Source: Northern New York Library Network
If you follow this website at all, you know that I from time to time update the free online historical newspapers that are available for you to search. I originally posted the New York Online Historical Newspapers Summary in February 2014, and have added many updates, the latest in April 2024. The largest collection for the state is Old Fulton New York Postcards which has significant updates once a year. I usually write an article alerting you to those updates as they are published.
The NY State Historic Newspapers site is not as well known as Old Fulton Postcards. Still, it is adding and updating titles at a very rapid rate and has over 14.7 million pages available.
All of the counties in the state are represented. It is brought to you by the Northern New York Library Network in partnership with the Empire State Library Network You should take advantage of this resource and check back often.
Here are the latest added and updated newspapers included in their latest update (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the NYS Historic Newspapers website). You can search them at NY State Historic Newspapers.
- The Avon Herald (27-Jul-05 – 27-Sep-34)
- Dansville Republican (13 June 1844 – 13 June 1844)
- Dansville Breeze (26 November 1895 – 17-Oct-22)
- Frederick Douglass Paper (26 June 1851 – 21 October 1859)
- The Geneseo Democrat (11 June 1844 – 17 February 1848)
- Genesee Farmer (13 November 1817 – 13 November 1817)
- Genesee Valley Gazette (23 December 1854 – 12 January 1856)
- Hammond Advertiser (29 April 1886 – 21-Apr-49)
- Livingston County Herald (11 May 1876 – 31 May 1888)
- Livingston Gazette and Moscow Advertiser (19 April 1821 – 31 January 1822)
- Livingston Democrat (12 August 1885 – 26-Dec-23)
- The Livingston Journal (12 September 1823 – 6 April 1831)
- Livingston Gazette (18 July 1822 – 14 November 1822)
- Moscow Advertiser and Genesee Farmer (4 March 1819 – 4 March 1819)
- The Mount Morris Enterprise (4 March 1875 – 7-Mar-06)
- Mount Morris Spectator (6 March 1834 – 8 May 1845)
- The Mount Morris Union (10 November 1881 – 6-Jan-10)
- Moscow Advertiser (2 March 1820 – 16 March 1820)
- Northport Journal (26 September 1885 – 17-May-12)
- The Springwater Enterprise (16 January 1879 – 13-Jul-18)
- The Constitution (18 October 1861 – 18 October 1861)
- The Dansville Advertiser (6 January 1870 – 6-Jul-11)
- The Mendon-Honeoye Falls-Lima Sentinel (23-Mar-89 – 26-Sep-13)
- Union Citisen (1 September 1877 – 21 November 1884)
- The Union and Constitution (26 February 1862 – 3 November 1881)
For a complete list of all this collection’s titles and all New York titles available online, go to New York Online Historical Newspapers Summary.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!