Chronicling America is the online newspaper available through the Library of Congress.
This website is a great resource and has newspapers from 1836-1922 across the country that are available.
Why are the newspapers only through 1922? Because these are in the public domain.
Search options allow you to search by state, newspaper, date, by word or with a phrase.
If a match is found you will see a digital image of the actual newspaper.
So what are some pros and cons of this newspaper?
Pros:
- Immediate availability
- Time saver
Making it easy and accessable to read old newspapers - Able to find notices you may not otherwise have found
- Ability to search areas you are unable to visit
Cons:
- Not all newspapers are available
- Often search results are less than ideal
- The same search can bring up different results each time
Have you used chronicling America?
This is a great website to check before using a paid website such as Newspapers.com
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