North Dakota Online Historical Newspapers Summary

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(This page's most recent update is April 2025)

North Dakota 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 almost 1,500 newspapers that have been published in the Peace Garden State – certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it – find your North Dakota 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. 

(Recently added links are in BOLD)

North Dakota Historical Newspapers

Free Sites:

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America – North Dakota

Note: The Links for Chronicling America go to the new Version 2.0

Google News Archive

North Dakota Archives

  • Abercrombie Sentinel
  • Alkabo Gazette
  • Ambrose Herald
  • Ambrose Newsman
  • Ambrose Tribune
  • Anamoose Progress
  • Balfour Leader
  • Balfour Messenger
  • Balfour Statesman
  • Barnes County Populist
  • Beacon
  • Benson County Farmers Press
  • Beulah Beacon
  • Beulah Independent
  • Beulah News
  • Beulah Newspaper
  • Bishop Ryan Catholic Schools
  • Bismarck State College Student Newspaper
  • Bottineau County News
  • Bottineau Courant
  • Cando Record
  • Carrington Weekly Independent
  • Census
  • Cogswell Enterprise
  • Columbus Reporter
  • Congregational Messenger
  • Crary Public Opinion
  • Crosby Diamond Jubilee 1904-1979
  • Crosby Eagle
  • Crosby Review
  • Crosby Yearbooks
  • Daily News And Times
  • Daily Ward County Reporter
  • Dawson Press
  • De Lamere News
  • Devils Lake Daily Journal
  • Devils Lake News
  • Dickey County Leader
  • Dickey County Leader and Ellendale Commercial
  • Dickinson Daily News
  • Divide County Farmers Press
  • Divide County Farmers Press and Crosby Review
  • Divide County History
  • Divide County Journal
  • Dogden News
  • Drake News
  • Drake Register
  • Ellendale Commercial
  • Farmer’s Weekly Optic
  • Flasher Hustler
  • Flasher Tribune
  • Folkets Avis
  • Fort Abercrombie Scout
  • Fortuna Leader
  • Foster County Independent
  • Gascoyne Advance
  • Glen Ullin Advocate
  • Glen Ullin Times
  • Grand Forks Herald
  • Grand Forks Plaindealer
  • Grand Forks Republican And Northwest News
  • Grand Forks Weekly Plaindealer
  • Grand Rapids Journal
  • Harvey Herald
  • Hatton Free Press
  • Havana Record
  • Hettinger County Herald
  • Hillsboro Banner
  • Hudson Herald
  • Independent Reporter
  • Jim River Journal
  • Journal
  • Kermit News
  • Kermit Republican
  • Kibby Pioneer
  • Kidder County Republican
  • Lake Metigoshe Mirror
  • Lakota American
  • Lamoure County Chronicle
  • Larimore Leader
  • Larimore Pioneer
  • Mandan Daily Times
  • Mannhaven Journal
  • McClusky Gazette
  • McIntosh County Democrat
  • McIntosh Republican
  • McLean County Gazette
  • Medina Star
  • Minot Daily Optic Reporter
  • Minot Daily Reporter
  • Minot High School
  • Minot High School Supplement
  • Minot Weekly Optic Reporter
  • Mott Pioneer Press
  • Mouse River Journal
  • Nelson County Capital
  • New Rockford Transcript
  • New Town News and Sanish Sentinel
  • Noonan Miner
  • Noonan Republican
  • North Dakota Farmer
  • North Dakota Globe
  • North Dakota Independent
  • North Dakota News
  • North Dakota Record
  • North Dakota Review
  • North Dakota State Journal
  • North Dakota Volunteer
  • North Dakota Workman
  • Oakes Independent
  • Oakes Republican
  • Oakes Times
  • Oakes Weekly Republican
  • Oriska News
  • Park River Republican And Adams Enterprise
  • Pierce County Post
  • Protection And Reciprocity
  • Ramsey County Courier
  • Ranson City Pilot
  • Red River Valley Citizen
  • Reynolds Enterprise
  • Richland County Farmer
  • Richland County Farmer Globe
  • Richland County Gazette
  • Sanish Sentinel
  • Sargeant County Teller
  • Sargent County Sentinel
  • Sargent County Teller
  • Sentry
  • Stady Leader
  • Standard
  • Standing Rock Star
  • Stark County Herald
  • Steele County Progress
  • Steele Herald
  • Steele Weekly Herald
  • Stirum Citizen
  • Stutsman County Pioneer
  • Sykeston News
  • Sykeston Tribune
  • The Advertiser
  • The Barlow Enterprise
  • The Beacon
  • The Bisbee Republican
  • The Bottineau Courant And Bottineau County Herald
