
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 Paper of Record. They have many titles that are searchable, depending on the subscription that your library has invested in. Please be aware that one can also obtain a subscription for personal use from home for example, but it is not free.
Check out their availability at your local library, state or county library, or at a college or university near you to see if Paper of Record is available. You will be glad that you checked out these resources that are free if accessed at a library.
Here's a list of what they have available with a link to find out the exact titles that are in each collection. Multiple countries are represented, with the largest number of titles from Canada, Mexico, and the USA.:
(Updated October, 2017)
UK
England - London Area
Daily Mirror , London , 1953 - 1953, 496 pages
Maple Leaf - UK Edition , London , 1945 - 1946, 1041 pages
England - Merseyside
Liverpool Echo , Liverpool , 1886 - 1964 (partial), 1162 pages
USA
Florida
Deland Beacon , Deland , 2004 - 2004, 11 pages
Maryland
Afro American , Baltimore , 1902 - 1978 (partial), 103093 pages
American Eagle , Cambridge , 1856 - 1857, 88 pages
Cambridge Chronicle , Cambridge , 1830 - 1903 (partial), 475 pages
Cambridge Tribune , Cambridge , 1937 - 1947, 473 pages
Massachusetts
Worcester Evening Gazette , Worcester , 1953 - 1953, 419 pages
Worcester Telegram , Worcester , 1953 - 1953, 620 pages
Missouri
The Sporting News , St. Louis , 1886 - 2003, 189416 pages
New Hampshire
Carroll County Independent , Center Ossipee , 1924 - 1926, 893 pages
Mountain Ear , Conway , 1997 - 1997, 1500 pages
Conway Daily Sun , North Conway , 1989 - 1989, 1955 pages
Reporter , North Conway , 1989 - 1991, 2831 pages
White Mountain Reporter , North Conway , 1895 - 1897, 1161 pages
New York
Mackenzie's Gazette , New York , 1838 - 1840, 583 pages
New York Examiner , New York , 1843 - 1843, 28 pages
Volunteer , Rochester , 1841 - 1842, 139 pages
North Carolina
Fayetteville Observer , Fayetteville , 1857 - 2002 (partial), 3941 pages
Ohio
Israelite, The , Cincinnati , 1859 - 1867, 3340 pages
Pennsylvania
Lock Haven Express , Lock Haven , 1889 - 1931, 82152 pages
Gazette and Bulletin , Williamsport , 1910 - 1911, 4434 pages
Sunday Grit - National Edition , Williamsport , 1945 - 1990, 97719 pages
Tennessee
Evangelista Mexicano, El , Nashville , 1893 - 1893, 134 pages
Texas
Wilson County News , Floresville , 2004 - 2004, 128 pages
Virginia
Richmond Afro American , Richmond , 1947 - 1947, 1382 pages
Australia
New South Wales
Nation Review , Creemore Junction , 1977 - 1979, 2034 pages
Victoria
Port Phillip Herald , Melbourne , 1840 - 1902, 85607 pages
Bahamas
New Providence Island
Nassau Guardian , Nassau , 1849 - 1961 (partial), 7747 pages
Belgium
Maple Leaf - Belgium Edition , Brussels , 1944 - 1945, 1436 pages
Canada
Federal Government Publications
Canada Gazette , Ottawa , 1867 - 1869, 1597 pages
Alberta
Drumheller Mail , Drumheller , 1916 - 1998 (partial), 65775 pages
Edmonton Bulletin , Edmonton , 1896 - 1906, 12107 pages
Macleod Gazette , Fort MacLeod , 1882 - 1907, 6014 pages
British Columbia
British Columbian , New Westminster , 1861 - 1869, 3446 pages
New Westminster Mainland Guardian , New Westminster , 1870 - 1889, 7695 pages
