February 6, 2024
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more newspapers and obituaries, expanding our collection to give you the largest newspaper archives for family history research available online. We just completed adding new content from 112 newspaper titles, increasing our content coverage from coast to coast.
As a special feature of this month’s addition, to help celebrate February being Black History Month, 73 of this month’s titles are African American newspapers.
Here are some of the details about our most recent U.S. newspaper additions:
- A total of 103 titles from 31 states, plus 5 titles from the District of Columbia and 4 national titles
- 87 of the 112 titles added this month are newspapers added to GenealogyBank for the first time!
- We’ve shown the newspaper issue date ranges in the lists below so that you can determine if the newly added content is relevant to your personal genealogy research
- Here are the two lists of the February additions. To see our newspaper archives’ entire title list of more than 15,000 newspapers, click here.
To make your research easier, we’re presenting this month’s addition in two separate lists. The first list are non-African American newspapers, and the second list are the 73 African American newspapers.
Here are some of the details about the non-African American newspaper additions:
- A total of 35 titles from 16 states, plus 4 national titles
- 27 of the 39 titles added this month are newspapers added to GenealogyBank for the first time!
| State | City | Title | Years of Coverage | Issues Added | Collection |
| Alabama | Huntsville | Huntsville Times | 04/09/1928 – 07/16/1931 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Alabama | Montgomery | Montgomery Advertiser | 01/01/1920 – 12/31/1921 | 724 | Newspaper Archives |
| California | Riverside | Riverside Daily Press | 11/29/1946 – 07/31/1975 | 4243 | Newspaper Archives |
| California | Riverside | Riverside Independent Enterprise | 05/31/1950 – 11/30/1974 | 2844 | Newspaper Archives |
| California | Portola, Chester, Greenville, Quincy | Plumas Sun New | 08/11/2023 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| California | Berkeley | Berkeley Scanner New | 10/04/2022 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Connecticut | Norwalk | Norwalk Hour | 01/03/1989 – 09/30/1989 | 229 | Newspaper Archives |
| Idaho | Boise | BoiseDev New | 01/02/2024 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Illinois | Springfield | Daily Illinois State Journal | 04/01/1916 – 08/04/1958 | 609 | Newspaper Archives |
| Illinois | Rockford | Daily Register-Gazette | 04/01/1913 – 06/26/1926 | 8 | Newspaper Archives |
| Illinois | Pontiac | Pontiac Daily Leader | 09/14/1896 – 12/31/1925 | 7986 | Newspaper Archives |
| Illinois | Pontiac | Pontiac Sentinel New | 01/05/1871 – 05/07/1897 | 1362 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kansas | Topeka | Topeka Daily Capital New | 01/01/1948 – 04/30/1957 | 2374 | Newspaper Archives |
| Michigan | Bay City | Bay City Times | 01/01/1960 – 12/31/2018 | 20675 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mississippi | County | gulflive.com New | 01/16/2024 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| National | National | Mongabay New | 12/30/2023 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| National | National | AFJ Auto Fin Journal New | 08/30/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| National | National | Auto Remarketing New | 08/30/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| National | National | SubPrime New | 02/04/2010 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Nebraska | Beatrice | Beatrice daily express New | 05/07/1894 – 05/08/1894 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Jersey | Newton | New Jersey Herald New | 01/03/1952 – 12/31/2002 | 6503 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Der Morgen zshurnal = New | 01/04/1910 – 12/31/1915 | 1760 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Der Tog = New | 09/01/1940 – 12/31/1945 | 568 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Der Morgen zshurnal, yidishes t?ageblat? = New | 01/01/1929 – 04/30/1935 | 1114 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Yidishes t?ageblat?t? = New | 02/28/1916 – 08/31/1920 | 1115 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | Syracuse | NewsHouse New | 02/24/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| New York | Syracuse | WAER – 88.3 FM New | 07/19/2013 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| New York | Syracuse | NCC News (Newhouse Communications Center) New | 02/24/2019 – Current | – | Obituaries |
