19 th Century U.S. Newspapers Digital Archive
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19th Century U.S. NewspapersDigital Archive
“Many people like newspapers, but few preserve them; yet the most
interesting reading imaginable is a file of newspapers. It brings up the
past age, with all its bustle and every day affairs, and marks its genius
and its spirit more than the most labored description of the historian.”
--Savannah Republican, Sept. 3, 1862, p. 2, c. 2.
What is the 19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Digital Archive?
§ Approx. 500 U.S. newspapers, published between 1800 and 1900.
§ Total number of pages is over 1.7M.
§ Newspapers from throughout the United States, including many published in what were, at the time, only territories.
§ Papers were sourced from many institutions and historical societies throughout the U.S.
§ Built on the highly-regarded Times Digital Archive platform.
§ Will migrate to PowerSearch in 2007.
A Unique Collection of Sources
Library of Congress
Wisconsin Historical Society
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
South Caroliniana Library
University of Georgia
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Kansas State Historical Society
Boston Public Library
Colorado Historical Society
Syracuse University
Harvard University
Scholarly Resources Archives
North Carolina Office of Archives and History
Nebraska State Historical Society
Pennsylvania State Archives
Western Reserve Historical Society
Idaho Historical Society
Newspaper Selection Criteria
Most titles unique to this collection – minimal duplication with other online resources.
Selected for value to researchers and students.
Represents a broad geographic spectrum and comprehensive chronological coverage.
Why Researchers Want NCNP
Opens archives never before available.
Entire text searchable – actual page images displayed.
Compare regional coverage of news in 19th century.
Newspapers form a critical role in genealogical research.
Features and Benefits
Enables faster research
Unique resources at students’ and researchers’ fingertips
Creates the opportunity for improved class research assignments
More engaging—even fun—for patrons as they discover and use primary materials
Browse Issue by Issue
Browse by Page by Page
Signed Essays on 19th Century Topics and Events
Headnotes
Newspapers and Genealogy
Newspapers in the 19th Century were not just a record of the important or the famous, they contained many articles about the ordinary citizens in their audience.
Newspapers often noted the recent arrivals to or departures from their towns of ordinary persons, often publishing the names of those visitors staying in hotels and rooming houses.
Newspapers published birth notices, marriage announcements, official appointments, death notices and obituaries of the residents of their citizens.
Newspapers recorded land purchases, and the opening, closing or changes in ownership of local businesses.
Aids to Genealogical Research
Full-text searching allows the researcher to find any name on any page.
The “People” categories are tailor-made for locating information on individuals. Search all of “People” or limit your search to:
Birth Notices Death Notices Marriage Notices Obituary
Thomson Gale is developing a guide for genealogists which will be added to the database by the end of the year, with tips, tools and helpful information for those searching out their family’s history through newspapers.
Birth notices: 18,353 records
Marriage Notices: 137,599 records
Death Notices: 199,296 records
Obituaries: 26,022 records
Thousands of other ways to find genealogical information
Traveler’s Registers
Hotel Guestbooks
Court Proceedings
Crime Blotters (not everyone’s great granddad was an angel!)
Election campaigns
News of local regiment departures, returns and war casualties
Business news and trade
Real estate purchases
Arts and Entertainment news
“Goings on about town” columns
Subscriber lists of many newspapers
Many more!
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