Vancouver Daily Evening Post , Victoria , 1864 - 1866, 1920 pages
Victoria Daily Standard , Victoria , 1870 - 1873, 3973 pages
Manitoba
Manitoban , Winnipeg , 1870 - 1874, 799 pages
Winnipeg Times , Winnipeg , 1879 - 1885, 10119 pages
New Brunswick
Head Quarters, The , Fredericton , 1844 - 1868 (partial), 3901 pages
King's County News , Hampton , 1894 - 1898, 806 pages
L'Acadien , Moncton , 1913 - 1926, 3684 pages
Morning Freeman , Saint John , 1860 - 1870, 6655 pages
Saint John Daily Sun , Saint John , 1906 - 1908, 2730 pages
Newfoundland
Harbor Grace Standard , Harbor Grace , 1863 - 1873 (partial), 1207 pages
St. John's Morning Chronicle , St. John's , 1865 - 1865, 393 pages
Nova Scotia
Halifax British Colonist , Halifax , 1848 - 1860, 7674 pages
Halifax Citizen , Halifax , 1863 - 1873, 5763 pages
Halifax Gazette , Halifax , 1752 - 1780 (partial), 1618 pages
Halifax Sun and Advertiser , Halifax , 1862 - 1867, 3667 pages
Ontario
Grand River Sachem , Caledonia , 1866 - 1868, 412 pages
Cambridge Daily Reporter , Cambridge(Galt, Hespeler, Preston) , 1907 - 1994 (partial), 19059 pages
Hamilton Evening Times , Hamilton , 1858 - 1868, 9913 pages
Kingston Chronicle and Gazette , Kingston , 1833 - 1845, 4039 pages
Kingston Daily News , Kingston , 1862 - 1864, 2341 pages
London Advertiser , London , 1880 - 1885, 7555 pages
Temiskaming Speaker , New Liskeard , 1905 - 2001 (partial), 91375 pages
Niagara Gleaner , Niagara , 1832 - 1836 (partial), 252 pages
Niagara Herald , Niagara , 1801 - 1801, 9 pages
Niagara Spectator , Niagara , 1816 - 1820, 130 pages
Niagara Telegraph , Niagara , 1836 - 1836, 2 pages
Niagara Times , Niagara , 1895 - 1898 (partial), 719 pages
Spirit of the Times , Niagara , 1830 - 1830, 12 pages
Norfolk Observer , Norfolk , 1840 - 1842, 242 pages
Bytown Gazette , Ottawa , 1836 - 1845, 1188 pages
Ottawa Free Press , Ottawa , 1871 - 1881 (partial), 5902 pages
Ottawa Times , Ottawa , 1865 - 1867, 2504 pages
Perth Courier , Perth , 1834 - 1987, 77103 pages
Simcoe Reformer , Simcoe , 1860 - 2003 (partial), 238501 pages
St. Catharines Constitutional , St. Catharines , 1855 - 1871 (partial), 2274 pages
St. Thomas Liberal , St. Thomas , 1832 - 1833, 196 pages
St. Thomas Weekly Dispatch , St. Thomas , 1855 - 1863, 1640 pages
Canadian Correspondent , Toronto , 1833 - 1834, 210 pages
Canadian Freeman 1st Edition , Toronto , 1825 - 1834 (partial), 715 pages
Correspondent and Advocate , Toronto , 1834 - 1837, 576 pages
Independent , Toronto , 1849 - 1850, 103 pages
Irish Canadian , Toronto , 1863 - 1875 (partial), 5697 pages
Nation , Toronto , 1874 - 1876, 1608 pages
North American Semi Weekly , Toronto , 1850 - 1854, 950 pages
Toronto British Colonist , Toronto , 1843 - 1850, 2872 pages
Toronto Examiner , Toronto , 1840 - 1855, 3382 pages
Toronto World , Toronto , 1880 - 1921 (partial), 21669 pages
Welland Canal , Toronto , 1835 - 1835, 12 pages
Waterford Star , Waterford , 1897 - 1934, 15835 pages
Voice of the Fugitive , Windsor , 1851 - 1852, 203 pages
Western Herald , Windsor , 1838 - 1842, 1135 pages
Windsor Herald , Windsor , 1855 - 1856, 258 pages
Weekly Sentinel Review , Woodstock , 1878 - 1892, 5804 pages
Woodstock Review , Woodstock , 1874 - 1878, 1980 pages
Woodstock Sentinel , Woodstock , 1870 - 1874, 665 pages
