One of the best ways to find information about the past is researching old newspapers. But where do you find old newspapers? Where can you find newspapers from a particular town or region or country? How can you find historic newspaper collections online? And can you find these newspaper collections without paying a fortune?
This guide provides information and links to resources that offer free access to historic online newspapers. But while these collections are digital, some may not be remotely available to search from home. You may need to call the owning institution to see if and how you can access their digital collection from home.
Websites that offer digitized newspaper content that can be searched a number of ways including by name, keyword, place, name of newspaper, or date. So even if you don't have all the information, your search may still turn up something useful. Search results may show a number a number of types of articles and other information. Scanning the page sometimes provides you with treasures you didn't think of finding! Here are a few examples of the types of articles you might find.