  • The Burlington Reporter
  • The Campaigner
  • The Carrington News
  • The Carrington Record
  • The Cathay Bee
  • The Cayuga Citizen
  • The Citizen
  • The Congregational Messenger
  • The Daily Courier
  • The Daily News
  • The Dawson Press
  • The Dawson Standard
  • The Dawson Times
  • The Dawson Times And Standard
  • The De Lamere Mistletoe
  • The Donnybrook Mirror
  • The Edgeley Sentinel
  • The Enderlin Journal
  • The Energy Sun
  • The Erderlin Journal
  • The Evening Times Record
  • The Farmer Globe
  • The Farmers Sentinel
  • The Farmers Sentinel And Forbes Republican
  • The Farmers Sentinel And Oakes Journal
  • The Fessenden Advertiser
  • The Forbes Republican
  • The Forbes Republican And Forbes Tribune
  • The Forbes Republican And Tribune
  • The Forbes Tribune
  • The Forman Independent-News
  • The Forman News
  • The Fort Abercrombie Scout
  • The Foster County Independent
  • The Free Press
  • The Fullerton Farmer
  • The Fullerton Independent
  • The Glenburn News
  • The Globe Gazette
  • The Grace City Gazette
  • The Grace City Journal
  • The Graphic
  • The Haley Record
  • The Harvey Advertiser
  • The Harvey Herald
  • The Havana Herald
  • The Havana Union
  • The Havelock Journal
  • The Herald
  • The Independent Dakotan
  • The Independent Press
  • The Inkster Review
  • The Item
  • The Journal
  • The Kensal Journal And North Dakota State Journal
  • The Kensal Progress
  • The Kensal Times
  • The Keystone Commercial
  • The Kulm Messenger
  • The Langdon Times
  • The Little Missourian
  • The Ludden Times
  • The Maddock Standard
  • The Magic City Sun
  • The McHenry Tribune
  • The Medina Citizen
  • The Medina Star
  • The Mercury
  • The Merricourt Valley News
  • The Messenger
  • The Minot Daily News
  • The Minot Daily News And Daily Optic Reporter
  • The Minot Daily News And Minot Daily Optic Reporter
  • The Minot Daily Optic
  • The Minot Journal
  • The Minot Mirror
  • The Minot Optic
  • The Minot Weekly Optic
  • The Monango Journal
  • The Mystician (Bismarck State College)
  • The New Rockford State Center
  • The North Dakota Presbyter
  • The North Dakota Standard
  • The Oakes Journal
  • The Oakes Times
  • The Park River News
  • The Peoples Herald
  • The Pettibone Spectator
  • The Pierce County Globe
  • The Pierce County Tribune
  • The Pierce County Tribune And Rugby Optimist
  • The Port Emma Times
  • The Prairie Press
  • The Progressive Democrat
  • The Ray Recorder
  • The Regent Times
  • The Rolette Record
  • The Rutland Leader
  • The Sargent County Independent
  • The Sargent County News
  • The Sentry
  • The Sheyenne Blizzard
  • The Socialist Advocate
  • The Standard
  • The Steele Herald
  • The Steele Ozone
  • The Sun
  • The Sunbeam
  • The Tioga Gazette
  • The Transcript New Era
  • The Wahpeton Times
  • The Ward County Independent
  • The Weekly X-Rays
  • The Wells County News
  • The Western Call And Reeder Times
  • The Williams County Press
  • The Williston Tribune
  • The Wishek News
  • The Woodworth Rustler
  • Tioga Tribune
  • Towner County Record Herald
  • Traill County Times
  • Traill County Tribune
  • Valley City Daily Reminder
  • Valley City Reminder
  • Villard Leader
  • Wahpeton Gazette
  • Wahpeton Globe
  • Wahpeton-Breckenridge Daily News
  • Ward County Independent
  • Ward County Reporter
  • Ward County Reporter And The Minot Journal
  • Wells County Free Press
  • Wells County Gazette
  • Westby News
  • Westhope Standard
  • Wildrose Courant
  • Wildrose Mixer
  • Wildrose Plainsman
  • Williams County Banner
  • Williams County Leader
  • Williams County Mixer
  • Williams County Plainsman
  • Williams County Plainsman and Paddington Journal
  • Willow Lake Wave
  • Wishek News
  • Wishek Star
  • Wisheker Nachrichten
  • Wochentlicker Volks-Herald

County and Library Collections:

Bottineau County

Bottineau Public Library

  • Bottineau Courant (1922-2022)
  • Lake Metigoshe Mirror (2005-2018)
  • Standard (1972-2017)
  • The Bottineau Courant And Bottineau County Herald (1929-1969)
  • The Standard (2018-2021)
  • The Western Call And Reeder Times (1921-1921)
  • Westhope Standard (1904-1981)

