Alaska is one of the states that does not have a single central online state repository for searching historical newspapers, but now they use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as a main site for searching old newspapers. There are several online newspapers on other sites and collections available on subscription sites. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them.
There are over 750 newspapers that have been published in The Last Frontier – certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it – find your Alaska ancestors and all the interesting articles that capture the stories of their lives.
Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also, I suspect that some of these links may change over time – so if there is a dead link – please use your favorite search engine to find their new location.
(Updated June 2021; recently added links are in BOLD)
Free Sites:
Statewide Collections:
- Cape Prince of Wales [i.e. Wales], Alaska, 1893-1902 – The Eskimo bulletin.
- Cape Prince of Wales [i.e. Wales], Alaska, 1905-1906 – The midnight sun.
- Cordova, Alaska, 1914-1947 – The Cordova daily times.
- Douglas City, Alaska, 1898-1921 – Douglas Island news.
- Fairbanks, Alaska, 1910-1917 – The Alaska citizen.
- Fairbanks, Alaska, 1913-19?? – The Alaska socialist.
- Fairbanks, Alaska, 1914-1914 – The free press.
- Fairbanks, Alaska, 1916-1920 – The daily Alaska citizen.
- Fairbanks, Alaska, 1917-1920 – The weekly Alaska citizen.
- Fairbanks, Alaska, 1962-1997 – Tundra times.
- Hydaburg, Alaska, 1919-192? – The new native.
- Iditarod, Alaska, 1910-19?? – Iditarod pioneer.
- Juneau, Alaska, 1912-1926 – The Alaska daily empire.
- Juneau, Alaska, 1921-1931 – The Stroller’s weekly and Douglas Island news.
- Juneau, Alaska, 1926-1964 – The Daily Alaska empire. [volume]
- Ketchikan, Alaska, 1907-1907 – The Ketchikan mining news.
- Ketchikan, Alaska, 1907-1915 – The Ketchikan miner.
- Ketchikan, Alaska, 1915-1919 – The daily progressive-miner.
- Kodiak, Alaska, 1940-1976 – Kodiak mirror.
- Nome, Alaska, 1906-1918 – The Nome daily nugget.
- Nome, Alaska, 1919-1934 – The Nome nugget.
- Nome, Alaska, 1934-1938 – The Nome daily nugget.
- Nome, Alaska, 1938-???? – The Nome nugget.
- Seward, Alaska, 1904-1905 – Seward gateway. [microfilm reel]
- Seward, Alaska, 1905-1905 – Daily gateway. [volume]
- Seward, Alaska, 1905-1914 – Seward daily gateway. [volume]
- Seward, Alaska, 1905-1914 – Seward weekly gateway.
- Seward, Alaska, 1914-1917 – The Seward gateway.
- Seward, Alaska, 1917-1918 – The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume]
- Seward, Alaska, 1918-1920 – The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post.
- Seward, Alaska, 1920-1923 – The Seward gateway.
- Sitka, Alaska, 1908-1912 – The Thlinget.
- Skaguay [Skagway] Alaska, 1898-1899 – The daily Alaskan. [volume]
- Skaguay [Skagway] Alaska, 1898-1899 – The morning Alaskan.
- Skagway, Alaska, 1899-1904 – The daily morning Alaskan.
- Skagway, Alaska, 1904-1924 – The daily Alaskan.
- Valdez, Alaska, 1902-1908 – The Alaska prospector.
- Valdez, Alaska, 1905-1911 – Daily prospector bulletin.
- Valdez, Alaska, 1905-1918 – Valdez daily prospector.
- Valdez, Alaska, 1908-1912 – Valdez weekly prospector.
Google News Archive
- Prince of Wales Island – Southeast Alaska’s Island News
Alaska Newspapers Index (1901–1999) (Index only)
- Alaska Citizen (1912–1920)
- Chena Herald (1904–1905)
- Fairbanks Daily News (1904–1975)
- Fairbanks Daily News Miner (3/23/1909)
- Fairbanks Daily Times (1904–1916)
- Fairbanks Weekly News (1903–1908)
- Hot Springs Echo (1907–1912)
- Juneau Empire (1992–1999)
- Nenana News (1916–1972)
- Northern Light (1906–1907)
- Rampart Miner (1901–1902)
- Tanana Daily Miner (1902–1906)
- Tanana Daily Star (1910–1915)
- Tanana Leader (1909–1910)
- Tanana Tribune (1907–1909)
- Yukon Press (1905–1906)
County and Library Collections:
- Arctic Sounder
- Artic Sounder
- Bristol Bay Times
- Homer Tribune
- Arctic Sounder
- Bristol Bay Times
- Homer Tribune
- Kodiak Daily Mirror
- Nome Nugget
- The Arctic Sounder
- The Bristol Bay Times And The Dutch Harbor Fisherman
- Kodiak Daily Mirror
- The Bristol Bay Times And The Dutch Harbor Fisherman
Petersburg Public Library (1913–1931)
- Petersburg Herald
- Petersburg Pilot
- Petersburg Press
- Petersburg Weekly Report
- The New Petersburg Press
- The Petersburg Herald
- The Petersburg Press
- The Progressive
Student Collections:
Alaska Bible College – Palmer
Alaska Pacific University – Anchorage
A. J. Dimond High School – Anchorage
Matanuska-Susitna College – Palmer
University of Alaska – Anchorage
University of Alaska – Fairbanks
University of Alaska – Southeast
Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:
Independent Voices – Alternative Newspapers
- Anchorage troop
- Arctic Arsenal, The
- FID Amchitka
- Green Machine, The (Fort Wainwright)
- Southeast Alaska’s Island News Thorne Bay, Alaska
For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.
Other Free Sites:
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Wrangell
Subscription or Pay Sites:
Ancestry.com:
There are currently 27 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Ancestry – Alaska Newspapers
Genealogy Bank:
There are currently 71 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank – Alaska Newspapers
Newspaper Archive:
There are currently 50 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive – Alaska
Newspapers.com:
There are currently 16 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com – Alaska.
And Finally:
You also need to visit the Alaska Newspaper Project site from time to time, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to online newspaper availability.
Please note – even more may be available via a local or state library where a library card is required. And of course there is always microfilm for those that have not been made available online as yet.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
For more links for different states, provinces, and countries – please see the Newspaper Links page on this website.
For other Free Alaska Links, click on the category of interest:
Newspapers
Obituaries
BMD Records
Photos
Yearbooks
Directories
Divorce Records
Naturalizations
Church Records
School Records
Coroner Records
Voter Records
Probate and Wills
Immigration
Mortuary Records
Alumni Records
Cemetery Records
