Connecticut Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Connecticut has a sizable state repository for searching older historical newspapers, and currently, they use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as another site for searching old newspapers, although there are a few newspapers available on that site. There are quite a few free 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 2,000 newspapers that have been published in the Constitution State – certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it – find your Connecticut 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 July 2023; recently added links are in BOLD)

Connecticut Historical Newspapers

Free Sites:

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America – Connecticut

• Bloomfield, Conn., 1943-1945 – The messenger.
• Bradley Field [Windsor Locks], Conn., 1943-1945 – Bradley beam.
• Bridgeport, Conn., 1810-1920 – Republican farmer.
• Bridgeport, Conn., 1866-1917 – The Bridgeport evening farmer.
• Bridgeport, Conn., 1901-190? – Connecticut workman.
• Bridgeport, Conn., 1906-1908 – La Tribuna del Connecticut. [volume]
• Bridgeport, Conn., 191?-1948 – La sentinella = The sentinel. [volume]
• Bridgeport, Conn., 1918-1924 – The Bridgeport times and evening farmer.
• Danbury, Conn., 1803-192? – Republican farmer.
• Groton, Conn., 193?-1946 – The sub.
• Groton, Conn., 1946-194? – Eastern Connecticut news.
• Hartford, Conn., 188?-190? – The weekly examiner.
• Hartford, Conn., 1881-188? – The examiner.
• Hartford, Conn., 1894-189? – Hartford labor.
• Hartford, Conn., 1908-192? – The labor standard.
• Hartford, Conn., 193?-193? – The Connecticut craftsman.
• Hartford, Conn., 194?-194? – Connecticut chronicle.
• Hartford, Conn., 194?-1947 – Hartford chronicle.
• Hartford, Conn., 1949-19?? – New England bulletin.
• Litchfield, Conn., 1826-1829 – The Litchfield County post. [volume]
• Litchfield, Conn., 1829-current – Litchfield enquirer. [volume]
• New Britain, Conn., 1890-1976 – New Britain herald.
• New Haven [Conn.], 1848-1894 – Morning journal and courier.
• New Haven, Conn., 1883-1891 – Workmen’s advocate.
• New Haven, Conn., 1894-1907 – The daily morning journal and courier.
• New Haven, Conn., 1903-193? – L’indipendente.
• New Haven, Conn., 1907-1913 – The morning journal-courier.
• New Haven, Conn., 191?-1921 – The Connecticut labor press.
• New Haven, Conn., 1921-1925 – The Connecticut labor news.
• New Haven, Conn., 1939-195? – La Verita, corriere del Connecticut.
• New Haven, Conn., 1941-1948 – The union times.
• Newtown, Conn., 1877-1877 – The bee.
• Newtown, Conn., 1877-current – The Newtown bee.
• Norwich, Conn., 1849-18?? – American mechanic and home journal.
• Norwich, Conn., 1867-186? – The Liberty bell and workingmen’s advocate.
• Norwich, Conn., 1895-2011 – Norwich bulletin.
• Norwich, CT., 1836-1837 – Mechanics’, operatives’, and laborers’ advocate.
• Putnam, Conn., 1872-1962 – Putnam patriot.
• Ridgefield, Conn., 1892-189? – The Connecticut citizen.
• Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn., 1871-1970 – Connecticut western news.
• Stafford Springs, Conn., 18??-1883 – Tolland County press.
• Stafford Springs, Conn., 1883-1935 – The Press.
• Stamford, Conn., 1906-190? – The Stamford American.
• Waterbury [Connecticut], 1900-1903 – Waterbury Democrat. [volume]
• Waterbury [Connecticut], 1903-1917 – Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume]
• Waterbury, Conn., 1887-1895 – Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume]
• Waterbury, Conn., 1895-1897 – Waterbury Democrat. [volume]
• Waterbury, Conn., 1897-1900 – Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume]
• Waterbury, Conn., 191?-1939 – La verita’ = The truth.
• Waterbury, Conn., 1917-1946 – The Waterbury Democrat. [volume]