Dickey County

Dickey County Historical Society

  • Dickey County Leader (1991-1997)
  • Ellendale Commercial (1886-1896)
  • Grand Rapids Journal (1882-1882)
  • Hudson Herald (1883-1883)
  • Jim River Journal (1883-1883)
  • McIntosh Republican (1891-1891)
  • North Dakota News (1950-1950)
  • Oakes Independent (1892-1899)
  • Oakes Republican (1894-1906)
  • Oakes Times (2008-2022)
  • Oakes Weekly Republican (1888-1901)
  • Protection And Reciprocity (1892-1892)
  • Standing Rock Star (1971-1975)
  • The Edgeley Sentinel (1892-1892)
  • The Enderlin Journal (1892-1892)
  • The Farmers Sentinel And Forbes Republican (1918-1919)
  • The Farmers Sentinel And Oakes Journal (1919-1929)
  • The Farmers Sentinel (1918-1920)
  • The Forbes Republican And Forbes Tribune (1906-1906)
  • The Forbes Republican And Tribune (1906-1907)
  • The Forbes Republican (1906-1918)
  • The Forbes Tribune (1906-1906)
  • The Fullerton Farmer (1907-1909)
  • The Fullerton Independent (1919-1919)
  • The Keystone Commercial (1883-1883)
  • The Little Missourian (1902-1902)
  • The Ludden Times (1886-1889)
  • The Merricourt Valley News (1907-1908)
  • The Monango Journal (1908-1920)
  • The Oakes Journal (1908-1919)
  • The Oakes Times (1906-2008)
  • The Port Emma Times (1883-1886)

Ellendale Historical Society

  • Dickey County Leader (1882-2021)
  • Dickey County Leader and Ellendale Commercial (1897-1932)
  • North Dakota Record (1898-1916)

Divide County

Divide County Library

  • Alkabo Gazette
  • Ambrose Herald
  • Ambrose Newsman
  • Ambrose Tribune
  • Census
  • Columbus Reporter
  • Crosby Eagle
  • Crosby Review
  • Divide County Farmers Press
  • Divide County Farmers Press and Crosby Review
  • Divide County Journal
  • Fortuna Leader
  • Foster County Independent
  • Journal
  • Kermit News
  • Kermit Republican
  • Mouse River Journal
  • Noonan Miner
  • Noonan Republican
  • Stady Leader
  • Westby News
  • Wildrose Courant
  • Wildrose Mixer
  • Wildrose Plainsman
  • Williams County Leader
  • Williams County Mixer
  • Williams County Plainsman
  • Williams County Plainsman and Paddington Journal
  • Willow Lake Wave

Foster County

Carrington City Library

  • Carrington Weekly Independent (1902-1914)
  • Devils Lake News (1891-1904)
  • Foster County Independent (1901-1902)
  • Larimore Leader (1883-1903)
  • North Dakota State Journal (1903-1907)
  • Stutsman County Pioneer (1935-1937)
  • Sykeston News (1901-1942)
  • Sykeston Tribune (1905-1915)
  • The Barlow Enterprise (1907-1910)
  • The Carrington News (1886-1889)
  • The Carrington Record (1901-1921)
  • The Citizen (1892-1892)
  • The Donnybrook Mirror (1903-1903)
  • The Foster County Independent (1914-1979)
  • The Free Press (1905-1908)
  • The Grace City Gazette (1916-1920)
  • The Grace City Journal (1914-1915)
  • The Kensal Journal And North Dakota State Journal (1908-1911)
  • The Kensal Progress (1919-1929)
  • The Kensal Times (1931-1942)
  • The Maddock Standard (1915-1916)
  • The Magic City Sun (1979-1979)
  • The McHenry Tribune (1905-1929)
  • The Minot Optic (1903-1903)
  • The Wells County News (1915-1915)
  • The Woodworth Rustler (1912-1935)
  • Traill County Times (1885-1903)

Morton County
Flasher Historical Society

  • Dogden News (1912-1912)
  • Flasher Hustler (1905-1919)
  • Flasher Tribune (1921-1932)

Mountrail County

New Town

  • New Town News and Sanish Sentinel (1952-2017)
  • Sanish Sentinel (1915-1952)

Pierce County

Heart of America Library

  • The Pierce County Globe (1926-1927)
  • The Pierce County Tribune And Rugby Optimist (1916-1916)
  • The Pierce County Tribune (1891-2016)

