Minot State University - Minot

Red and Green

North Dakota State University - Fargo

Spectrum (current issues archive)
The Spectrum Index (Index only)
The Spectrum Archives
It's Happening at State, 1967-1998
Bison Briefs, 1917 – Present (index only)

University of Jamestown - Jamestown

Collegian

University of North Dakota - Grand Forks

Dakota Student Index
Dakota Student Archives (recent only)

Valley City State University - Valley City

Viking News

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1941

Independent Voices - Alternative Newspapers

My Knot

Small Town Papers

The Billings County Pioneer Beach, North Dakota
The Dickey County Leader Ellendale, North Dakota
Golden Valley News Beach, North Dakota
Lake Metigoshe Mirror Bottineau, North Dakota
Mouse River Journal Towner, North Dakota
The New Salem Journal New Salem, North Dakota
The Oakes Times Oakes, North Dakota
Turtle Mountain Star Rolla, North Dakota
Valley News and Views Drayton, North Dakota
Walsh County Press Park River, North Dakota

Newspaper Abstracts - North Dakota

For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.

Other Free Sites:

Bismarck

Fargo

Catholic New Earth
Fargo Forum Newspaper Index, 1879-1995 (Index only)
Nonpartisan Leader
The Record, 1895-1905
North Dakota Farmer

Fort Totten

S'ina Sapa Wocekiye Taeyanpaha (Catholic Sioux Herald)

Fort Union

Frontier Scout

Subscription or Pay Sites:

Ancestry.com:

There are currently 21 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Ancestry - North Dakota Newspapers

Genealogy Bank:

There are currently 78 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank - North Dakota Newspapers

Newspaper Archive:

There are currently 7 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive - North Dakota

Newspapers.com:

There are currently 21 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com - North Dakota.

And Finally:

You also need to visit the State Historical Society site from time to time, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to online newspaper availability. There are also other useful newspaper-related resources at that site.

Please note - even more may be available via a local or state 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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1 Comment

JUDITH A. HERBERG BLICK

3/7/2018 12:17:02 pm

Would love to see some more and also "North Dakota Territories" if that is possible. My great Grandfather was Johan Mikkal Herberg and he and his wife were among the first settlers of Fargo. In fact, my great Grandfathers log house that he built is in Bonanzaville, attributed to the Hector family but it is not theirs.