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 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 9.5 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 November, 2019 update. You can search them at NY State Historic Newspapers.
New Titles
- Bloomville mirror. - Bloomville, N.Y., 1851-1871
- Chenango Republican, or, Oxford gazette and people's advocate. - Oxford, N.Y., 1826-1831
- Cohoes advertiser. - Cohoes, N.Y., 1847-1849 -
- Cooperstown Federalist. - Cooperstown [N.Y.], 1809-1817
- Dundee record. - Dundee, Yates Co., N.Y., 1844-1???
- Elmira advertiser. - [Elmira, N.Y.], 1854-1858
- Elmira daily advertiser. - Elmira, Chemung Co., N.Y., 18??-1897
- The Elmira Republican. - Elmira, N.Y., 1843-185?
- The Elmira tidings. - Elmira, N.Y., 1885-1???
- Elmira weekly advertiser. - Elmira, N.Y., 186?-189?
- Elmira weekly advertiser and Chemung County Republican. - Elmira, N.Y., 1858-186?
- Elmira weekly gazette. - Elmira, N.Y., 185?-1881
- The evening news. - Oneonta, N.Y., 1891-1???
- Franklin visitor. - Franklin, N.Y., 1857-1863
- Hartwick review and visitor. - Hartwick, Otsego Co., N.Y., 1902-19??
- Hobart independent. - Hobart, N.Y., 1885-19??
- The impartial observer. - Cooperstown, N.Y., 1808-1809
- The New York farmer. - Cooperstown, N.Y., 1893-19??
- The Otsego Democrat. - Cooperstown, N.Y., 1847-1855
- Oxford gazette. - Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y., 1813-1826
- Saturday evening review - Elmira, N.Y., 1869-1871
- The Sea-side times. - Southampton, N.Y., 1881-1920
- Southampton press. - Southampton, N.Y., 1897-current
- The Southern-tier leader. - Elmira, N.Y., 1874-1876
- Stamford and Bloomville mirror. - Stamford, N.Y., 1871-1874
- The Star of Delaware. - Delhi, N.Y., 1858-186?
- Sunday morning telegram. - Elmira, N.Y., 1879-1884
- Sunday morning tidings. - Elmira, N.Y., 1881-1885
- Watertown daily times. - Watertown, N.Y., 1870-1889
- Watertown times. - Watertown, N.Y., 1890-1894
- Watertown daily times. - Watertown, N.Y., 1894-current
Updated Titles
- The Cohoes Republican. - Cohoes, N.Y., 1892-1920
- The Elmira gazette. - Elmira, Tioga County, N.Y., 1828-185?
- The Cohoes Republican. - Cohoes, N.Y., 1892-1920
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