Richland County

Leach Public Library

  • Abercrombie Sentinel (1917-1917)
  • Devils Lake Daily Journal (1972-1972)
  • Fort Abercrombie Scout (1886-1887)
  • North Dakota Globe (1890-1898)
  • Richland County Farmer Globe (1927-1966)
  • Richland County Farmer (1919-1935)
  • Richland County Gazette (1883-1902)
  • The Daily News (1971-1984)
  • The Farmer Globe (1966-1971)
  • The Globe Gazette (1907-1921)
  • The Independent Press (1919-1920)
  • The Medina Citizen (1929-1932)
  • The Mercury (1886-1886)
  • The Regent Times (1929-1929)
  • The Rolette Record (1929-1929)
  • The Wahpeton Times (1888-1919)
  • Wahpeton Gazette (1902-1907)
  • Wahpeton Globe (1899-1927)
  • Wahpeton-Breckenridge Daily News (1976-1981)

Sargent County

Sargent County

  • Cogswell Enterprise (1903-1949)
  • De Lamere News (1920-1921)
  • Havana Record (1907-1908)
  • Independent Reporter (1921-1923)
  • Sargent County Sentinel (1922-1923)
  • Sargent County Teller (1883-1883)
  • Sargent County Teller (1883-2021)
  • Stirum Citizen (1923-1924)
  • The Cayuga Citizen (1911-1920)
  • The De Lamere Mistletoe (1903-1916)
  • The Forman Independent-News (1911-1918)
  • The Forman News (1904-1911)
  • The Havana Herald (1899-1923)
  • The Havana Union (1911-1925)
  • The Item (1887-1891)
  • The Prairie Press (1909-1968)
  • The Rutland Leader (1908-1911)
  • The Sargent County Independent (1889-1911)
  • The Sargent County News (1918-1968)

Traill County
Hillsboro

  • Hillsboro Banner (1882-2019)
  • Hatton Free Press (1906-1954)
  • Traill County Tribune (2011-2012)

Ward County

Minot Public Library

  • Bishop Ryan Catholic Schools (1971-2009)
  • Daily Ward County Reporter (1906-1906)
  • Farmer’s Weekly Optic (1907-1907)
  • Minot Daily Optic Reporter (1914-1916)
  • Minot Daily Reporter (1906-1914)
  • Minot High School Supplement (1977-1977)
  • Minot High School (1923-1981)
  • Minot Weekly Optic Reporter (1913-1916)
  • The Burlington Reporter (1912-1912)
  • The Campaigner (1900-1900)
  • The Minot Daily News And Daily Optic Reporter (1926-1966)
  • The Minot Daily News And Minot Daily Optic Reporter (1916-1926)
  • The Minot Daily News (1966-1991)
  • The Minot Daily Optic (1904-1914)
  • The Minot Journal (1894-1894)
  • The Minot Mirror (1895-1896)
  • The Minot Optic (1898-1904)
  • The Minot Weekly Optic (1905-1914)
  • The Ward County Independent (1908-1908)
  • Ward County Reporter And The Minot Journal (1894-1896)
  • Ward County Reporter (1896-1914)

Williams County

Tioga Tribune

  • Tioga Tribune (1952-2018)
  • The Tioga Gazette (1903-1940)
  • The Ray Recorder (1907-1908)

Student Collections:

Bismarck State College – Bismarck

Dickinson State University – Dickinson

Ellendale High School – Ellendale

Lake Region State College – Devils Lake

Minot State University – Minot

North Dakota State University – Fargo

University of Jamestown – Jamestown

University of North Dakota – Grand Forks

Valley City State University – Valley City

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1941​

Independent Voices – Alternative Newspapers

  • My Knot

Small Town Papers

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

Other Free Sites:

Bismarck

Bowbells

Ellendale

Fargo

Fort Totten

Fort Union

Subscription or Pay Sites:

Ancestry.com:

There are currently 25 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Ancestry – North Dakota Newspapers

Genealogy Bank:

There are currently 84 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Genealogy Bank – North Dakota Newspapers

Newspaper Archive:

There are currently 46 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive – North Dakota

Newspapers.com:

There are currently 49 publications available on this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com – North Dakota. 

And Finally:

You also need to visit the State Historical Society site from time to time, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to online newspaper availability. There are also other useful newspaper-related resources on that site.

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.

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

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

2 replies on “North Dakota Online Historical Newspapers Summary”

Would love to see some more and also “North Dakota Territories” if that is possible. My great Grandfather was Johan Mikkal Herberg and he and his wife were among the first settlers of Fargo. In fact, my great Grandfathers log house that he built is in Bonanzaville, attributed to the Hector family but it is not theirs.

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