Woodstock Sentinel-Review , Woodstock , 1886 - 2002 (partial), 155724 pages
Woodstock Standard , Woodstock , 1888 - 1890 (partial), 1163 pages
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown Examiner , Charlottetown , 1860 - 1874 (partial), 619 pages
Islander , Charlottetown , 1842 - 1871 (partial), 5472 pages
Palladium , Charlottetown , 1843 - 1845, 583 pages
Summerside Progress , Summerside , 1866 - 1872 (partial), 592 pages
L'Impartial , Tignish , 1903 - 1907, 1354 pages
Quebec
Franc-Parleur, Le , Montreal , 1870 - 1878, 2921 pages
Montreal Herald , Montreal , 1811 - 1873 (partial), 14579 pages
Montreal Transcript , Montreal , 1840 - 1844, 2494 pages
Nouveau Monde, Le , Montreal , 1868 - 1871, 3861 pages
Courrier du Canada, Le , Quebec City , 1857 - 1873 (partial), 3968 pages
Journal de Quebec, Le , Quebec City , 1842 - 1849, 4168 pages
Quebec Herald , Quebec City , 1788 - 1791, 1774 pages
Quebec Mercury , Quebec City , 1862 - 1864, 3042 pages
Quebec Morning Chronicle , Quebec City , 1847 - 1871 (partial), 2572 pages
Courrier de St-Hyacinthe, Le , Saint-Hyacinthe , 1877 - 1886, 5537 pages
Gazette de Sorel, La , Sorel , 1862 - 1873, 3121 pages
Stanstead British Colonist , Stanstead , 1823 - 1826, 610 pages
Saskatchewan
Qu'Appelle Vidette , Fort Qu'Appelle , 1884 - 1899, 3860 pages
Prince Albert Times , Prince Albert , 1882 - 1888, 933 pages
Qu'Appelle Progress , Qu'Appelle Station , 1885 - 1900, 4089 pages
Regina Standard , Regina , 1905 - 1906, 682 pages
Yukon
Yukon Daily Morning Sun , Dawson , 1899 - 1904, 3035 pages
Yukon World , Dawson , 1904 - 1905, 683 pages
Chile
El Mercurio , Santiago , 2003 - 2003, 1553 pages
Fortin Mapocho , Santiago , 1984 - 1987, 1447 pages
El Diario Austral , Valdivia , 2002 - 2002, 1416 pages
Ecuador
Pichincha
El Comercio , Quito , 1906 - 1906, 1056 pages
France
France
International Herald Tribune , Paris , 1900 - 1980 (partial), 2384 pages
Normandy
Maple Leaf - France Edition , Caen , 1944 - 1944, 132 pages
Germany
Lower Saxony
Maple Leaf - Germany Edition , Delmenhorst , 1945 - 1946, 612 pages
Ireland
County Dublin
Irish Times , Dublin , 1859 - 2000 (partial), 2380 pages
Italy
Rome
Maple Leaf - Italy Edition , Rome , 1944 - 1945, 1646 pages
Mexico
Alacrán, El , General , 1899 - 1900, 168 pages
American Star, The , General , 1847 - 1848, 833 pages
Anales de Higiene Escolar , General , 1911 - 1913, 923 pages
Anales de la Asociación Larrey , General , 1875 - 1876, 495 pages
Anales de la Legislacion Federal , General , 1897 - 1899, 715 pages
Anales de la Sociedad Humboldt , General , 1872 - 1872, 489 pages
Anales de Oftalmología , General , 1898 - 1914 (partial), 6292 pages
Anales Mexicanos : Revista Científica ... , General , 1904 - 1904, 350 pages
Antología del Centenario , General , 1910 - 1910, 661 pages
Anuario de la Academia Mexicana de Cie... , General , 1896 - 1897, 535 pages
Anuario del Observatorio Astronómico N... , General , 1881 - 1916, 15447 pages
Anuarios Escolares de la Secretaria de... , General , 1910 - 1911, 696 pages
Aparición de Nuestra Señora de Guadalu... , General , 1849 - 1849, 427 pages
Apostolado de la Cruz, El , General , 1896 - 1898, 1745 pages
Apuntes Viejos , General , 1903 - 1903, 95 pages
Arte Musical, El , General , 1906 - 1914 (partial), 873 pages
Asesor Jurídico, El : Revista Popular ... , General , 1908 - 1909, 671 pages
