Indiana Online Historical Newspapers Summary

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Trying to find historical Indiana newspapers? This is the place to find free online historical newspapers.

Indiana is one of the states that has a central online repository for searching historical newspapers. Several states use the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America site as their primary online resource for searching old newspapers. Indiana does have many online newspapers available on that site, as well as their own central site. Indiana also has its online availability on several other websites. Many are free, and many require a subscription. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them. 

There are over 4,700 newspapers that have been published in the Hoosier State.  But there are quite a few that are indeed available. So go for it – find your Indiana ancestors and all the interesting articles that capture the stories of their lives. 

Please note that I have not always entered the dates included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also, I suspect 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. 

(Recently added links are in BOLD)

Indiana Historical Newspapers

Free Sites:

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America – Indiana

The Links for Chronicling America go to the new Version 2.0

Google News Archive

Hoosier State Chronicles

Indiana Legacy (multiple index search)

  • Indiana Gazette
  • Indianapolis Herald
  • Indianapolis Journal
  • Indianapolis News
  • Indianapolis Sentinel
  • Indianapolis Star
  • Indianapolis News
  • Logansport Journal
  • Logansport Weekly Journal
  • Logansport Democratic Pharos
  • New Albany Ledger and Standard
  • Western Sun

INSPIRE Collection (Must be Indiana Resident)

  • (Angola) Steuben Republican (1860-1964)
  • (Gas City) Twin City Journal-Reporter (1975-2024)
  • (Greenfield) Hancock Democrat (1860-1957)
  • (Indianapolis) Indiana State Sentinel (1841-1860, 1861-1984)
  • (Indianapolis) Indiana Tribune (1900-1907)
  • (Lafayette) Indiana State Commercial (1865-1866)
  • (Lafayette) Indiana Trade Gazette (1869)
  • (Lafayette) Indiana Union (1868)
  • (Lafayette) Tippecanoe American (1856)
  • (Lafayette) Tri-Weekly Journal (1846)
  • (Lafayette) Wabash Standard (1844-1845)
  • (North Vernon) Jennings County News (1924-1933)
  • (Rushville) True Republican (1842-1852)
  • (Terre Haute) Wabash Express (1856-1861)
  • (Upland) Courier (1935-1972, 1994-2012)
  • (Upland) Five-Star Weekly (1940-1941)
  • (Vernon) Jennings County Review (1921)
  • (Vincennes) Morning Commercial (1934)
  • Angola Herald (1877-1963)
  • Argos Reflector (1881-1966)
  • Brazil Daily Times (1907-1964)
  • Bremen Daily Enquirer (1891-1892)
  • Bremen Enquirer (1885-1964)
  • Bristol Banner (1877-1919)
  • Brook Reporter (1895-1964)
  • Brookville American (1858-1860, 1865-1932)
  • Brookville Democrat (1896-1956)
  • Brookville Indiana American (1853-1857)
  • Charlestown Courier (1941-1964)
  • Clinton Daily Clintonian (1935-1954)
  • Colburn Courier (1895)
  • Columbia City Commercial-Mail (1951-1964)
  • Culver Citizen (1903-1964)
  • Dayton Vidette (1878-1879)
  • Edinburg Daily Courier (1877-1963)
  • Evansville Daily Journal (1848-1870)
  • Evansville Press (1906-1998)
  • Evansville Tri-Weekly Journal (1847-1848)
  • Evansville Weekly Journal (1840-1848)
  • Fairmount News (1888-1964)
  • Fort Wayne Daily Gazette (1864-1899)
  • Fort Wayne Daily News (1874-1923)
  • Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (1873-1923)
  • Fort Wayne Sentinel (1870-1923)
  • Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette (1895-1903)
  • Fort Wayne Weekly Journal (1890-1899)
  • Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel (1875-1917)
  • Fountain City Times (1905)
  • Franklin Evening Star (1885-1963)
  • Garrett Clipper (1885-1964)
  • Garrett News (1876-1901)
  • Goshen News (1984)
  • Greenfield Daily Reporter (1905-2017)
  • Hartford City and Upland Courier (2013-2024)
  • Huntingburg Press (1987-2024)
  • Indiana Daily Times (1920-1922)
  • Indianapolis Journal (1883-1904)
  • Indianapolis Leader (1879-1882)
  • Indianapolis Sentinel (1865-1885)
  • Indianapolis Star (1862-2024)
  • Indianapolis Times (1922-1936)
  • Jasper Weekly Courier (1858-1922)
  • Lafayette Argus (1854-1861)
  • Lafayette Daily Courier (1865)
  • Lafayette Daily Dispatch (1869-1880)
  • Lafayette Free-Press, and Commercial Advertiser (1833-1840)
  • Lafayette Journal and Courier (1850-2024)
  • Lafayette Journal (1850-1919)
  • Lafayette Leader (1880-1936)
  • Lafayette Morning Democrat (1864)
  • Lafayette Star City (1851)
  • Lafayette Sunday Times (1886-1914)
  • Lafayette Weekly Courier (1846-1918)
  • Lafayette Weekly Gazette (1853-1854)
  • Lake County Times (1906-2024)
  • Logansport Pharos-Tribune (1890-2006)
  • Marshall County Independent (1894-1901)
  • North Vernon Republican (1901-1913)
  • North Vernon Sun (1872-2020)
  • North Vernon Plain Dealer (1868-2024)
  • Oak Hill Times (1979-2024)
  • Pendleton Booster (1933-1934)
  • Pendleton Gazette (1899-1903)
  • Pendleton Times-Post (1922-2024)
  • Plymouth Democrat (1855-1870)
  • Plymouth Pilot (1855-1870)
  • Plymouth Weekly Banner (1853-1856)
  • Plymouth Weekly Republican (1856-1917)
  • Princeton Clarion-Leader (1846-1901)
  • Princeton Daily Clarion (1891, 1897-2024)
  • Randolph Journal (1857-1867)
  • Richmond Palladium-Item (1876-2024)
  • Richmond Weekly Palladium (1831-1897)
  • Rushville Graphic (1887)
  • Rushville Republican (1861-1866, 1883-1903, 1889-2020)
  • South Bend News-Times (1913-1922)
  • Stockwell Times (1894)
  • Terre Haute Star (1861-1973)
  • Twin City Journal-Reporter (1975-2024)
  • Vernon Banner (1859-1879)
  • Vernon Journal (1892)
  • Vincennes Commercial (1882-1920, 1931)
  • Vincennes Post (1936)
  • Vincennes Sun (1934-1935)
  • Vincennes Sun-Commercial (1871-2016)
  • Weekly Vincennes Western Sun (1856-1924)
  • Winchester Journal (1870)

County and Library Collections:

Adams County

Berne Public Library

  • Adams County Witness (1921-1929)
  • The Adams County Sun and Berne Daily Witness (1974-1976)
  • The Berne Review (1927-1938)
  • The Berne Tri-Weekly (1976-2016)
  • The Berne Witness (1896-2016)

Blackford County

Blackford County Historical Society

  • Blackford County Gazette (1901-1905)
  • Daily Gazette (1901-1903)
  • Hartford City Daily Gazette (1903-1905)
  • The Daily Times Gazette (1905-1913)
  • Weekly Times Gazette (1905-1913)

Montpelier Harrison Township Public Library

  • Montpelier Herald (1944-2005)
  • Montpelier Weekly (2005-2016)

Clay County

Brazil Public Lbrary

  • Brazil Daily News (1916-1916)
  • Brazil Daily Times (1910-1914)
  • Brazil Gazette (1931-1942)
  • Brazil Miner (1878-1890)
  • Clay County Enterprise (1872-1921)
  • Daily Times (1907-1910)
  • Manufacturer And Miner (1872-1877)
  • The Brazil Times (1979-2022)
  • The Brazil Weekly Echo (1875-1876)
  • The Clay City News (1931-1942)
  • The Clay City Times (1936-1936)

Crawford County

Crawford County Library

  • Clarion News (2013-2024)
  • Crawford County Democrat (1925-1961)
  • Hard Times (1979-1980)
  • Leavenworth Arena (1838-1841)
  • The English News (1900-1949)
  • The Marengo Messenger (1935-1950)
  • The Marengo Observer (1895-1920)

Evansville Historic Newspaper Index

  • Evansville Enquirer
  • Evansville Gazette
  • Evansville Weekly Journal
  • Evansville Tri-Weekly Journal
  • Evansville Daily Journal

Fountain County

Attica Public Library

  • Attica Daily Ledger  (1901-1902)
  • Attica Ledger (1871-1894)
  • Fountain Ledger (1864-1866)
  • Fountain-Warren Democrat (1898-1901)

Grant County

Barton Rees Pogue Memorial Library

  • Chronicle-Tribune V2 (1966-1966)
  • Chronicle-Tribune (1966-1973)
  • Coshocton Tribune (1963-1963)
  • Indianapolis News (1969-1969)
  • Marion Chronicle (1887-1963)
  • Marion Daily Chronicle (1901-1901)
  • Marion Leader-Tribune (1967-1967)
  • Marion Sunday Chronicle Tribune (1966-1966)
  • Marion Weekly Chronicle (1867-1867)
  • The Upland Enterprise (1909-1910)
  • The Upland Monitor (1892-1918)
  • The Weekly Sun (1992-1992)
  • Upland Community Courier (1918-1976)
  • Upland Courier (1942-1999)
  • Upland General Shopper (1979-1992)
  • Upland Misc (1900-1900)
  • Upland New Community Courier (1927-1927)
  • Upland Shopper (1971-1972)

Hamilton County

Hamilton County Newspaper Database (index)

Hendricks County

Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library

  • Plainfield Messenger (1890–1920)
  • Hendricks County Gazette (1921–1950)
  • Plainfield Star (1951–1980)
  • Plainfield Times (1981–2000)

Howard County

Howard County Memory Project

  • Greentown Gem
  • Greentown Grapevine

Knox County

Knox County Public Library

  • The Vincennes Commercial (1906-1931)
  • The Vincennes Sun (1931-1935)
  • The Vincennes Sun-Commercial (1930-2021)
  • The Vincennes Times (1865-1873)
  • The Vincennes Weekly Sun (1856-1878)
  • The Weekly Western Sun (1875-1883)
  • The Western Sun and General Advertiser (1835-1924)
  • The Western Sun (1882-1919)
  • Vincennes Commercial (1886-1909)
  • Vincennes Daily Commercial (1884-1909)
  • Vincennes Sun-Commercial (1973-2024)
  • Vincennes Weekly Sun (1875-1875)
  • Western Sun (1919-1919)

Miami County

Peru Public Library

  • Peru Republican (1868-1965)
  • Peru Tribune (2020-2024)
  • Plain Dealer (2024-2025)

Owen County

Owen County Pubic Library

  • The News Herald (2006-2023)

Perry County

Perry County Public Library

  • Cannelton Enquirer And Reporter (1836-1887)
  • Cannelton Reporter (1854-1877)
  • Independent Reporter (1856-1856)
  • Santa Claus Town News (1936-1936)
  • Tell City Anzeiger (1871-1912)
  • Tell City Commercial (1874-1876)
  • Tell City News (1891-1976)
  • The Cannelton Enquirer (1870-1924)
  • The Cannelton Journal (1883-1883)
  • The Cannelton Mercury (1855-1855)
  • The Cannelton News (1945-1976)
  • The Cannelton Telephone (1892-1945)
  • The Cannelton Tuesday News (1966-1974)
  • The Economist (1849-1851)
  • The Express (1851-1851)
  • The Indiana Weekly Express (1852-1853)
  • The Perry County Democrat (1946-1948)
  • The Perry County Tribune (1910-1918)
  • The Perry-Spencer County News (1916-1916)
  • The Republican Banner (1856-1856)
  • The Tell City Daily Journal (1895-1895)
  • The Tell City Journal (1891-1917)
  • The Tell City Thursday News (1966-1967)
  • The Times-Telephone (1892-1893)
  • The Troy Herald (1910-1910)
  • The Troy Item (1885-1887)
  • The Troy Times (1908-1909)

Perry County Public Library

  • Tell City News (1977-1992)
  • The Cannelton News (1977-1977)
  • The Perry County News (1992-2011)

Spencer County

Spencer County Historical Society

  • Daily Hornet (1877-1877))
  • Dale Weekly Reporter (1887-1952))
  • Grandview Monitor (1887-1904))
  • Jasper Democrat (1857-1857))
  • Rockport Advertiser (1856-1857))
  • Rockport Sentinel (1881-1884))
  • Rockport Weekly Democrat (1866-1866))
  • Rockport Weekly Gazette (1880-1881))
  • Santa Claus Town News (1935-1937))
  • Santas Country (1971-1979))
  • Spencer County Advance (1881-1881))
  • Spencer County Leader (1945-1946))
  • The Chrisney Sun (1887-1942))
  • The Dale News (1938-1980))
  • The Dale News Commerce Connection (1996-1996))
  • The Dale Reporter (1886-1887))
  • The Evansville Courier (1935-1935))
  • The Evansville Courier And Journal (1931-1935))
  • The Evansville Journal (1935-1935))
  • The Evansville Press (1935-1935))
  • The Farm News (1955-1955))
  • The Indiana Herald (1844-1844))
  • The Indiana Pocket (1883-1889))
  • The Indianapolis Sunday Star (1935-1935))
  • The Journal (1969-1979))
  • The June Bug (1855-1855))
  • The Monitor (1912-1942))
  • The North Spencer Journal (1969-1969))
  • The Planter (1848-1860))
  • The Rockport Democrat (1860-1980))
  • The Rockport Herald (1918-1918))
  • The Rockport Journal (1876-1969))
  • The Rockport Republican (1872-1874))
  • The Rockport Republican Jorunal (1874-1875))
  • The Rockport Weekly Democrat (1855-1895))
  • The Santa Claus Times (1963-1963))
  • The Sun (1885-1887))
  • The Sunday Courier And Journal (1935-1935))
  • The Sunday Courier And Press (1939-1939))
  • The Telegram (1951-1951))
  • The Tell City News (1939-1939))
  • Tookies Lygeum (1900-1900))

Sullivan County Public Library

  • Sullivan Daily Times (1924-1977)
  • Sullivan Times-Democrat (1925-1934)

Logansport Newspaper Archives

New Albany – Floyd County Public Library Newspaper Index  (Index only)

  • Daily Ledger Standard
  • Daily New Albany Democrat
  • Daily Standard-Ledger
  • Evening Tribune
  • Indiana Recorder
  • Indiana Republican
  • Ledger Standard
  • New Albany Argus
  • New Albany Commercial
  • New Albany Daily Commercial
  • New Albany Daily Democrat
  • New Albany Daily Gazette
  • New Albany Daily Ledger
  • New Albany Daily Ledger Standard
  • New Albany Daily Living
  • New Albany Daily Morning Herald
  • New Albany Daily Standard
  • New Albany Daily Times
  • New Albany Daily Tribune
  • New Albany Daily/Weekly Ledger
  • New Albany Democrat
  • New Albany Evening Ledger
  • New Albany Evening News
  • New Albany Evening Times
  • New Albany Evening Tribune
  • New Albany Female Seminary
  • New Albany Friday
  • New Albany Gazette
  • New Albany High School
  • New Albany Ledger
  • New Albany Ledger & Tribune
  • New Albany Ledger & Tribune (Weekly)
  • New Albany Ledger (Daily)
  • New Albany Ledger Daily and Weekly
  • New Albany Ledger Daily Standard
  • New Albany Ledger Standard
  • New Albany Ledger Tribune
  • New Albany Ledger Weekly
  • New Albany Newspaper
  • New Albany Register
  • New Albany Sentinel
  • New Albany Standard (Daily)
  • New Albany Sunday Ledger-Tribune
  • New Albany -The Saturday Herald
  • New Albany Tribune
  • New Albany Valley News
  • New Albany Weekly
  • New Albany Weekly & Daily Ledger
  • New Albany Weekly Ledger
  • New Albany Weekly Tribune
  • New Albany Weekly-Daily Tribune
  • News and Tribune
  • Public Press
  • The Flood
  • The Indiana Gazette
  • The Microscope
  • The New Albany Citizen
  • Unknown

St. Joseph County Public Library Newspapers

Student Collections:

Anderson University – Anderson

Arsenal Technical School – Indianapolis

Ball State University – Muncie

Bethel University – Mishawaka

    Burris Laboratory School – Muncie

    Butler University – Indianapolis

    Carmel High School – Carmel

    Center School – Muncie

    Central High School – Fort Wayne

    Depauw University – Greencastle

    Earlham College – Richmond

    Franklin College – Franklin

    Goshen College – Goshen

    Grace College – Winona Lake

    Hanover College – Hanover

    Huntington University – Huntington

    Indiana Boys School – Plainfield

    Indiana School for the Deaf – Indianapolis

      Indiana University – Bloomington

      Indiana University – Kokomo

      Indiana University – Purdue University – Fort Wayne

      Indiana University – Purdue University – Indianapolis

      Indiana University – South Bend

      Indiana University Southeast – New Albany

      Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington

      Indiana Wesleyan University – Marion

      Jefferson High School – Lafayette

      John Adams High School – South Bend

      John Marshall High School – Indianapolis

      Lawrence North High School – Indianapolis

      Marian University – Indianapolis

      New Albany High School – New Albany

      North Central High School – Indianapolis

      North Side High School – Fort Wayne

      Notre Dame University – South Bend

      Purdue University – West Lafayette

      Purdue University Northwest – Hammond

      Purdue University Northwest – Westville

      Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – Terre Haute

      Saint Joseph’s College – Rensselaer

      South Side High School – Fort Wayne

      Shortridge High School – Indianapolis

      Southport High School – Indianapolis

      Thomas Carr Howe High School – Indianapolis

      Trine University – Angola

      University of Evansville – Evansville

      University of Indianapolis – Indianapolis

      University of Southern Indiana – Evansville

      Valparaiso University – Valparaiso

      Wabash College – Crawfordsville

      Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

      Independent Voices – Alternative Newspapers

      • Aerospaced
      • The Spectator
      • First Amendment
      • Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow

      Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942

      Indiana State Library Civilian Conservation Corps Newsletters

      Indiana – Company Employee Newsletters/Newspapers

      Small Town Papers

      Old Fulton Postcards

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

      Other Free Sites:

      Anderson

      Evansville

      Fort Wayne

      Huntington

      Indianapolis

      Lafayette

      Logansport

      Merrillville and Gary

      Muncie

      New Garden

      Richmond

      Rushville

      Seymour

      Smithville

      South Bend

      South Bend and Fort Wayne

      Subscription or Pay Sites:

      Ancestry.com:

      There are currently 58 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Ancestry – Indiana Newspapers

      Genealogy Bank:

      There are currently 291 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank – Indiana Newspapers

      Newspaper Archive:

      There are currently 1,228 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive – Indiana

      Newspapers.com:

      There are currently 445 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com – Indiana

      And Finally:

      You also need to check out the Indiana State Library site, which can tell you what is happening in the state with regard to the newspapers that have been digitized and are becoming available via microfilm or online. 

      Please note that even more may be available via a local 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.


      For all Free Indiana Collection Links in 24 Genealogy Categories, go to the By Location Page, click on Indiana, and then click on the category of interest.

      Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

      Online Newspaper Research FAQs

      Why is online newspaper research so challenging?

      It’s challenging due to imperfect Optical Character Recognition (OCR), inconsistent indexing, variations in spelling and nicknames, differing journalistic styles over time, and the sheer volume of fragmented, often paywalled, collections. Finding what you need truly feels like a treasure hunt!

      What can I do to overcome these OCR errors?

      Many researchers utilizing online newspaper archives may not be aware that word searches are performed against a database generated by analyzing whether minute sections of the newspaper are black or white. It is the shape of the collected dots that may (or may not) look like a letter.

      To improve search accuracy when encountering OCR errors, it is advisable to intentionally alter your search terms by substituting letters with similar shapes. For example, replacing a lowercase ‘b’ with an ‘h’, or a lowercase ‘e’ with a ‘c’.

      What other techniques will produce better results?

      In your search criteria, try entering abbreviations, nicknames, and portions of hyphenated words. Numerous other techniques can be found in The Ancestor Hunt’s “Newspaper Research Academy”, which can be accessed at https://theancestorhunt.com/academy.html

      Are any Newspaper Databases Free?

      Yes. Although some of the largest databases require a subscription, there are many that are free. The Ancestor Hunt has curated links to over 80,000 titles that can be searched for free in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. To use these links, go to its Newspaper Links Page,

      3 replies on “Indiana Online Historical Newspapers Summary”

      The Indiana Digital Historic Newspaper Program Database provides free access to over 60,000 pages of digitized, text-searchable Indiana newspapers. The collection currently contains 14,217 newspaper issues published between 1841 and 1922, such as the Wabash Express (Terre Haute, 1856-1864), Indiana American (Brookville, 1853-1868), and the Indianapolis Leader (1879-1882), which was Indianapolis’s first black-owned newspaper. The database also includes a crowd-source component that allows subscribers to edit the Optical Character Recognition Text (OCR).
      Also refer to Indiana Memory.
      Indiana Memory serves as a gateway website to the digitized collections of Indiana universities, libraries, and museums. The site provides free, online access to the abundance of materials in those collections, including Indiana-centric photographs, maps, newspapers, manuscripts, digitized books, and other primary sources which illuminate Indiana’s history and material culture. “Teacher Resources” are also made available through Indiana Memory to help educators teach with primary sources.
      Database: https://newspapers.library.in.gov/
      IN Memory: https://digital.library.in.gov/
      Melissa B.
      Project Coordinator
      Digital Historic Newspaper Program
      Indiana State Library

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