Historical newspapers can open up a whole new world for genealogists and family historians. You can find records of criminal ancestors and their crimes, obituaries, marriage notices and much more.
- British Newspapers 1710–1953
A huge collection of historic newspapers online in partnership with the British Library.
- Welsh Newspapers Online
A free online resource from the National Library of Wales. Discover millions of articles from the Library's rich collection of historical newspapers.
- The Scotsman Digital Archive
Search through decades of high-definition digital scans from The Scotsman's history.
- Google News Archive
A wide-ranging archive of newspapers from all over the world, including many British titles.
- Irish Newspaper Archive
A subscription is required to access the archive.
- Irish Times Digital Archive
A searchable database of all Irish Times articles from 1859 onwards. Free to search; a subscription is required to view articles.
- Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836–1922, or use the US Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690 and the present. Jointly sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
- Newspaper Archive
Explore historical newspapers from the US, the UK and Canada.
- The Spectator Archive
Every page of The Spectator from 1828 to 2008. Searchable by content, keyword, date or location. Free to search and view.
- Historic Newspapers
Search and order genuine historic newspapers by date and title, with over 7 million newspapers dating back to the late 18th century. All preserved originals, not reprints.
Local Newspaper Archives
- Teesdale Mercury Archive
Free search and view of the archive from 1855–1954.
- Old Mersey Times
Liverpool and Merseyside's life and times transcribed from old newspapers.