Asilo de Mendigos, El , General , 1879 - 1889, 427 pages
Bandera de Juarez, La , General , 1872 - 1873, 465 pages
Bandera Nacional, La , General , 1877 - 1878, 721 pages
Biblioteca de los Ni¤os, La , General , 1874 - 1876, 1596 pages
Boletín de Ingenieros , General , 1910 - 1917 (partial), 4646 pages
Boletín de Instrucción Publica , General , 1903 - 1913, 16662 pages
Boletin de la Direccion de Agricultura , General , 1916 - 1917, 586 pages
Boletín de la Guerra , General , 1915 - 1917 (partial), 1642 pages
Boletín de la Republica Mexicana , General , 1898 - 1898, 780 pages
Boletín de los Hoteles , General , 1900 - 1913 (partial), 12049 pages
Boletín Masónico , General , 1892 - 1898 (partial), 1026 pages
Buena Lid, La , General , 1892 - 1903, 914 pages
Caridad, La , General , 1890 - 1891, 985 pages
Celage, El , General , 1829 - 1829, 40 pages
Centinela Espanol, El , General , 1879 - 1883, 1782 pages
Chisme, El, Diario de la Tarde , General , 1899 - 1900, 2045 pages
Ciencia Jurídica, La , General , 1898 - 1906 (partial), 2434 pages
Circulo Catolico, El , General , 1883 - 1884, 686 pages
Ciudad de Dios, La , General , 1902 - 1906 (partial), 2830 pages
Colonia Española, La , General , 1873 - 1879, 4462 pages
Combate, El , General , 1878 - 1915 (partial), 1192 pages
Comerciante Mexicano, El (The Mexican ... , General , 1893 - 1894, 841 pages
Concurso Cientifico y Artistico del Ce... , General , 1910 - 1911, 447 pages
Congreso Internacional de Americanista... , General , 1897 - 1897, 595 pages
Constitucion Social, La , General , 1868 - 1868, 742 pages
Contemporaneo, El , General , 1897 - 1909, 11511 pages
Contratos Hechos en los Estados Unidos , General , 1865 - 1865, 579 pages
Correo de la Federacion Mexicana , General , 1928 - 1928, 658 pages
Correo del Comercio, El , General , 1871 - 1876, 6334 pages
Correo Espanol , General , 1889 - 1914, 31333 pages
Correo Germanico, El , General , 1876 - 1876, 132 pages
Correspondencia de Espa¤a, La , General , 1905 - 1905, 301 pages
Cronica, La , General , 1886 - 1890, 672 pages
Cronista Musical, El , General , 1887 - 1887, 294 pages
Cruzado, El , General , 1893 - 1894, 248 pages
Cuchara, La , General , 1864 - 1865, 280 pages
Daguerreotipo, EL , General , 1850 - 1851, 1033 pages
Defensa Catolica, La , General , 1887 - 1888, 985 pages
Defensa, La , General , 1916 - 1916, 353 pages
Democrata, El , General , 1914 - 1921, 21543 pages
Democrata, El (1893-1896) , General , 1893 - 1896 (partial), 1529 pages
Diario, El , General , 1906 - 1914, 21942 pages
Domingo, El , General , 1863 - 1864, 322 pages
Eco de Ambos Mundos, El , General , 1873 - 1876, 4075 pages
Escuela de Agricultura, La , General , 1878 - 1881, 471 pages
Farmacia, La , General , 1892 - 1940 (partial), 11045 pages
Felix de Salm Salm, Mis Memorias , General , 1869 - 1869, 320 pages
Ferrocarril, El , General , 1867 - 1872, 3831 pages
Fin de Siglo , General , 1905 - 1911 (partial), 324 pages
Foro, El , General , 1873 - 1898, 24842 pages
Gil Blas Cómico , General , 1895 - 1897, 1154 pages
Heraldo Independiente, El , General , 1912 - 1912, 4 pages
Hesperia, La , General , 1840 - 1840, 268 pages
Hijas del Anahuac, Las , General , 1887 - 1888, 643 pages
Hijo del Trabajo , General , 1876 - 1884, 1703 pages
