Newspapers are great sources for all kinds of information about local, state, national, and international developments in all areas of human activity.. This guide provides access to digitized free historic newspaper resources by U.S. state and are arranged alphabetically by state. Holdings vary by date and location. Some are provided by the Library of Congress' Chronicling America website and other may be provided by state historical societies, public or university libraries, and state libraries and archives. Email chapmanb@purdue.edu if you have additional free U.S. digital newspaper links you recommend.
Alabama
Birmingham Newspapers 1874-1901
Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers
Jacksonville Republican 1837-1895 (Courtesy: Jacksonville State University)
Alaska
Alaska Digital Newspaper Program
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Arizona
Arkansas
Historical Newspapers in Arkansas
California
California Digital Newspaper Collection
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Colorado
Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection 1859-1923
Connecticut
Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project
Delaware
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
District of Columbia
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Florida
Florida Digital Newspaper Library (Courtesy: University of Florida Libraries)
Georgia
Georgia Historic Newspapers (Courtesy: Digital Library of Georgia)
Hawaii
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Idaho
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Illinois
Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection (Courtesy: University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign Library)
Indiana
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Hoosier State Chronicles (Courtesy: Indiana State Library)
Iowa
Iowa Digital Newspaper Project (Courtesy: Iowa Dept. of Cultural Affairs & Iowa Historical Society)
Iowa Historical Newspapers (Courtesy: University of Northern Iowa Library)
Kansas
Kansas Digital Newspapers (Courtesy: Kansas State Historical Society)
Kentucky
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Kentucky Digital Newspapers (Courtesy: Internet Archive)
National Digital Newspaper Program: Kentucky (Courtesy: University of Kentucky Libraries)
Louisiana
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Maine
Maine Newspaper Project (Courtesy: Maine State Library)
Maryland
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Finding Historic Maryland Newspapers Online (Courtesy: Enoch Pratt Free Library-Baltimore)
Massachusetts
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Michigan
Digital Michigan Newspaper Portal (Courtesy: Central Michigan University Library)
Michigan Newspaper Resources (Courtesy: Library of Michigan)
Minnesota
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub (Courtesy: Minnesota Historical Society)
Mississippi
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Missouri
Missouri Digital Newspaper Project (Courtesy: State Historical Society of Missouri)
Montana
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Montana Newspapers (Courtesy: Montana Historical Society)
Nebraska
Nebraska Newspapers (Courtesy: University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska Historical Society)
Nevada
Las Vegas Age (Selected holdings 1905-1924)
Nevada Digital Newspaper Project (Courtesy: University of Nevada-Las Vegas)
New Hampshire
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
New Hampshire Online Historical Newspapers Summary
New Jersey
New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project
New Mexico
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
New Mexico Digital Collections (Courtesy: University of New Mexico Libraries)
New York
NYS Historic Newspapers (Courtesy: New York Public Library)
North Carolina
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
North Carolina Newspapers (Courtesy: Digital NC)
North Dakota
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Ohio
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Ohio's Digitized Newspapers ((Courtesy: Ohio History Connection and State Library of Ohio)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program (Courtesy: Oklahoma Historical Society)
Oregon
Historic Oregon Newspapers (Courtesy: University of Oregon Libraries)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive (Courtesy: Pennsylvania State University Libraries)
Pennsylvania Photos and Documents (Courtesy: State Library of Pennsylvania)
Rhode Island
Ancestor Hunt
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
South Carolina
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Historic Newspapers of South Carolina (Courtesy: University of South Carolina Libraries)
South Dakota
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Tennessee
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Texas
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Early Texas Newspapers (Courtesy: University of North Texas Library)
Texas Digital Newspaper Program (Courtesy: University of North Texas Library)
Utah
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Utah Digital Newspapers (Courtesy: University of Utah Library)
Vermont
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
Virginia
Virginia Chronicle (Courtesy: Library of Virginia)
Washington
Washington Digital Newspapers (Courtesy: Washington State Library)
West Virginia
Chronicling America (Courtesy: Library of Congress)
West Virginia Newspapers (Courtesy: West Virginia University Libraries_
Wisconsin
Selected Newspapers (University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Digital Collections)
Wisconsin Historical Society Newspapers
Wyoming
Historic Wyoming Newspapers (Courtesy: Wyoming State Library