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GenealogyBank Adds 8 Million Records in May!
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more newspapers and obituaries, expanding our online collection to give you the largest newspaper archive for family history research available anywhere.
Here are the details of our most recent additions:
There is also an option available on the historical newspapers' search form that gives you the ability to search only the new content added in the past month, two months, or three months.
To see our newspaper archive's complete title list, click here.
Here are the details of our most recent additions:
- A total of 173 titles from 43 states and the District of Columbia
- Titles marked with an asterisk (*) are obituaries only
- Those marked with a plus sign (+) are new to our archive
- We've shown the date ranges so that you can determine if the new content is relevant to your personal research
There is also an option available on the historical newspapers' search form that gives you the ability to search only the new content added in the past month, two months, or three months.
State | City | Title | Start Date | End Date |
AK | Juneau | Daily Record-Miner | 1910-02-12 | 1910-02-12 |
AL | Eufaula | Eufaula Tribune* | 2011 | Current |
AL | Mobile | Mobile Register | 1984-03-24 | 1985-05-29 |
AR | Little Rock | Arkansas State Press | 1942-01-23 | 1959-10-30 |
AZ | Casa Grande | Tri-Valley Dispatch* | 2000 | Current |
AZ | Chandler | Chandler Independent* | 2010 | Current |
AZ | Coolidge | Coolidge Examiner* | 2001 | Current |
AZ | Eloy | Eloy Enterprise* | 2002 | Current |
AZ | Gilbert | Gilbert Independent* | 2010 | Current |
AZ | Maricopa | Communicator* | 2009 | Current |
CA | Colfax | Colfax Record* | 2004 | Current |
CA | Needles | Needles Desert Star* | 2008 | Current |
CA | Palm Springs | Desert Valley Star* | 2008 | Current |
CO | Castle Rock | Douglas County News-Press* | 2008 | Current |
CO | Centennial | Centennial Citizen* | 2008 | Current |
CO | Col. Springs | Gazette-Telegraph | 1915-08-11 | 1919-02-26 |
CO | Englewood | Englewood Herald* | 2008 | Current |
CO | High. Ranch | Highlands Ranch Herald* | 2008 | Current |
CO | Kiowa | Elbert County News* | 2008 | Current |
CO | Littleton | Littleton Independent* | 2008 | Current |
CO | Lone Tree | Lone Tree Voice* | 2008 | Current |
CO | Parker | Parker Chronicle* | 2008 | Current |
CO | Pikes Peak | Pikes Peak Courier View* | 2008 | Current |
CT | Bridgeport | Republican Farmer | 1826-02-22 | 1826-02-22 |
CT | Hartford | Commercial Record* | 2008 | Current |
CT | Hartford | Hartford Advocate* | 2002 | Current |
CT | Shelton | Shelton Extra* | 2008 | Current |
DC | Georgetown | Spirit O' 76+ | 1812-08-11 | 1813-08-17 |
DC | Washington | Daily National Journal | 1828-01-07 | 1828-06-23 |
DE | Wilmington | Del. & E.-Shore Advertiser | 1795-03-04 | 1795-07-04 |
DE | Wilmington | Delaware Gazette | 1786-07-05 | 1795-06-13 |
FL | Bradenton | North Manatee Observer* | 2006 | Current |
FL | Frostproof | Frostproof News* | 2011 | Current |
GA | Augusta | Augusta Chronicle | 1883-01-06 | 1921-11-29 |
GA | Cartersville | Bartow Neighbor* | 2008 | Current |
GA | Sandy Springs | Sandy Springs Neighbor* | 2009 | Current |
IA | Charles City | Charles City Press* | 1999 | Current |
ID | Blackfoot | Blackfoot Register | 1885-10-10 | 1885-12-26 |
IL | Batavia | Batavia Republican* | 2007 | Current |
IL | Belleville | St. Clair County Journal* | 2004 | Current |
IL | Carol Stream | Carol Stream Examiner* | 2011 | Current |
IL | Chicago | Broad Axe | 1905-05-13 | 1926-11-06 |
IL | Collinsville | Collinsville Herald* | 2004 | Current |
IL | Elmhurst | Elmhurst Press* | 2010 | Current |
IL | Granite City | Granite City Press-Record* | 2004 | Current |
IL | Grayslake | Lake County Journal* | 2011 | Current |
IL | Millstadt | Millstadt-Smith. Enterprise* | 2004 | Current |
IL | Shawneetn. | Illinois Gazette | 1822-03-02 | 1830-12-11 |
IL | Smithton | Mill.-Smithton Enterprise* | 2004 | Current |
IL | Springfield | Illinois Times* | 2003 | Current |
IL | Sycamore | Midweek* | 2006 | Current |
IN | Carmel | Current in Carmel* | 2011 | Current |
IN | Crawfordsvil. | Journal Review* | 2009 | Current |
IN | Westfield | Current in Westfield* | 2010 | Current |
KS | Cedar Vale | Progressive Communist+ | 1875-01-01 | 1875-12-01 |
KS | Lansing | Lansing This Week* | 2005 | Current |
KS | Leavenworth | Fort Leavenworth Lamp* | 2002 | Current |
KS | Wichita | Wichita Protest | 1920-08-27 | 1920-08-27 |
KY | Frankfort | Palladium | 1807-01-01 | 1811-06-27 |
LA | New Orleans | Times-Picayune | 1955-04-05 | 1988-11-20 |
LA | New Orleans | Times-Picayune | 1849-09-19 | 1900-05-27 |
MA | Beverly | Saturday Morning Citizen | 1889-02-02 | 1889-02-02 |
MA | Boston | Boston Courier | 1847-01-14 | 1847-01-28 |
MA | Boston | Repertory | 1821-02-24 | 1826-04-11 |
MA | Greenfield | Greenfield Gazette | 1793-08-01 | 1809-02-01 |
MA | Newburyport | Newburyport Herald | 1826-01-03 | 1833-12-31 |
MA | Northampton | Hampshire Gazette | 1795-07-22 | 1810-06-27 |
MA | Springfield | Springfield Republican | 1944-11-05 | 1944-11-05 |
MA | Springfield | Springfield Republican | 1865-10-28 | 1865-10-28 |
MA | Springfield | Springfield Union | 1950-09-17 | 1987-10-04 |
MA | W. Springfield | American Intelligencer | 1796-02-23 | 1797-09-05 |
MA | Worcester | Massachusetts Spy | 1857-01-21 | 1857-01-21 |
MA | Worcester | National Aegis | 1874-12-12 | 1874-12-12 |
MD | Baltimore | American | 1799-12-28 | 1802-03-01 |
MD | Baltimore | Baltimore American | 1903-01-02 | 1912-01-11 |
MD | Baltimore | Federal Republican | 1809-09-03 | 1812-06-20 |
MD | Carney | Northeast Reporter* | 2011 | Current |
MD | Easton | Easton Gazette | 1827-03-10 | 1827-03-10 |
MD | Owings Mills | Owings Mills Times* | 2001 | Current |
MD | Parkville | Northeast Reporter* | 2011 | Current |
MD | Perry Hall | Northeast Booster* | 2001 | Current |
MD | White Marsh | Northeast Booster* | 2001 | Current |
ME | Hallowell | Hallowell Gazette | 1824-10-20 | 1824-10-20 |
ME | Hallowell | Me. Cultiva. & Hal. Gazette | 1848-03-25 | 1848-03-25 |