IBERIA , General , 1902 - 1902, 192 pages
Iberia, La (1867-1876) , General , 1867 - 1876, 10692 pages
Iberia, La (1906-1911) , General , 1906 - 1911, 6260 pages
Ilustracion Popular, La , General , 1911 - 1911, 364 pages
Independiente, El , General , 1913 - 1914, 3231 pages
Industria Nacional, La , General , 1879 - 1880, 373 pages
Informacion, La , General , 1917 - 1917, 57 pages
Interinato Presidencial de 1911, El , General , 1912 - 1912, 294 pages
Interino, El , General , 1876 - 1877, 296 pages
Jueves, El , General , 1882 - 1883, 268 pages
Libro de El Mañana, El , General , 1911 - 1911, 536 pages
Marte , General , 1915 - 1916, 228 pages
Mexico y Europa , General , 1871 - 1871, 182 pages
Minero Mexicano, El , General , 1873 - 1903 (partial), 10446 pages
Monitor Constitucional, El , General , 1844 - 1877 (partial), 1927 pages
Monitor Republicano, El , General , 1846 - 1896 (partial), 53543 pages
Municipio Libre, El , General , 1877 - 1899, 16842 pages
Nacional, El (1880-1918) , General , 1880 - 1918 (partial), 27848 pages
Nueva Patria , General , 1914 - 1914, 216 pages
Pájaro Verde, El , General , 1861 - 1886 (partial), 10183 pages
Partido Liberal, El , General , 1885 - 1896, 13345 pages
Patria Festiva , General , 1879 - 1879, 140 pages
Patria, La , General , 1877 - 1914, 45970 pages
Popular, El , General , 1897 - 1908 (partial), 13230 pages
Siglo Diez Y Nueve, El , General , 1841 - 1896 (partial), 57677 pages
Siglo XX, El , General , 1911 - 1912, 84 pages
Sociedad, La , General , 1857 - 1867 (partial), 9704 pages
Teatro, El , General , 1869 - 1869, 451 pages
Telegrafo, El , General , 1881 - 1882, 1129 pages
Tiempo Ilustrado, El , General , 1891 - 1912 (partial), 15936 pages
Tiempo, El , General , 1883 - 1912 (partial), 36318 pages
Trait d' Union, Le , General , 1857 - 1892 (partial), 29736 pages
Universal, El (1848-1855) , General , 1848 - 1855, 9404 pages
Universal, El (1886-1901) , General , 1888 - 1901, 20643 pages
Vida de México , General , 1868 - 1868, 64 pages
Voz de la Instrucción, La , General , 1871 - 1871, 346 pages
Voz de Mexico , General , 1870 - 1888, 22414 pages
XX Settembre , General , 1903 - 1903, 255 pages
Abogado Cristiano Ilustrado, El , México D.F. , 1880 - 1929 (partial), 15154 pages
Boletín de Educación , México D.F. , 1914 - 1916 (partial), 903 pages
Boletin de la Beneficiencia Publica de... , México D.F. , 1913 - 1913, 86 pages
Boletin de Policia , México D.F. , 1909 - 1910, 530 pages
Boletin Municipal DF , México D.F. , 1871 - 1903 (partial), 1680 pages
Boletin Republicano DF , México D.F. , 1867 - 1868, 1024 pages
Convencion Radical Obrera, La , México D.F. , 1887 - 1903 (partial), 2765 pages
Daily Anglo American , México D.F. , 1891 - 1893, 1785 pages
Democracia, La (D.F.) , México D.F. , 1872 - 1873, 166 pages
Diario del Hogar , México D.F. , 1881 - 1914 (partial), 37493 pages
Economista Mexicano, El , México D.F. , 1886 - 1915, 22298 pages
Educador Practico Ilustrado , México D.F. , 1886 - 1886, 178 pages
Faro, El , México D.F. , 1885 - 1913, 8377 pages
Imparcial, El , México D.F. , 1872 - 1914 (partial), 42252 pages
Intransigente, El , México D.F. , 1912 - 1912, 4 pages
Juventud Literaria, La , México D.F. , 1887 - 1888, 757 pages
Mexican Herald , México D.F. , 1895 - 1915, 71287 pages
