
For those of you who have Polish ancestry in your family tree, there are lots of Polish-American newspapers that have been published over the last hundred or so years that may help you find some information and stories about your ancestors.
In fact, according to the Library of Congress, there are exactly 240 Polish-language newspapers that have been published in the United States.
Listed below are only those that have been digitized and are available online. As always, there are tons more available via microfilm and in the original form via libraries and archives.
Please note that most listed below are free and some require a subscription or a login from a university library. Some are indexed, and some are not.
Please be aware that there are several titles that are available from more than one online collection, and the range of available dates may be different, so you might want to research all the sources.
(Updated February 2023; recently added links are in BOLD)
Free Collections:
Florida
- Ft. Lauderdale – Polish News 2008-
Illinois
- Chicago, Ill., 1902-current – Głos polek. [volume]
- Chicago – Dziennik Zwiazkowy 1908-1917
- Chicago – Gazeta Robotnicza: organ Związku Robotników Polskich w Stanach Zjednoczonych Ameryki Północnej (1891-1893, 1894-1895)
- Chicago – Gazeta Chicagowska (Dziennik Polski) (1896)
- Chicago – Naród Polski: pismo tygodniowe dla Polaków w Ameryce (1897-1914)
- Chicago [Ill.], 1890-1971 – Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume]
- Chicago, Ill., 1892-19?? – Telegraf.
- Chicago, Ill., 1899-1923 – Dziennik narodowy.
- Chicago, Ill., 1900-1913 – Zgoda : Wydania dla niewiast. [volume]
- Chicago, Ill., 1902-1913 – Zgoda : Wydanie dla mężczyzn. [volume]
- Chicago, Ill., 1902-current – Głos polek. [volume]
- Chicago, Illinois., 1914-current – Zgoda = Unity. [volume]
- Die fäckel
- Dziennik Chicagoski
Maryland
- Baltimore – Polonia: tygodnik polityczny, naukowy i społeczny (1892-1896, 1903-1905, 1926)
- Baltimore, Md., 1940-194? – Czas Baltimorski.
Michigan
- Detroit – Dziennik Polski
- Detroit – PGSM Polish Eaglet Indexes
Minnesota
- Winona, Minn., 1886-1893 – Wiarus.
- Winona, Minn., 1893-1895 – Katolik.
- Winona, Minn., 1895-1919 – Wiarus.
- Winona, Minn. – Katolik (1893-06-01 – 1895-08-01)
- Winona, Minn. – Wiarus (1886-02-11 – 1893-05-25)
- Winona, Minn. – Wiarus (1895-08-15 – 12/16/1919)
New Jersey
- Clifton – Post Eagle 2012-
New York
- Brooklyn – Kurier Nowojorski iBrookliński (Greater New York Courier) (1891-1892, 1898)
- Buffalo – Polak w Ameryce (published in Buffalo, N.Y., 1892-1901)
- Buffalo – Reforma: organ Ligi Polsko-Republikańskiej w Buffalo (later Reforma) (1894-1895, 1898-1901)
- New York City – Ognisko
Ohio
- Toledo, Ohio, 1889-1891 – Ameryka.
- Toledo, Ohio, 1891-1892 – Ameryka w Toledo.
- Toledo, Ohio, 1892-1892 – Ameryka w Toledo i kuryer Clevelandski.
- Toledo, Ohio, 1893-1902 – Ameryka.
- Toledo, Ohio, 1902-1971 – Ameryka echo.
- Cleveland – Jedność Polek = Unity of Polish Women – 1923-1931
- Toledo – Ameryka (1889) – 1889-1891
- Toledo – Ameryka (1893) – 1893-1902
- Toledo – Ameryka Echo – 1902-1906
- Toledo – Ameryka w Toledo i Kuryer Clevelandski – 1892-1892
- Toledo – Ameryka w Toledo – 1891-1892
- Cleveland – Jedność Polek = Unity of Polish Women – 1923-1931
- Cleveland – Wiadomosci Codzienne
- Cleveland – Polonia w Ameryce (1892-1900)
- Cleveland, O. [Ohio], 1923-current – Jednośc Polek = Unity of Polish women. [volume]
- Toledo – Kurier: organ Polonii w Toledo (1892-1894)
- Toledo, Ohio, 1889-1891 – Ameryka.
- Toledo, Ohio, 1891-1892 – Ameryka w Toledo.
- Toledo, Ohio, 1892-1892 – Ameryka w Toledo i kuryer Clevelandski.
- Toledo, Ohio, 1893-1902 – Ameryka.
- Toledo, Ohio, 1902-1971 – Ameryka echo.
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia – Polish American News 2006-
- Pittsburgh – Gazeta Pittsburgska (1895)
- Pittsburgh – Sokół w Ameryce (1912, 1914)
Wisconsin
- Milwaukee – Gazeta Wisconsińska (1893-1895)
- Milwaukee, Wis., 1881-1901 – Zgoda = Unity. [volume]
Library Access Only:
From their Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971, there are a few Polish American newspapers available. Check with your nearby library to see if they have a subscription for this collection. Clicking on the link will provide you with a list of titles. Please understand that all of these titles listed are not Polish. There are French, German, Irish, and other ethnic groups contained in this collection.
The Polish American Club of Columbus, Ohio has published a list of more current Polish American newspapers HERE. Please be aware that this was written a few years ago, so some of the links may be broken.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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Thank you for updating the Polish newspaper list.
Paul Baltzer
paulbaltzer@hotmail.com