Remember Elephind? The “search many newspaper databases all at once” search engine for online newspapers? It was taken down in March 2024, and it is coming back. I am regularly in touch with DL Consulting in New Zealand, who are the creators of Elephind and also the creator of Veridian Software, the software that powers the newspaper collections of California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. And country-wide collections, such as Estonia, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, and Switzerland. Veridian’s databases number in excess of 200 million pages.
Here are some snippets from their Facebook Page that will give you many more details about Elephind 2.0
𝐇𝐞𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝?
We’ve missed you!
While you’ve been busy piecing together your family tree, we’ve been working on a little transformation of our own — 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲!
New logo
Sleeker look
Fresh features to make your historical newspaper searches even easier (and more fun!) 
We’re still fine-tuning a few things, but we’d love to hear from you:
What would YOU love to see in the new and improved Elephind?
Easier search tools?
Saved clippings?
Email alerts?
User forum?
A cupcake every time you find a long-lost relative? (Just kidding… unless?)
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐨𝐨𝐧… 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭! 
To all our lovely new followers — you might be wondering:
“𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑?”
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?
Elephind doesn’t just search one newspaper collection — it helps you discover articles from libraries, universities, and cultural institutions 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑. 
That’s exactly why we built it: to make it easier to access the past, no matter where it was preserved.
And the best part? The content always stays with the original institution — we just help you find it faster.
𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠?
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱: 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱
As part of Elephind’s upcoming relaunch, a new semantic search will go beyond simply matching keywords—it’ll better understand what you’re 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 looking for!
Think of it as having a research assistant who just gets you. 
Want to learn more about how semantic search works?
Check out this article from Veridian, the team behind Elephind:
https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/unlocking-semantic-search-in-digital-collections
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 – 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁
As part of Elephind’s upcoming relaunch, we’re introducing Ask Elephind — an AI-powered assistant designed to make your searches smarter and your discoveries richer.
It will help you quickly make sense of the information you find, uncover hidden connections, and explore related topics — all with links to the original sources.
Get ready for a faster, more intuitive way to explore history.
We’ve now uploaded 𝟏𝟐,𝟒𝟗𝟐,𝟏𝟏𝟗 pages of historic newspapers into Elephind 2.0!
That’s millions of family scandals, dramatic headlines, mysterious disappearances, and “you won’t believe this” moments — way juicier than Netflix.
And the best part? We’re still adding more every single day. Who knows how much drama we’ll uncover next… 
We don’t have an exact launch date just yet, but it’s getting close! Want front-row seats when Elephind 2.0 goes live? Subscribe here: https://elephind.com/