A Database for Digitized Newspapers

Newspaper Finder is a catalog to find all newspapers that have been digitized on the internet. Whether you are a historian, genealogist, or archivist, you can explore a comprehensive collection in one place and easily find the newspapers you need.

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Explore newspapers from over 10,000 individual locations, with a focus on the United States and extensive coverage across many countries.

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Explore our extensive collection of available digitized newspapers from over 25 databases, now including Fulton History and Google News Archive.

125,000+

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Access over 125,000 digitized newspapers, including unique editions and varying years from multiple databases, providing a rich resource for historical research.

Major Holdings

Old News – 38,542 titles

Old News offers the most geographically expansive collection of digitized newspapers. It provides exclusive access to international countries, filling in the gaps that other archives miss.

Last Updated: 6 April 2025
Exclusions: None

Newspapers.com – 27,478 titles

Newspapers.com offers one of the largest and most comprehensive archives of digitized newspapers. While the collection includes a selection of major newspapers for specific time periods, it primarily features regional publications dating back to the 1700s. Most titles do not extend beyond the late 1980s.

Last Updated: 22 January 2025
Exclusions: None

NewspaperArchive – 16,145 titles

NewspaperArchive is a vast collection of historical newspapers dating back to the 1600s. It is distinct for having a large collection of international newspapers compared to other databases.

Last Updated: 27 January 2025
Exclusions: None

GenealogyBank – 15,536 titles

In addition to its large newspaper holdings, GenealogyBank has an extensive collection of obituaries. It also provides other historical documents, such as government records, books, and pamphlets.

Last Updated: 28 January 2025
Exclusions: None

Advantage Archives – 6,675 titles

Advantage Archives is notable for its commitment to preserving local historical newspapers and documents. It focuses on community-specific collections, enabling users to access a wealth of regional archives that may not be available on larger platforms.

Last Updated: 25 January 2025
Exclusions: some community collections are restricted to in-person access. Items that are not newspapers (yearbooks, directories, etc.) have been filtered out.

Chronicling America – 4,046 titles

Chronicling America is partnered with the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities. It offers a vast range of U.S. newspapers at no cost.

Last Updated: 17 March 2025
Exclusions: None

Google News Archive – 2,615 titles

Newspaper Finder is the first website to index Google News Archive. It was effectively abandoned by Google in 2011, but contains a large amount of newspapers not available in any other database. Keyword searching is heavily limited compared to other websites.

Last Updated: 4 March 2024
Exclusions: None

British Newspaper Archive – 2,422 titles

The British Newspaper Archive shares its holdings with FindMyPast, with the primary difference being the search algorithms used. It is known for its vast collection of digitized historical newspapers from the UK.

Last Updated: 27 March 2025
Exclusions: None

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Newspapers have different publication years on different websites, and many newspapers are only available on one database.

*Mount Pleasant Journal*
Pennsylvania State Archives

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The oldest document on Newspaper Finder, detailing
King James’s declaration to parliament on March 31st, 1607.