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News & Newspapers: Newspaper Directories & Guides

General Newspaper Directories

Use these directories of print, microfilm, and online newspapers to find newspapers published in particular location.

Maine Newspaper Project 1999
Preliminary list of Holdings, February 9, 1998. Includes holdings for Bowdoin College Library.

U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present, Library of Congress' Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. "Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present."

Directories & Guides of Online Newspapers

US - U.S. newspapers
F - Foreign newspapers

Directories of online newspapers
US   U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present, Library of Congress' Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. "Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present."
US   Historical U.S. Newspapers Online, from Bowling Green State University Libraries
US   United States Newspapers, Family Search.
US   Online Digital Newspaper Collections by State.
US F Newspapers, Library of Congress
US F Newspaper digitization projects, International Coalition on Newspapers, Center for Research Libraries.
US F Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives.
US F Newspapers, Broadcast News & Popular Magazines, Brown University
US F Newspaper Research Links, The Ancestor Hunt, Ken Marks

Investigate the Source on Wikipedia

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Never heard of the site that's giving you news?

Search for sources you don't recognize on Wikipedia. The free encyclopedia will often provide more context about ownership, money, and reputation. Of course, you should always check the references for the information to make sure it comes from reliable sources.