BOTANY 211: Changed Landscape of Wisconsin (Spring 2022) : Newspapers
Sources
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Alt-Press WatchFull text database of newspapers and periodicals from the alternative and independent press focusing on politics, government, art, the environment, labor, and religion. Includes The Isthmus from 2005.
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Archive of Wisconsin NewspapersDatabase spans 2005-90 days ago. A collection of more than 240 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers. Titles include the Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times, Badger Herald, Daily Cardinal, Isthmus, and Madison Times, among others.
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The Daily CardinalFull-text access to issues from 1894, 1895, 1900, 1901, 1921, 1932, 1933, 1941, 1951, 1960, and 1961.
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NewspaperARCHIVE.comWisconsin historical newspapers archive from the 1800s - 2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers from around Wisconsin, including the Wisconsin State Journal
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Newspapers.com Library EditionFull-text of local newspapers from the United States, including Wisconsin, dating from the 1700s to the 2000s. Limited additional coverage of local newspapers from other countries.
About Newspapers
While the impact of a daily, printed newspaper has changed drastically, newspapers have long been a main pillar of information for a very wide audience. From large, national papers like the New York Times, to small, hometown papers like the Platteville Journal, to special interest papers, newspapers excel at getting information about current events out to a general audience quickly.
When searching newspaper databases, helpful search terms include:
- Address
- Street name
- Landmark or building name
- Neighborhood
- Event
- Individual name or name of organization/business
Tip: filter your results to a specific date range.
About NewspaperARCHIVE.com
The most comprehensive database of historical Wisconsin newspapers is NewspaperARCHIVE.com. That said, the user interface is...lacking. A few hints on using the database follow below.
Click on "Advanced Search" to limit your search to a particular city and time period
You only have access to Wisconsin newspapers on this database, so ALL results will automatically be from Wisconsin publications.
Note the column on the right side of the results screen. This shows you the newspaper titles and date range spread of your results.
Clicking into a result will show you a full-page PDF. Use the red bar along the top to zoom in/out, save, etc.
TIP! Browse around the full page you see how your article fits into the larger context.
- What ads are on the page?
- What are the surrounding stories?
- What section of the newspaper are you looking at?
More Newspapers
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Newspapers Research GuideFind information about and links to more newspapers available to you. UW-Madison Libraries provides access electronically, on microfilm, and in print to newspapers from around the world covering the 17th century to today.