MI | Jackson | Jackson Citizen Patriot | 1873-01-03 | 1919-07-11 |
MI | Macomb | Macomb Town. Chronicle* | 2011 | Current |
MI | Southfield | Detroit Jewish News* | 2006 | 2009 |
MI | Sterling Hght. | Sterling Heights Sentry* | 2011 | Current |
MI | Warren | Warren Weekly* | 2011 | Current |
MI | Woodward | Woodward Talk* | 2011 | Current |
MN | Champlin | Champlin-Dayton Press* | 2011 | Current |
MN | Dayton | Champlin-Dayton Press* | 2011 | Current |
MN | Delano | Delano Eagle* | 2005 | Current |
MN | Maple Grove | Osseo-Maple Grove Press* | 2005 | Current |
MN | Osseo | Osseo-Maple Grove Press* | 2005 | Current |
MN | St. Michael | North Crow River News* | 2006 | Current |
MN | St. Paul | St. Paul Daily Pioneer | 1857-05-23 | 1857-05-23 |
MS | Jackson | Northside Sun* | 2007 | Current |
MS | National | Scripps Howard News Serv.* | 2011 | Current |
NC | New Bern | State Gazette of N. Carolina+ | 1796-11-17 | 1796-11-17 |
NC | Reidsville | Reidsville Review* | 2008 | Current |
NC | Spring Hope | S. H. Enter. & Bailey News* | 2006 | 2009 |
NC | Weaverville | Weaverville Tribune* | 2008 | Current |
NE | Gretna | Gretna Breeze* | 2011 | Current |
NE | Kearney | Kearney Hub* | 2005 | Current |
NE | Ralston | Ralston Recorder* | 2009 | Current |
NE | Waverly | Waverly News* | 2009 | Current |
NH | Exeter | Freeman's Oracle | 1789-04-07 | 1789-04-07 |
NH | Haverhill | New Hampshire Intelligencer | 1822-05-15 | 1823-11-26 |
NH | Keene | New Hampshire Sentinel | 1875-01-07 | 1876-12-28 |
NH | Keene | New Hampshire Sentinel | 1842-01-05 | 1845-12-31 |
NJ | Edison | Edison-Metuchen Sentinel* | 2003 | Current |
NJ | Metuchen | Edison-Metuchen Sentinel* | 2003 | Current |
NJ | Newark | Jewish Chronicle+ | 1921-10-21 | 1942-12-25 |
NJ | Trenton | True American | 1813-06-21 | 1816-07-15 |
NM | Deming | Deming Herald | 1902-01-14 | 1902-01-14 |
NV | Henderson | Green Valley-Hend. View* | 1999 | Current |
NV | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Business Press* | 2006 | Current |
NY | Albany | Albany Evening Journal | 1850-09-30 | 1875-02-06 |
NY | Albany | Albany Gazette | 1788-01-03 | 1820-11-15 |
NY | Brooklyn | Haitian Times* | 2007 | Current |
NY | Brooklyn | Our Time Press* | 2008 | Current |
NY | East Hampton | Independent* | 2006 | Current |
NY | East Meadow | East Meadow Herald* | 2009 | Current |
NY | Elmont | Three Village Times* | 2002 | Current |
NY | Harrison | Harrison Report* | 2006 | Current |
NY | Larchmont | Sound & Town Report* | 2006 | Current |
NY | Lynbrook | Jewish Star* | 2008 | Current |
NY | New York | Commercial Advertiser | 1823-03-28 | 1839-12-30 |
NY | New York | Morning Telegraph | 1870-12-25 | 1870-12-25 |
NY | New York | New York Herald | 1872-01-04 | 1873-05-19 |
NY | New York | New York Herald | 1875-02-06 | 1895-03-29 |
NY | New York | New York Herald-Tribune | 1878-05-13 | 1899-12-22 |
NY | New York | New York Journal+ | 1809-07-08 | 1810-12-22 |
NY | New York | New-York Daily Advertiser | 1821-02-03 | 1836-02-15 |
NY | New York | Our Town* | 2009 | Current |