Google News Archive

• Branford – The Branford News
• Branford – The Branford Opinion
• Bridgeport – Bridgeport Morning News
• Bridgeport – Bridgeport Herald
• Bridgeport – Sunday Herald 
• Bristol – The Bristol Herald
• Georgetown – The Redding Pilot
• Hartford – The Hartford Times
• Hartford – Hartford Weekly Times
• Hartford – The Catholic Press
• Hartford – Greater Hartford News
• Meriden – The Morning Record
• Meriden – The Morning Record and Journal
• Meriden – Meriden Record
• Meriden – Meriden Weekly Republican
• Meriden – Meriden Morning Record
• Meriden – The Meriden Daily Journal
• Meriden – Meriden Morning Record and Republican
• Meriden – Meriden Daily Republican
• Meriden – The Journal
• Meriden – Meriden Journal
• Meriden – Record-Journal
• Meriden – Wallingford Edition
• Meriden – Sunday Record-Journal
• New London – The Day
• Norwalk – Connecticut Sunday Herald
• Norwalk – The Sunday Hour
• Norwalk – The Hour
• Norwalk – The Evening Hour
• Norwalk – The Norwalk Hour
• Ridgefield – The Ridgefield Press
• Wilton – The Wilton Bulletin

Newspapers of Connecticut 1821-1947

• Adelante, 1971-1972
• Banner and banquet, 1870-1873
• Bat and ball, 1866-1867
• Bazar budget, 1880
• Bulletin, 1888-1890
• Charter oak, 1838-<1843>
• Connecticut eastern news, 1894-1898
• Connecticut war record, 1863-1865
• Coventry local register, <1873-1883>
• Daily advertiser and farmer, 1856-1861, Advertiser and farmer
• Daily Norwalk gazette and Saturday’s Norwalk record, Daily Norwalk gazette and Saturday’s record, Daily Norwalk gazette
• East Haddam journal, 1859-1861
• Evening gazette, Evening gazette (Norwalk, Conn.)
• Free soil advocate, 1848
• Housatonic Republican, 1857-1862
• Indian bulletin, 1890-1901
• Law and order, 1893
• Litchfield Republican, 1847-<1855>, Litchfield Republican (Litchfield, Conn.: 1847)
• Local register, <1897>
• Meriden daily monitor, 1872, Meriden evening monitor
• Meriden literary recorder, 1865-1871, Meriden recorder, Literary recorder
• Meriden recorder, 1863-1865, Meriden recorder (Meriden, Conn.: 1863), Meriden literary recorder
• Middlesex explorer, 1856
• Middletown Bulletin
• New Britain times, 1859-<1860>, New Britain times (New Britain, Conn.: 1859)
• New Haven daily palladium, <1846-1862>, New Haven daily palladium (New Haven, Conn.: 1846)
• New republic, 1895-1896
• New view, 1979-1981
• New-England examiner, 1834, New England examiner
• New-London daily star, 1855-1868, New London daily star
• Niantic herald, 1888
• Norwalk Gazette, 1818-1883, Norwalk gazette (Norwalk, Conn.: 1818), Norwalk Gazette and Daily Fair Programme
• Norwalk gazette, 1896-<1900>, Norwalk gazette (Norwalk, Conn. : 1896)
• Norwalk weekly gazette, 1883-1896, Norwalk weekly gazette (Norwalk, Conn. : 1883)
• Norwich spectator, 1829-1830, Norwich spectator (Norwich, Conn.: 1829)
• Our thing, 1979-1980
• Retreat gazette, 1837 (Archived Issues)
• Riverside intelligence, <1891-1892>
• Rockville Republican, <1860>, Rockville Republican (Rockville, Conn.)
• Scroll, 1979-1982
• South Norwalk daily sentinel
• South Norwalk sentinel, 1870-1887
• Southington news, Northampton Valley times, Southington news
• Stafford news letter, <1859-1865>
• State guard, 1855-1856, State guard (Norwich, Conn.)
• State temperance journal and Meriden weekly Republican, 1868
• State temperance journal, 1866-1867, State temperance journal (New London, Conn.), Connecticut state temperance journal
• State temperance journal, 1868-1870, State temperance journal (Meriden, Conn.)
• Sunday herald, 1888-1896, Sunday herald (Waterbury, Conn.), Waterbury Sunday herald
• Temperance gem, 1878
• The Bee, 1877, Bee (Newtown, Conn.)
• The Berlin news, 1892-1907
• The Berlin weekly news, 1891-1892
• The Bridge
• The Castigator, 1840, Castigator (Middletown, Conn.)
• The Charter oak, 1846-1848, Charter oak (Hartford, Conn.: 1846)
• The Collinsville star, 1858-1860
• The Connecticut fifth, 1862
• The Connecticut organ, 1854, Connecticut organ (Hartford, Conn.)