Mexican Standard Commercial, Mining, A... , México D.F. , 1868 - 1868, 100 pages
Mexican Times, The , México D.F. , 1865 - 1866, 96 pages
País, El , México D.F. , 1899 - 1914, 23998 pages
Tribuna, La , México D.F. , 1912 - 1912, 16 pages
Two Republics, The , México D.F. , 1868 - 1900, 32527 pages
Aguascalientes
Boletin de la Camara Agricola Nacional... , Aguascalientes , 1911 - 1912, 261 pages
Chiapas
Boletin de la Camara Agricola Nacional... , Tuxtla Gutiérrez , 1909 - 1912 (partial), 420 pages
Chihuahua
Agricultor Mexicano y Hogar , Ciudad Juárez , 1912 - 1922 (partial), 138 pages
Agricultor Mexicano, El , Ciudad Juárez , 1896 - 1909 (partial), 3768 pages
Colima
Boletin Religioso (Colima) , Colima , 1896 - 1897, 216 pages
Durango
Anuario Estadistico del Estado de Dura... , Durango , 1906 - 1908, 362 pages
Boletin de la Cuarta Division Militar , Durango , 1869 - 1869, 158 pages
Criterio, El , Durango , 1911 - 1912, 578 pages
Estado de México
Boletin de la Hacienda Municipal , Toluca , 1901 - 1904, 934 pages
Democracia, La (Toluca) , Toluca , 1908 - 1910, 386 pages
Guanajuato
Bautista, El , León , 1910 - 1912, 1926 pages
Hidalgo
Instinto del Pueblo, El , Pisaflores , 1877 - 1878, 16 pages
Jalisco
Bandera de Jalisco, La , Guadalajara , 1887 - 1888, 140 pages
Boletín de Ingenieros de la Escuela de... , Guadalajara , 1902 - 1903, 255 pages
Boletin Eclesiastico y Cientifico del ... , Guadalajara , 1904 - 1904, 818 pages
Continental , Guadalajara , 1892 - 1897, 921 pages
Defensor de la Religion, El , Guadalajara , 1827 - 1833 (partial), 1041 pages
Informador, El , Guadalajara , 1917 - 1968, 264614 pages
Noticioso, El , Guadalajara , 1866 - 1866, 28 pages
Payaso, El , Guadalajara , 1865 - 1866, 254 pages
Michoacán
Centinela, El (Morelia, Michoacan) , Morelia , 1905 - 1914, 1968 pages
Comercio de Morelia, El , Morelia , 1894 - 1899 (partial), 716 pages
Nuevo León
Boletin de Instruccion Primaria del Es... , Monterrey , 1892 - 1902 (partial), 624 pages
Boletin de la Gran Logia de Libres y A... , Monterrey , 1905 - 1908 (partial), 787 pages
Puebla
Almanaque de Efemerides del Estado de ... , Puebla , 1910 - 1910, 152 pages
Amigo de la Verdad, El , Puebla , 1882 - 1900 (partial), 4662 pages
Boletin Municipal (Puebla) , Puebla , 1889 - 1914 (partial), 5784 pages
San Luis Potosí
Correo de San Luis, El , San Luis Potosí , 1884 - 1889, 955 pages
Sinaloa
Democrata, El (1906-1907) , Mazatlán , 1906 - 1907, 1777 pages
Arte , Mocorito , 1907 - 1909, 128 pages
Sonora
Centinela, El (Hermosillo, Sonora) , Hermosillo , 1901 - 1906 (partial), 697 pages
Tabasco
Comercio del Golfo , Villahermosa , 1893 - 1894, 176 pages
Tamaulipas
Anuario Estadistico del Estado de Tama... , Tampico , 1906 - 1911 (partial), 1044 pages
Cronista, El , Tampico , 1888 - 1888, 626 pages
Tlaxcala
Antigua Republica, La , Tlaxcala , 1903 - 1911, 1316 pages
Veracruz
Boletin de la Sociedad Sanchez Oropeza , Orizaba , 1884 - 1894 (partial), 1369 pages
Yucatán
Armonía, La , Mérida , 1850 - 1852, 150 pages
Entreacto, El , Mérida , 1914 - 1915, 203 pages
Esperanza, La , Mérida , 1864 - 1914 (partial), 5079 pages
Netherlands
North Holland
Maple Leaf - Netherlands Edition , Amsterdam , 1945 - 1945, 320 pages
Spain
Andalucía
Progreso, El , Seville , 1889 - 1896, 9782 pages
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