NY | New York | Spectator | 1822-09-14 | 1824-12-30 |
NY | New York | Spectator | 1830-06-01 | 1830-12-31 |
NY | New York | Spectator | 1842-03-09 | 1842-11-19 |
NY | New York | West Side Spirit* | 2007 | Current |
NY | New York | Worker+ | 1901-04-28 | 1906-03-17 |
NY | Valley Stream | Valley Stream Herald* | 2006 | Current |
NY | Waterford | Waterford Gazette | 1802-01-05 | 1810-09-25 |
OH | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Daily Gazette | 1878-01-26 | 1882-02-01 |
OH | Cleveland | Plain Dealer | 1878-01-05 | 1922-10-29 |
OH | Cleveland | Plain Dealer | 1947-03-01 | 1991-01-20 |
OH | Columbus | Other Paper* | 2008 | Current |
OK | Tulsa | Native American Times* | 2009 | Current |
OR | Portland | Oregonian | 1916-12-14 | 1917-10-19 |
OR | Portland | Oregonian | 1936-08-04 | 1987-03-20 |
PA | Germantown | Germantowner Zeitung+ | 1763-12-15 | 1777-03-19 |
PA | Philadelphia | Aurora General Advertiser | 1796-05-30 | 1796-05-31 |
PA | Philadelphia | National Gazette | 1822-01-03 | 1839-01-05 |
PA | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania Gazette | 1763-12-01 | 1765-12-26 |
PA | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1855-01-08 | 1857-12-22 |
RI | Providence | Man. & Farmers' Journal | 1821-07-30 | 1836-02-13 |
SC | Camden | Southern Chronicle | 1824-01-07 | 1825-01-05 |
SC | Charleston | S.C. State-Gazette+ | 1801-10-01 | 1801-10-14 |
SC | Marion | Marion Star & Mullins Ent.* | 2007 | Current |
TX | Burnet | Burnet Bulletin* | 2008 | Current |
TX | Clarksville | Standard | 1864-04-16 | 1864-04-16 |
TX | Dallas | Dallas Morning News | 1981-06-03 | 1982-07-31 |
TX | Gladewater | Gladewater Mirror* | 2011 | Current |
TX | Hallsville | Hallsville Herald* | 2011 | Current |
TX | Highlan. Park | Park Cities People* | 2005 | Current |
TX | Llano | Llano County Journal* | 2008 | Current |
TX | Marble Falls | Highlander* | 2000 | Current |
TX | Overton | Overton Press* | 2011 | Current |
TX | Univers. Park | Park Cities People* | 2005 | Current |
TX | Van Alstyne | Van Alstyne Leader* | 2009 | Current |
UT | Salt lake City | Salt Lake Telegram | 1904-04-21 | 1919-06-30 |
UT | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake Tribune | 1878-10-12 | 1893-09-07 |
VA | Floyd | Floyd Press* | 2007 | Current |
VA | Marion | Bland County Messenger* | 2011 | Current |
VA | McLean | G.F.-M.-O.-V. Sun Gazette* | 2006 | Current |
VT | Brattleboro | Brattleboro Messenger | 1828-04-04 | 1828-04-04 |
VT | Brattleboro | Vermont Phoenix | 1836-10-21 | 1850-12-27 |
VT | Burlington | Burlington Weekly Sentinel+ | 1838-01-22 | 1838-02-01 |
VT | Burlington | Northern Sentinel+ | 1821-01-19 | 1828-10-17 |
VT | Danville | North Star | 1828-09-09 | 1837-09-04 |
WA | Arlington | Arlington Times* | 2006 | Current |
WA | Lopez Island | Islands' Weekly* | 2011 | Current |
WA | Sammamish | Sammamish Reporter* | 2011 | Current |
WA | Seattle | Seattle Daily Times | 1938-03-03 | 1984-11-11 |
WI | Franklin | O.C.-F.-G. NOW* | 2010 | Current |
To see our newspaper archive's complete title list, click here.