Links

Digitized Newspapers

Free

• Chronicling America
  • Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress
• Google Newspapers
  • No longer updated

Pay/Library Access
Many historical newspapers are only available through pay services. The Maryland State Archives cannot provide access to these, but many university and public libraries provide access to these services. Check with your local institution, some libraries even allow remote access to users with library cards.

• Genealogy Bank
• Ancestry
• Accessible Archives
• Readex America's Historical Newspapers
• Newspaper Archive
• Proquest Historical Newspapers
  • Baltimore Sun Historical (1837-1985)
  • Washington Post Historical (1877-1990)
  • New York Times Historical (1851-2003)

Resources for Maryland Newspaper Research

Guides

• US Newspaper Directory
  • Library of Congress
• Historical US Newspapers Guide
  • University of Maryland, College Park
• Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
  • Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress

Catalogs

• Newspaper Holdings of the American Antiquarian Society
• Enoch Pratt Free Library Catalog
• University of Maryland College Park Catalog
• WorldCat
  • Connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide