
Montana is one of the states that does not have a single central online state repository for searching historical newspapers, but they use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as their main site for searching old newspapers. There are many 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 1,100 newspapers that have been published in the Treasure State – certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it – find your Montana 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)
Montana Historical Newspapers
Free Sites:
Statewide Collections:
- Anaconda, Mont., 1889-1970 – The Anaconda standard.
- Armington, Mont., 1894-1977 – Belt Valley times.
- Benton, M.T. [Mont.], 1875-1879 – The Benton record.
- Benton, Mont., 1880-1885 – The Benton weekly record.
- Big Arm, Mont., 1911-191? – Big Arm graphic. [volume]
- Billings, Mont., 1882-1885 – The Billings herald.
- Billings, Mont., 1885-1900 – The Daily gazette.
- Billings, Mont., 1896-1919 – The Billings gazette.
- Bozeman, Mont., 1871-1872 – The avant courier.
- Bozeman, Mont., 1872-1882 – Bozeman avant courier.
- Bozeman, Mont., 1883-1883 – The weekly chronicle.
- Bozeman, Mont., 1883-1889 – The Bozeman weekly chronicle.
- Bozeman, Mont., 1919-1954 – The Bozeman courier.
- Broadus, Mont., 1918-1919 – The Broadus independent.
- Broadus, Mont., 1919-1935 – The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent.
- Browning, Mont., 1915-1925 – The Browning review. [volume]
- Browning, Mont., 1931-1940 – Glacier County chief. [volume]
- Browning, Mont., 1941-1953 – Browning chief. [volume]
- Browning, Mont., 1953-current – The Glacier reporter. [volume]
- Butte, Mont., 1878-1881 – The weekly miner.
- Butte, Mont., 1879-1885 – The daily miner.
- Butte, Mont., 1881-1901 – Daily inter mountain.
- Butte, Mont., 1882-1886 – The semi-weekly miner.
- Butte, Mont., 1885-18?? – The Butte daily miner.
- Butte, Mont., 1886-1890 – Butte semi-weekly miner.
- Butte, Mont., 19??-1951 – Montana labor news.
- Butte, Mont., 1901-1912 – The Butte inter mountain.
- Butte, Mont., 1902-190? – The new age.
- Butte, Mont., 1913-1961 – The Butte daily post.
- Butte, Mont., 1918-1921 – The Butte daily bulletin.
- Camas, Mont., 1926-1959 – The Camas Hot Springs exchange. [volume]
- Circle, Mont., 1914-1939 – The Circle banner. [volume]
- Columbia Falls, Mont., 1946-1948 – Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume]
- Columbia Falls, Mont., 1948-current – Hungry Horse news. [volume]
- Culbertson, Mont., 1902-current – The searchlight.
- Cut Bank, Mont., 1909-current – Cut Bank pioneer press.
- Deer Lodge, Mont., 1869-1897 – The new North-west.
- Diamond City, Mont., 1875-1943 – Rocky Mountain husbandman.
- Dillon, Mont., 1881-1941 – The Dillon tribune.
- Dupuyer, Mont., 1894-1904 – The Dupuyer acantha.
- Ekalaka, Mont., 1909-1920 – The Ekalaka eagle.
- Eureka, Mont., 1932-1942 – The Eureka mirror. [volume]
- Forsyth, Mont., 1901-1906 – Rosebud County news.
- Fort Benton, Mont., 1880-current – The river press. volume
- Fort Peck (Wheeler), Mont., 1934-193? – The Fort Peck press. [volume]
- Glasgow, Mont., 1913-current – The Glasgow courier.
- Glendive, Mont., 1905-1928 – Yellowstone monitor.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1885-1890 – Great Falls tribune.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1887-1890 – Great Falls tribune.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1888-1890 – The Great Falls leader.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1888-1900 – The Great Falls leader.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1890-1890 – The tribune.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1890-1891 – The semi-weekly tribune.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1891-1894 – The weekly tribune.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1894-1??? – Great Falls weekly tribune.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1895-1921 – Great Falls daily tribune.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1918-1918 – Montana leader.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1918-192? – The Montana nonpartisan.
- Great Falls, Mont., 192?-1931 – Montana oil journal.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1921-current – Great Falls tribune.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1931-1953 – Montana oil and mining journal.
- Great Falls, Mont., 1947-1993 – Montana farmer-stockman. [volume]
- Hardin, Mont., 1925-1973 – The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume]
- Harlem, Mont., 1899-1926 – The enterprise.
- Harlowton, Mont., 1909-1914 – The Harlowton news.
- Havre, Mont., 1904-1908 – The Havre herald.
- Helena, Mont., 1867-1900 – Helena weekly herald. volume
- Helena, Mont., 1875-1943 – The Helena independent.
- Helena, Mont., 1894-1894 – The Colored citizen.
- Helena, Mont., 1906-1911 – The Montana plaindealer.
- Helena, Mont., 1914-191? – The Suffrage daily news.
- Helena, Mont., 1939-1969 – The People’s voice. [volume]
- Inverness, Mont., 1917-1918 – Inverness news.
- Judith Gap, Mont., 1908-19?? – Judith Gap journal.
- Kalispell, Mont., 1900-192? – The Kalispell bee.
- Kalispell, Mont., 1901-1901 – The Kalispell bee.
- Kevin, Mont., 1922-1922 – The Kevin courier.
- Kevin, Mont., 1922-1929 – The Kevin review. [volume]
- Laurel, Mont., 1909-current – Laurel outlook. [volume]
- Lewistown, Mont., 1886-1946 – Fergus County argus.
- Lewistown, Mont., 1904-191? – Montana news.
- Lewistown, Mont., 1904-1919 – Fergus County Democrat.
- Libby, Mont., 1911-1913 – The Libby herald.
- Libby, Mont., 1920-1933 – Western news and the Libby times.
- Libby, Mont., 1933-current – The Western news.
- Livingston, Mont., 1883-1884 – The daily enterprise.
- Livingston, Mont., 1883-1914 – The Livingston enterprise.
- Maiden, Mont., 1883-1886 – The Mineral argus.
- Miles City, Mont., 1882-1893 – Daily Yellowstone journal.
- Miles City, Mont., 1893-1901 – The Yellowstone journal.
- Missoula, Mont., 1904-1961 – The Daily Missoulian.
- Neihart, Mont., 1890-1901 – The Neihart herald.
- Philipsburg, Mont., 1887-current – The Philipsburg mail.
- Plentywood, Mont., 1908-current – Plentywood herald.
- Plentywood, Mont., 1918-1937 – The producers news.
- Red Lodge, Mont., 1889-1907 – Red Lodge picket.
- Red Lodge, Mont., 1924-1924 – The Carbon County chronicle.
- Red Lodge, Mont., 1924-1931 – The Carbon County news.
- Red Lodge, Mont., 1931-1936 – Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news.
- Red Lodge, Mont., 1936-current – Carbon County news. [volume]
- Ronan, Mont., 1910-1970 – The Ronan pioneer.
- Roundup, Mont., 1908-1929 – The roundup record.
- Shelby, Mont., 1922-192? – The Montana courier. [volume]
- Sidney, Mont., 1908-19?? – The Sidney herald.
- Stevensville, Mont., 1890-1977 – The Western news.
- Stevensville, Mont., 1894-1899 – The Ravalli Republican.
- Sun River, Mont., 1884-1885 – Sun River sun.
- Virginia City, Mont., 1873-1915 – The Madisonian.
- Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.], 1864-1869 – The Montana post.
- Whitefish, Mont., 1904-current – The Whitefish pilot.
- Wibaux, Mont., 1907-1919 – The Wibaux pioneer.
- Wolf Point, Mont., 1913-1940 – The Wolf Point herald.
Google News Archive
- Basin – The Basin Progress
- Basin – The Basin Progress and Mining Review
- Belgrade – Gallatin County Journal
- Belgrade – The Belgrade Journal
- Big Timber – Big Timber Pioneer
- Big Timber – Big Timber Express
- Bigfork – Flathead County News
- Billings – Yellowstone Valley Recorder
- Boulder – The Age-Sentinel
- Bozeman – The High Country
- Browning – Glacier County Chief
- Butte – The Montana Catholic
- Butte – The Butte Bystander
- Butte – The Tribune-Review
- Butte – Montana State Journal
- Butte – The Labor World
- Castle – The Whole Truth
- Chester – Chester Signal
- Chester – The Newspaper of Chester
- Choteau – Teton Chronicle
- Circle – Mccone County Pioneer
- Columbia Falls – The Columbian
- Columbus – Stillwater County Democrat
- Columbus – The Express
- Columbus – The Stillwater Bulletin
- Concord – The Concord Tribune
- Darby – The Darby Sentinel
- Dayton – The Dayton Leader
- Deer Lodge – Silver State Post
- Dupuyer – The Dupuyer Acantha
- Forsyth – Forsyth Journal
- Galata – The Galata Journal
- Gardiner – Wonderland
- Gebo – Carbon County Sentinel
- Gilman – The Times-Optimist
- Glasgow – North Montana Review
- Great Falls – Great Falls Pennant
- Hamilton – The Ravalli County Democrat
- Hardin – The Big Horn Searchlight
- Harlowton – Musselshell News
- Havre – The Havre Plaindealer
- Havre – The Havre Herald
- Hedgesville – Hedges Herald
- Helena – The Montana Mining Review
- Helena – The Montana Plaindealer
- Helena – Montana News
- Helena – The Montana Progressive
- Helena – The Helena Message
- Ingomar – The Ingomar Index
- Kalispell – The Kalispell Graphic
- Kalispell – The Kalispell Bee
- Kalispell – Flathead Herald-Journal
- Kalispell – The Kalispell Journal
- Kendall – The Kendall Miner
- Lame Deer – A’tome
- Lewistown – The Lewistown Democrat
- Libby – The Weekly Montanian
- Lincoln – Blackfoot Valley Dispatch
- Livingston – Livingston Herald
- Malta – Phillips County News
- Marysville – The Mountaineer
- Miles City – Miles City Independent
- Miles City – The Independent
- Miles City – The Yellowstone Journal
- Miles City – The Daily Yellowstone Journal
- Missoula – Edwards Fruit Grower and Farmer
- Missoula – Morning Missoulian
- Missoula – Daily Democrat-Messenger
- Missoula – Weekly Missoulian
- Missoula – Democrat-Messenger
- Missoula – Edwards’ Fruit Grower & Farmer
- Missoula – Missoula Weekly Gazette
- Missoula – The Missoula Herald
- Missoula – Missoula Gazette
- Mondak – The Yellowstone News
- Moore – The Inland Empire
- Neihart – The Neihart Miner
- Neihart – Neihart Herald
- Philipsburg – Philipsburg Mail
- Philipsburg – The Citizens Call
- Pony – The Pony Sentinel
- Pony – The Pony Dispatch and Express
- Quigley – Rock Creek Record
- Red Lodge – Carbon County News
- Roundup – Roundup Record-Tribune & Winnett Times
- Shelby – The Shelby News
- Sheridan – The Sheridan Enterprise
- Superior – The Mineral County Press
- Sidney – Sidney Herald
- Three Forks – Three Forks News
- Troy – The Troy Tribune
- Twin Bridges – Madison County Monitor
- Virginia City – Southwestern View
- Winston – The Winston Prospector
- Baker, Mont., 1909-1925 – Baker Sentinel
- Baker, Mont., 1915-1916 – The Fallonite
- Baker, Mont., 1916-current – Fallon County Times
- Baker, Mont., 1925-1926 – The Advocate
- Barker, Mont., 1891-1894 – Belt Mountain Miner
- Basin, Mont., 1894-1896 – The Basin Times
- Basin, Mont., 1896-1904 – The Basin Progress
- Basin, Mont., 1904-1909 – The Basin Progress and Mining Review
- Belt, Mont., 1894-1977 – Belt Valley Times
- Benchland, Mont., 191?-191? – The Benchland Advocate
- Benchland, Mont., 1911-191? – The Benchland Weekly Advocate
- Big Sandy, Mont., 1911-1921 – The Bear Paw Mountaineer
- Big Sandy, Mont., 1921-current – The Mountaineer
- Big Timber, Mont., 1890-1975 – Big Timber Pioneer
- Big Timber, Mont., 1975-1982 – The Pioneer
- Big Timber, Mont., 1983-current – The Big Timber Pioneer
- Billings, Mont., 1930-1943 – The Rimrock Echo
- Billings, Mont., 1945-1946 – Eastern State
- Billings, Mont., 1949-1949 – You Name It
- Billings, Mont., 1949-1959 – Emcoe
- Billings, Mont., 1953-1953 – The Yellow Jacket
- Billings, Mont., 1954-1954 – Semcoe
- Billings, Mont., 1955-1955 – The Buzzer
- Billings, Mont., 1955-2014 – The Retort
- Billings, Mont., 1964-1964 – Eastern Highlights
- Billings, Mont., 1970-1970 – Pulp
- Boulder, Mont., 1885-1885 – Jefferson County Enterprise
- Boulder, Mont., 1885-1899 – Jefferson County Sentinel
- Boulder, Mont., 1888-1904 – The Age
- Boulder, Mont., 1899-1904 – The Sentinel
- Boulder, Mont., 1905-1909 – The Age Sentinel
- Boulder, Mont., 1907-current – The Boulder Monitor
- Broadus, Mont., 1919-1935 – The Powder River County Examiner and the Broadus Independent
- Broadus, Mont., 1935-1965 – The Powder River County Examiner
- Butte, Mont., 18??-1928 – The Butte Miner
- Butte, Mont., 193?-1941 – Eye Opener
- Castle, Mont., 1888-1888 – The Castle News
- Castle, Mont., 189?-1893 – Castle Reporter
- Castle, Mont., 1890-189? – Castle Mining Reporter
- Castle, Mont., 1891-1892 – Castle Tribune
- Castle, Mont., 1896-1898 – The Whole Truth
- Choteau, Mont., 1885-1889 – The Choteau Calumet
- Choteau, Mont., 1890-1901 – The Montanian
- Choteau, Mont., 1897-1901 – Teton Chronicle
- Choteau, Mont., 1901-1903 – The Montanian and Chronicle
- Choteau, Mont., 1904-current – The Choteau Acantha
- Choteau, Mont., 1913-1925 – The Choteau Montanan
- Clancy, Mont., 1896-1899 – The Clancy Miner
- Columbia Falls, Mont., 1891-1897 – The Columbian
- Columbia Falls, Mont., 1903-1905 – Hendricks’ Columbian
- Columbia Falls, Mont., 1905-1925 – The Columbian
- Dillon, Mont, 1949-2009 – Wescolite
- Dillon, Mont, 1985-1985 – The Summer Script
- Dillon, Mont., 1881-1941 – The Dillon Tribune
- Dillon, Mont., 1891-1962 – The Dillon Examiner
- Dillon, Mont., 1906-1918 – The Monmal
- Dillon, Mont., 1926-1949 – The Montanomal
- Dillon, Mont., 1941-1962 – The Dillon Daily Tribune
- Dillon, Mont., 1962-1971 – The Dillon Daily Tribune-Examiner
- Dillon, Mont., 1971-1973 – Daily Tribune-Examiner
- Dillon, Mont., 1973-1982 – Tribune-Examiner
- Dillon, Mont., 1982-1989 – Dillon Tribune Examiner
- Dillon, Mont., 1989-current – Dillon Tribune
- Dillon, Mont., 2002-2004 – The Western Wire
- Dixon, Mont., 1971-1985 – Char-Koosta
- Ekalaka, Mont., 1909-1920 – The Ekalaka Eagle
- Ekalaka, Mont., 1920-1922 – The Ekalaka Eagle and Beaver Valley Press
- Ekalaka, Mont., 1923-current – The Ekalaka Eagle
- Eureka, Mont., 1940-1943 – Ksanka Annex
- Eureka, Mont., 1946-1968 – Evergreen
- Fort Benton, Mont., 1880-current – The River Press
- Geraldine, Mont., 1913-1963 – The Geraldine Review
- Geyser, Mont., 1911-1920 – Geyser Judith Basin Times
- Grass Range, Mont., 1912-1942 – Grass Range Review
- Great Falls, Mont., 1888-1900 – The Great Falls Leader
- Great Falls, Mont., 1900-1909 – Great Falls Evening Leader
- Hardin, Mont., 1908-1925 – The Hardin Tribune
- Hardin, Mont., 1925-1973 – The Hardin Tribune-Herald
- Hartford, Mont., 1895-1895 – The Hartford Pioneer
- Helena, Mont., 1912-1916 – Mount Saint Charles Scholastic
- Helena, Mont., 1916-2015 – The Prospector
- Helena, Mont., 1975-1977 – Tumbleweed
- Hobson, Mont., 1908-1956 – The Judith Basin Star
- Ismay, Mont., 1908-1910 – The Ismay
- Ismay, Mont., 1910-1933 – The Ismay Journal
- Jackson, Mont., 1898-1915 – Big Hole Breezes
- Kendall, Mont., 1902-190? – Kendall Chronicle
- Kendall, Mont., 1905-191? – The Kendall Miner
- Lewistown, Mont., 1886-1946 – Fergus County Argus
- Lewistown, Mont., 1904-1919 – Fergus County Democrat
- Lump City, Mont., 1895-1895 – The Lump City Miner
- Melstone, Mont., 1911-191? – The Melstone Graphic
- Melstone, Mont., 1914-19?? – The Melstone Messenger
- Miles City, Mont., 1883-1884 – The Daily Rustler
- Missoula, Montana, 1964-current – The Hellgate Lance
- Moccasin, Mont., 1920-1924 – The Independent
- Moore, Mont., 1905-1915 – The Inland Empire
- Moore, Mont., 1915-1931 – The Moore Independent
- Pablo, Mont., 1985-current – Char-Koosta News
- Plains, Mont., 1906-1924 – Sanders County Signal
- Plains, Mont., 1909-1910 – Sanders County Democrat
- Polson, Mont., 1909-1911 – The Lake Shore Sentinel
- Polson, Mont., 1910-current – The Flathead Courier
- Poplar, Mont., 1963-1966 – Eyapi Oaye
- Poplar, Mont., 1970-1974 – Wotanin
- Poplar, Mont., 1970-2001 – Poplar Shopper
- Poplar, Mont., 1975-2007 – Wotanin Wowapi
- Ronan?, Mont., 1956-19?? – Char-Koosta
- Roundup, Mont., 1908-1929 – The Roundup Record
- Saco, Mont., 19??-1971 – The Saco Independent
- Savage, Mont., 1910-192? – Yellowstone Valley Star
- Stanford, Mont., 1909-1920 – The Stanford World
- Stanford, Mont., 1920-1956 – Judith Basin County Press
- Superior, Mont., 1915-current – The Mineral Independent
- Thompson Falls, Mont., 1894-1897 – Weekly Montanian
- Thompson Falls, Mont., 1905-1918 – The Sanders County Ledger
- Thompson Falls, Mont., 1918-1959 – The Sanders County Independent-Ledger
- Thompson Falls, Mont., 1959-current – Sanders County Ledger
- Toston, Mont., 1907-190? – Crow Creek Journal
- Toston, Mont., 1913-191? – Missouri Valley Index
- Toston, Mont., 1923-192? – The Toston Times
- Townsend, Mont., 188?-1890 – Townsend Tranchant
- Townsend, Mont., 1890-1901 – The Townsend Messenger
- Townsend, Mont., 1897-current – Townsend Star
- Townsend, Mont., 19??-1914 – The Broadwater Opinion
- Townsend, Mont., 1900-1901 – The Townsend Forum
- Townsend, Mont., 1901-1901 – The Townsend Forum and Townsend Messenger
- Townsend, Mont., 1904-1904 – The Broadwater County Citizen
- Townsend, Mont., 1914-191? – Townsend Inter-Mountain
- Virginia City, Mont., 1873-1915 – The Madisonian
- Virginia City, Mont., 1915-1920 – Madisonian Times
- Virginia City, Mont., 1920-current – The Madisonian
- Whitehall, Mont., 1894-1901 – Jefferson Valley Zephyr
- Whitehall, Mont., 1902-1911 – Montana Sunlight
- Whitehall, Mont., 1911-1976 – Jefferson Valley News
- Wickes, Mont., 1895-1896 – The Wickes Pioneer
- Winifred, Mont., 1913-19?? – The Winifred Times
- Winifred, MT, ????-???? – The Winifred Times
- Winifred, MT, 1937-1965 – Prairie Dog Chatter
- Winifred, MT, 1949-1950 – Tourney Tattler
- Winifred, MT, 1953-1953 – The Pioneer
- Winifred, MT, 1966-1987 – The Raider Reporter
- Winifred, MT, 1988-1988 – Big Shot Bulletin
- Winifred, MT, 2003-2011 – Raider Rave
- Winston, Mont., 1897-1899 – The Winston Prospector
- Wisdom, Mont., 1912-1925 – Big Hole Basin News
- Zortman, Mont., 1907-19?? – Little Rockies Miner
County and Library Collections:
- Billings Gazette
- The Billings Gazette
- The Billings Daily Gazette
- Daily News
- Havre Daily News
- Havre Hill Daily News
- Havre Hill News
- Hill County Sunday Journal
Student Collections:
Bozeman High School – Bozeman
Carroll College – Helena
Lincoln High School – Eureka
Montana State University – Billings
- Eastern Highlights 1964-1964
- Eastern State 1945-1946
- Emcoe 1949-1959
- Pulp 1970-1970
- Semcoe 1954-1954
- The Buzzer 1955-1955
- The Retort 1955-2014
- The Rimrock Echo 1930-1943
- The Yellow Jacket 1953-1953
- You Name It 1949-1949
Montana State University – Bozeman
Montana State University – Great Falls College
Montana Tech – Butte
Rocky Mountain College – Billings
University of Montana – Missoula
University of Montana Western – Dillon
Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:
Independent Voices – Alternative Press
- Borrowed Times
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942
- Augusta – Drifters (Company 280)
- Beaver Creek – The Montana Bear Paw (Company 535)
- Belton – Belton Beacon (Company 697)
- Big Timber – Big Timber Times
- Glacier National Park – Babb Echo (Company 622)
- Glacier National Park – Babb Gazette (Company 622)
- Glacier National Park – Glacier Ice Sheet (Company 529)
- Havre – Daily Bear Paw Gazette (Company 535)
- Lahood Park – Camp Cavern Courier (Company 574)
- Lewiston – Eight Star News (Company 575)
- Lolo – Lolo Lookout (Company 297)
- Malta – Barracks City News
- Malta – Barracks City News (Company 258)
- Miles City – Spotted Eagle (Company 2749)
- Paradise – Big Bend Billows (Company 533)
- Paradise – Peals From Paradise (Company 533)
- Superior – Whispering Pine (Company 591)
- White Sulphur Springs – Camp Duck Creek Indowvaky (Company 533)
- White Sulphur Springs – Helena’S Only (Company 533)
- White Sulphur Springs – O.K.I. Duck (Company 533)
- Whitehall – Cavern Echo (Company 574)
- Whitehall – Discovery (Company 574)
- Winnett – Seventh Star News (Company 575)
Bozeman and Great Falls Newspaper Index (Index only)
- Blackfoot Valley Dispatch Lincoln, Montana
- The Mountaineer Big Sandy, Montana
- Philipsburg Mail Philipsburg, Montana
- Phillips County News Malta, Montana
- Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times Roundup, Montana
- Sidney Herald Sidney, Montana
- Silver State Post Deer Lodge, Montana
- Big Timber Pioneer Big Timber
- Yellowstone County News Huntley
Old Fulton Postcards
For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.
Other Free Sites:
Butte
Subscription or Pay Sites:
Ancestry.com:
There are currently 32 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Ancestry – Montana Newspapers
Genealogy Bank:
There are currently 140 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank – Montana Newspapers
Newspaper Archive:
There are currently 182 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive – Montana
Newspapers.com:
There are currently 368 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com – Montana
And Finally:
You also need to visit the Montana Resources site, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to newspaper projects. They also have a list of other digital resources available.
Please note – 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.
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5 replies on “Montana Online Historical Newspapers Summary”
I am chronicling a story that was reported secondarily in “Nearly Perished,” HELENA WEEKLY HERALD on December 16, 1880, p. 8. This story was subheaded “December 7, MESSENGER.” I am trying to find what Montana town had a newspaper in 1880 named the MESSENGER. The story concerned people aboard a stagecoach at night in a blizzard between Sheridan, Montana and Twin Bridges, Montana, wherein they crossed Wisconsin Creek before snow stopped the coach’s progress. Did Sheridan ever have a newspaper called the MESSENGER? If not, what town near these places had such a named newspaper?
Lee, I would I go to the Chronicling America site. There is a directory of all newspapers published in the u.s. From there you can search for the paper you are seeking. Let me know if you need help or if you found it. Good luck.
My fathers family moved to Hinsdale Montana in 1918 where my brother and his twin were born. Hinsdale Tribune was the local newspaper which later merged with another publisher. My father during WWII would write articles from his ship in the waters off of Okinawa. I have a partial of his article that was published for the “folks back home”. I would greatly appreciate any help in finding the Hinsdale Tribune collection if it exists. Hinsdale STILL has a population of 250 people. A number I recall from summer visits back in the 1960’s!
Hi Sheila, I know this might be a little late, so I hope you see it. The Montana Historical Society has the Hinsdale Tribune on microfilm.
Thank you so much Natasha!! It is never ever “too late”!?