Freely Available Online

National & Regional Newspapers/Journals

American Annual Register (New York & Boston) 1825-1833
American Aurora (Philadelphia) 1795-1805 Courtesy of Google News
American Farmer (Baltimore) 1819-1830
Boston Weekly Messenger 1811-1815 Courtesy of University of Texas, Austin
DeBow’s Review (New Orleans) 1846-1868
Hunt’s Merchants’ Magazine (New York) 1839-1870
The Missionary Herald (Boston) 1806-1861
National Intelligencer (Washington) 1805-1814 Courtesy of University of Texas, Austin
National Intelligencer (Washington) 1842 Courtesy of Google News
Niles Register (Baltimore) 1811-1839

Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Contains nearly all the important newspapers in Georgia, not hidden behind a pay wall

AZRLS Regional Library Georgia Newspaper Archives

• Walton Tribune 1903-2008
• Eatonton Messenger 1874-2010
• Madisonian 1879-1999
• Ishmaelite 1883-1899
• The Sparta Ishmaelite 1899-1963
• Sparta Ishmaelite 1963-2008
• Morgan County Citizen 2003-2006
• Georgia Journal 1822-1840
• Morgan County News 1947-1954
• Jasper County News 1882-1900
• Weekly Madisonian 1886-1902
• Countryman 1862-1866

Georgia Newspapers Available Through Other Sources
Albany Herald (Albany) 1973-2009 Available through Google News
Atlanta Independent (Atlanta) 1904-1928 Available through Google News
Bulloch County Newspapers (Statesboro) 1893-1969 from Georgia Southern University
Calhoun Times (Calhoun) 1924-2008 Available through Google News
Cedartown Standard (Cedartown) 1988-2008 Available through Google News
Dahlonega Nugget (1864-1905) from the Andrew W. Cain Newspaper Collection at University of North Georgia. Available through Georgia Digital Library
Dahlonega Nugget (1864-1905) originally from the Andrew W. Cain Newspaper Collection at University of North Georgia. Available through Internet Archive
Rockmart Journal (Rockmart) 1961-2008 Available through Google News
Georgia Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Other Southern Newspapers/Journals

Alabama
Alabama Civil War Newspapers Courtesy of Alabama Department of Archives & History
Avondale Sun (Avondale Mills) 1924-2004 Courtesy of B.B. Comer Memorial Library Searchable
Birmingham Newspapers 1874-1901 Courtesy Birmingham Public Libraries Searchable
Jacksonville Republican 1837-1895 Courtesy of Jacksonville State University
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Arkansas
Arkansas Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Florida
Palm Beach Post Archives 1916-2018 courtesy Palm Beach Post Searchable
Florida Digital Newspaper Library courtesy University of Florida Digital Collections Searchable

Kentucky
Kentucky Digital Newspapers Project provided by University of Kentucky Libraries. Searchable
Kentucky Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Louisiana
Louisiana Digital Newspapers & Magazines provided by LSU Libraries. Searchable
Louisiana Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Maryland
Maryland Newspapers. Courtesy Enoch Pratt Free Library. Searchable
Online Digitized Newspapers. Courtesy Maryland State Archives. Searchable
Maryland Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Mississippi
Natchez Ariel Select Issues, 1825-1829 Courtesy of University of Texas, Austin
Mississippi Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Missouri
Missouri Digital Newspaper Project provided by State Historical Society of Missouri. Searchable
Missouri Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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North Carolina
North Carolina Newspapers in Digital North Carolina, part of Digital North Carolina Heritage Center. Searchable
North Carolina Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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South Carolina
Charleston City Gazette Select Issues, 1827-1830 Courtesy of University of Texas, Austin
Charleston Mercury 1818-1868 Courtesy of Google News
Columbian Herald (Charleston) 1787-1790 Courtesy of Google News
The Times (Charleston) 1801-1824 Courtesy of Google News
Historical Newspapers of South Carolina Courtesy of South Caroliniana Library Searchable
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Tennessee
Chattanooga Newspapers (1830-1919)
Tennessee Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Texas
Texas Digital Newspaper Program Searchable
Texas Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Virginia
Virginia Chronicle Courtesy of Library of Virginia, contains newspapers from 1787 to 2007 Searchable

West Virginia
West Virginia Newspapers Courtesy Potomac State College Searchable
West Virginia Online Historical Newspapers Summary
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Databases & Lists:

Historical Newspapers AFTER 1836 only

Newspapers from around the World Archived on Google

Historic US Newspapers Index on Google