• The Connecticut press, 1856-1866
• The Cripple (Alexandria, Va.), 1864-1865
• The daily morning journal and courier, Journal courier, New Haven morning journal and courier
• The Daily palladium, 1859-1863, Daily palladium (New Haven, Conn.: 1859)
• The East Lyme star, <1866-1867>
• The Elm leaf, 1863-<1871>
• The Evening farmer, 1864-1866, Daily Republican farmer
• The Evening sentinel, 1887-1926, Evening sentinel (South Norwalk, Conn.)
• The Examiner, <1886>, Examiner (Derby, Conn.)
• The Fairfield County times, <1879>
• The Free Soil pioneer, 1848
• The Griswold atom, 1947
• The Harrisonian, 1840, Harrisonian (Brooklyn, Conn.)
• The Home Guard news, 1918-04 to 1918-05 (Archived issues)
• The Hopevale spectator, 1893
• The Independent, 1858, Independent (Falls Village, Conn.)
• The Jewish ledger, 1929-1942, Jewish ledger (Springfield, Mass.: Hartford ed.), Hartford Jewish ledger
• The Knapsack, 1873-1875, Knapsack (Hartford, Conn.)
• The Monthly record, 1897-1960
• The Morning journal and courier, 1880-1894, Daily morning journal and courier, 1880-1894, Journal and courier, 1880-1894, New Haven daily morning journal and courier, 1880-1894
• The Morning journal-courier, 1907-1913, Journal-courier, 1907-1913
• The National issue, 1886, National issue (Hartford, Conn.)
• The New London chronicle, 1862-<1869>, New-London chronicle
• The New Milford journal, 1872-1874
• The Newtown bee, 1877-
• The North and South, 1858, North and South (New Britain, Conn.)
• The North and South, and New Britain journal, 1858-1859, New Britain journal
• The People, 1821, People (New London, Conn.)
• The People, 1878, People (Danbury, Conn.)
• The Plainville news (Plainville, Conn. : 1874), 1874-1877
• The Plainville news, 1889-1907, Plainville news (Plainville, Conn.: 1889)
• The Printers guide
• The Rising star, Rising star (Collinsville, Conn.)
• The Simsbury echo, 1887-1888
• The Simsbury siftings, 1887
• The Slave’s cry, 1844
• The Soldiers’ record, 1868-1871, Soldiers’ record (Hartford, Conn.), Soldiers’ record and Grand Army gazette
• The Southington news, 1911-1940, Southington news (Southington, Conn.: 1911)
• The Southport times, 1879-<1881>
• The State Guard news, 1918-06 to 1919-02 (Archived issues)
• The State temperance journal and home visitor, 1868, Journal and visitor
• The Thompsonville press, 1880-1969, Thompsonville press and the Northern Connecticut news
• The Tolland County press and Stafford news letter, <1867>
• The True citizen, 1862-1866, True citizen (New Britain, Conn.)
• The West Hartford press, 1929
• The Wethersfield farmer, 1886, Wethersfield farmer (Wethersfield, Conn.: 1886)
• The Wethersfield farmer, 1889-<1893>, Wethersfield farmer (Wethersfield, Conn.: 1889)
• The Wethersfield weekly farmer, 1886-1889, Weekly farmer
• The Willimantic journal, <1857>-1911, Willimantic weekly journal
• The Windsor herald, 1886, Windsor herald (Windsor, Conn.: 1886)
• Tolland County gazette, 1854-<1860>, Tolland Co. gazette
• Tolland County herald, 1864-<1865>
• Tolland County news, 1865
• Tolland County press, <1871>-1883
• Tolland County record, 1861
• Twenty-sixth, 1863-1865, Twenty sixth
• Ultimatum, 1837-<1842>
• Veterans journal and State Guard news, 1919-1920
• Voter, 1904-1913
• Weekly phoenix, 1884-1897, Weekly phoenix (Southington, Conn.: 1884)
• Winsted sentinel, 1907-1908

County and Library Collections:

Fairfield County
Weston Library

• Weston Forum
• The Weston Forum
• Westport News
• The Weston Voice

Hartford County

East Granby Public Library

• The Newgate Script

Welles-Turner Memorial Library

• The Glastonbury Bulletin
• The Glastonbury Citizen

The Farmington Libraries

• Farmington Daily Herald
• Farmington Valley Herald
• Farmington Valley Herald And Journal

Windsor Locks Historical Society Digital Archive

• Windsor Locks Journal

Litchfield County
Scoville Memorial Library

• Lakeville Journal
• Millerton News
• Winsted Journal
• Connecticut News
• Connecticut Western News
• Sharon News
• The Lakeville Journal

