If you follow this website at all, you know that I from time to time update the free online historical newspapers that are available for you to search. I originally posted the New York Online Historical Newspapers Summary in February, 2014, and have added many updates, the latest in July, 2019. The largest collection for the state is Old Fulton New York Postcards which has significant updates once or twice a year. I usually write an article alerting you to those updates as they are published.
The NY State Historic Newspapers site is not as well known as Old Fulton Postcards, but is adding and updating titles at a very rapid rate and has about 9.3 million pages available.
All of the counties in the state are represented. It is brought to you by the Northern New York Library Network in partnership with the Empire State Library Network. You should take advantage of this resource and check back often.
Here are the latest added and updated newspapers included in their September, 2019 update. You can search them at NY State Historic Newspapers.
New Titles
- Dundee observer. - Dundee, N.Y., 1971-????
- Dziennik dla wszystkich = Polish everybody's daily. - Buffalo, N.Y., 1907-1957
- The Long Island kernel. - Freeport, L.I., N.Y., 195?-1966
- CO-NO press. - Cortland, N.Y., 1926-1942
Updated Titles
- The beacon. - Babylon, N.Y., 1972-current
- The Bethpage tribune. - Bethpage, N.Y., 1966-current
- The Dragon chronicle. - Cortland, N.Y., 1990-current
- The East Hampton Star. - East Hampton, N.Y., 1885-current
- The Granville sentinel. - Granville, N.Y., 188?-current
- The Long-Islander. - Huntington [N.Y.], 1839-current
- Manhasset press. - Manhasset, N.Y., 1934-current
- Northport journal. - Northport, N.Y., 1885-current
- Northport observer. - Northport, N.Y., 192?-1961
- The observer. - Northport, Huntington TWP., N.Y., 1962-current
- The Webster herald. - Webster, N.Y., 1899-current
For a complete list of all this collection's titles as well as all New York titles available online, go to New York Online Historical Newspapers Summary.
Good luck with your research!
For other states and additional newspaper research resources, check out the Newspapers page