Research Guides: National History Day Research Portal: Primary Sources: Newspapers

Online Newspaper Databases

If you're looking for a specific newspaper, click here for a list of all Wisconsin newspapers available in online databases. Note the date range available and the name of the database (in the column named "Product"), then use that database to find the newspaper you're interested in.

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Full-text daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, plus some newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s.
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Covers more than 250 Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, and 13 historical Wisconsin newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s. Each newspaper is available cover to cover in a searchable PDF format.
Chronicling America
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
Newspapers.com Library Edition
Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s - 2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries
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Contains United States, Canada, United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia, and Panama titles. At least 150 Wisconsin titles.
Newspaper Source Plus
Full-text coverage of current major newspapers from around the country.
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63 million articles from more than 1,210 newspapers, 130 newswires, and 50 news magazines. Includes all staff articles for The Janesville Gazette, La Crosse Tribune, The Leader Telegram (Eau Claire), The Telegram (Superior), and The Wisconsin State Journal. Cover to cover coverage for Advance-Titan (Oshkosh), Capital Times, The Daily Reporter (Milwaukee), UWM Post (Milwaukee), Wisconsin Law Journal (Milwaukee), and Wisconsin State Journal.
U.S. Newsstream
Coverage from 1980s forward of U.S. news featuring key national and regional sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.
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Daily updates and same day publication access to over 250 titles

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National History Day Research Portal : Primary Sources: Newspapers

Online Newspaper Databases

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