Thomaston Public Library

• Thomaston Express 
• Express 
• Thomaston Express And Terryville Eagle 
• Connecticut Western 

Middlesex County
East Hampton Public Library 

• East Hampton News
• Oracle

New Haven County
Ansonia Historical Commission

• Evening Sentinel
• Ansonia Evening Sentinel
• The Evening Sentinel

James Blackstone Memorial Library 

• Branford Review 
• Branford Scrapbooks – New Haven Evening Register
• Branford Scrapbooks – New Haven Journal Courier 
• Branford Review And East Haven News
• Branford Opinion 
• Branford Opinion And Guilford Echo
• New Haven Journal and Courier
• Branford Gleaner 
• Suburban Spokesman 
• Branford Semi-Weekly Record 
• Branford News
• The Branford Record 
• East Haven News
• Guilford Echo

North Haven Public Library 

• Post 
• North Haven Post
• The North Haven Post
• North Haven Citizen

New London County

East Lyme Public Library

• The Lyme Times

Stonington Historical Society

• Mirror-Journal
• Mystic Journal
• Mystic News
• Stonington Mirror
• Stonington Mirror and Mystic Journal
• The Mystic Journal
• The Mystic Standard
• The Mystic Standard and Stonington Review
• The Mystic Times
• The New London Chronicle
• The People
• The Stonington Mirror

Windham County

Killingly Public Library

• New Haven Daily Pilladium
• Windham County Telegraph
• Windham County Transcript

Southington Library Historic Newspapers (1859-2009) 

• Southington Observer
• Southington Phoenix
• Southington News
• Canal Line Times
• Cheshire Courier
• Southington Mirror
• Southington Press
• Southington Reporter
• Connecticut journal
• Southington Sentinel
• The Southington Citizen

West Hartford Library Newspapers

• West Hartford News
• West Hartford Metropolitan News
• Metropolitan News
• Metropolitan Shopping News
• West Hartford LIFE

Student Collections:

Amity Regional High School – Woodbridge

• The Amity Trident

Berlin High School – Berlin

• Redcoat Review

Central Connecticut State University – New Britain

• Inferno
• Helix

Charter Oak State College – New Britain

• The Update

Connecticut College – New London

• ConnCensus
• Satyagraha
• The College Herald
• The College Voice
• The Connecticut College News
• The Pundit

Fairfield University – Fairfield

• Tentative
• Fulcrum
• Stag
• University Voice 
• Mirror (1977-2013)

Glastonbury High School – Glastonbury

• Hawks Eye
• Paladin

Mitchell College – New London

• News

Post University – Waterbury

• Student News

Quinnipiac University – Hamden

• Quinnipiac Chronicle

Sacred Heart University – Fairfield

• Obelisk

Sacred Heart University – Fairfield

• Spectrum

Southern Connecticut State University – New Haven

• Southern News
• The Laurel Leaf
• The New Haven State Normal School Quarterly

Staples High School – Westport

• Inklings News

State Normal School at New Haven

• Laurel Leaf

Trinity College – Hartford

• Tripod

University of Bridgeport – Bridgeport

• The Scribe

University of Connecticut – Storrs

• Storrs Agricultural College Lookout (1896-1899)
• Connecticut Agricultural College Lookout (1899-1914)
• Connecticut Campus and Lookout (1915-1917)
• Connecticut Campus (1917-1955)
• Connecticut Daily Campus (1955-present)

University of Hartford – Hartford

• The Informer

University of New Haven – West Haven

• Charger Bulletin

University of St. Joseph – West Hartford

• Outlook
• News

Wesleyan University – Middletown

• Argus
• Argus

Western Connecticut State University – Danbury

• Echo

Yale University – New Haven

• Yale Daily News Historical Archive 
• Yale Banner
• Yale Herald

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Manchester Historical Society

• Manchester Evening Herald

Watertown Historical Society Collection

• The Post – 12-03-1881
• The Post Boy – 1887
• Watertown Journal – 1888-1891
• The Sunday Republican – 09-15-1918
• Watertown News – 1913-1929
• Watertown Argus – 1-22-1937
• Town Times – 1947-2000

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942

• Cobalt – Jenkins Journal (Company 181)
• Danbury – Squantz Reveille (Company 172)
• East Hampton – Camp Stuart Courier (Company 1194)
• East Hampton – Camp Stuart Courier (Company 1194)
• East Hampton – Stuart Gusher (Company 1194)
• East Hartland – Robinson Mountaineer (Company 180)
• East Hartland – Robinson Register (Company 180)
• East Hartland – Spectator (Company 180)
• East Hartland – Spectator Magazine (Company 180)
• East Hartland – Tunxis Press (Company 180)
• East Hartland – Tunxisonian (Company 180)
• Eastford – In Fernow (Company 183)
• Hampton – Camp Fernow News (Company 183)
• Hampton – Fernow Forum (Company 183)
• Killingworth – The Roosevelt Rambler (Company 171)
• New London – Thames Tattler (Company 190)
• Niantic – Camp Chapman Clarion (Company 177)
• Niantic – Camp Chapman News (Company 177)
• Niantic – Chapman Clarion (Company 177)
• Stafford Springs – Camp Graves News (Company 174)
• Stafford Springs – Nipmuck Sentinel (Company 174)
• Thomaston – Black Rocker (Company 175)
• Torrington – Camp Walcott Windbag (Company 176)
• Torrington – Mohawk Lookout (Company 173)
• Torrington – Walcott Warrior (Company 176)
• Torrington – Walcott Windbag (Company 176)
• Voluntown – Lonergan (Company 179)
• West Cornwall – Camp Cross Clarion (Company 182)
• West Cornwall – Cross Cut (Company 182)
• West Cornwall – Owl (Company 182)
• Winsted – Camp White Echo (Company 106)
• Winsted – Camp White Echo (Company 106)
• Winsted – Camp White Static (Company 106)
• Winsted – Camp White Transcript (Company 106)
• Winsted – Echo (Company 106)
• Winsted – Echo (Company 106)
• Winsted – Static (Company 106)
• Winsted – White Eagle (Company 106)

American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020

• Adelante
• Bridge, The
• Hour Glass, The
• Insider, The
• Monthly Record, The
• New View
• Our Thing
• Scroll
• Tier Tribune, The

Independent Voices – Alternative Newspapers

• Living Hand

Old Fulton New York Postcards

• Bridgeport CT Connecticut Workman
• Bridgeport CT Evening Farmer
• Bridgeport CT La Sentinella
• Bridgeport CT La Tribuna
• Canaan CT Western News
• Fairfield CT Record
• Hartford CT Bulletin
• Hartford CT Chronicle
• Hartford CT Connecticut Courant
• Hartford CT Connecticut Craftsman
• Hartford CT Examiner
• Hartford CT Labor Standard
• Hartford CT Weekly Examiner
• New Britan CT Herald
• New Haven CT Connecticut Labor Press
• New Haven CT Indipendente
• New Haven CT Labor News
• New Haven CT Labor Press
• New Haven CT Morning and Courier
• New Haven CT Morning Journal and Courier
• New Haven CT Workmens Advocate
• Newtown CT Bee
• Norwich CT American Mechanic
• Norwich CT Bulletin
• Norwich CT Liberty Bell
• Norwich CT Mechanics Operatives Laborers Advocate
• Norwitch CT Bulletin
• Ridgefield CT Citizen
• Salisbury CT Western News
• Southport CT Chronicle
• Southport CT Fairfield Advertiser
• Southport CT Pequot Record
• Southport CT Times
• Stafford CT News Letter
• Stafford CT News Letter 1865
• Stafford Springs CT Press
• Stafford Springs CT Tolland County Press
• Stamford CT American
• Waterbury CT Evening Democrat
• Wilton CT. Bulletin

Small Town Papers

• The Hartford News

Newspaper Abstracts – Connecticut

For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.

Other Free Sites:

Bethany

• Amity Star

Bridgeport

• Fairfield County Catholic

Deep River

• The Deep River New Era

Hartford

• The Catholic Transcript – 2008-present
• Catholic Transcript 1958-1978
• Connecticut Courant Index 1764-1799
• Hartford Courant

New London

• The Repository

Norwich

• Four County Catholic
• Norwich Spectator 1863

Vernon

• Courant Community – Vernon

Waterbury

• Scovill Bulletin

Wilton

• Wilton Bulletin 

Windsor

• Windsor Town Crier

Subscription or Pay Sites:

Ancestry.com:

There are currently 23 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Ancestry – Connecticut Newspapers

Genealogy Bank:

There are currently 302 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank – Connecticut Newspapers

Newspaper Archive:

There are currently 112 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive – Connecticut

Newspapers.com:

There are currently 41 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com – Connecticut. 

And Finally:

You also need to visit the Connecticut Digital 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.

For more links for different states, provinces, and countries – please see the Newspaper Links page on this website.