| Ohio | Toledo | Blade New | 04/04/1818 – 12/31/1898 | 14853 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ohio | Willoughby | News-Herald New | 08/01/1999 – 11/30/2005 | 259 | Newspaper Archives |
| South Carolina | Yorkville | Working Christian New | 07/01/1869 – 09/13/1877 | 390 | Newspaper Archives |
| Texas | Houston | Houston Chronicle | 01/01/1980 – 12/31/1989 | 3650 | Newspaper Archives |
| Virginia | Accomac | Peninsula enterprise | 01/07/1922 – 12/24/1963 | 511 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wyoming | Buffalo | Buffalo voice | 09/30/1890 – 09/14/1905 | 26 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wyoming | Buffalo | Buffalo echo New | 04/22/1887 – 04/22/1887 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wyoming | Laramie | Frontier Index New | 03/06/1868 – 11/17/1868 | 45 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wyoming | Kemmerer | Kemmerer Republican New | 01/16/1914 – 10/19/1923 | 453 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wyoming | Saratoga | Platte Valley lyre New | 08/15/1889 – 12/05/1893 | 149 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wyoming | Arapahoe Agency | Arapahoe Agency courier New | 01/01/1888 – 01/01/1888 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
Here are some of the details about the African American newspaper additions:
- A total of 68 titles from 22 states, plus 5 titles from the District of Columbia
- 60 of the 73 titles added this month are newspapers added to GenealogyBank for the first time!
| State | City | Title | Years of Coverage | Issues Added | Collection |
| Alabama | Tuskegee | Negro Farmer New | 06/01/1956 – 06/01/1956 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Arkansas | Helena | Reporter New | 02/01/1900 – 02/01/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| California | San Francisco | Pacific Appeal New | 04/24/1875 – 09/09/1876 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| California | San Francisco | Western Outlook New | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs | Western Enterprise New | 01/06/1900 – 01/06/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| District Of Columbia | Washington (DC) | New National Era | 01/13/1870 – 10/22/1874 | 140 | Newspaper Archives |
| District Of Columbia | Washington (DC) | Commoner New | 09/04/1875 – 12/18/1875 | 8 | Newspaper Archives |
| District Of Columbia | Washington (DC) | Washington Sun New | 12/25/1914 – 07/23/1915 | 30 | Newspaper Archives |
| District Of Columbia | Washington (DC) | Washington Tribune New | 01/03/1930 – 04/02/1946 | 513 | Newspaper Archives |
| District Of Columbia | Washington (DC) | National Savings Bank New | 06/01/1868 – 06/01/1868 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Florida | Jacksonville | Florida Evangelist New | 01/20/1900 – 01/20/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Florida | Tampa | Tampa Guardian New | 07/22/1876 – 07/22/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Georgia | Waycross | Gazette and Land Bulletin New | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Georgia | Atlanta | Voice of Missions New | 02/01/1900 – 02/01/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Illinois | Springfield | State Capital | 01/13/1899 – 01/13/1899 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Illinois | Chicago | Abbott’s Weekly and Illustrated News New | 11/25/1933 – 02/24/1934 | 14 | Newspaper Archives |
| Illinois | Chicago | Chicago Bee New | 01/03/1943 – 08/17/1947 | 238 | Newspaper Archives |
| Illinois | Chicago | Chicago Eagle New | 09/17/1892 – 09/17/1892 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kansas | Topeka | Kansas Blackman | 04/20/1894 – 06/29/1894 | 11 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kansas | Topeka | Baptist Headlight New | 09/15/1893 – 08/08/1894 | 28 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kansas | Topeka | People’s Friend New | 12/11/1896 – 12/11/1896 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kansas | Pittsburg | Pittsburg Plain Dealer New | 08/05/1899 – 05/12/1900 | 31 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kansas | Wichita | Wichita Tribune New | 07/23/1898 – 03/04/1899 | 18 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kentucky | Lexington | Colored Representative New | 05/25/1871 – 05/25/1871 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisiana | St. Martinville | Echo | 06/17/1876 – 06/17/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | Weekly Louisianian | 12/18/1870 – 05/27/1876 | 133 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | Crusader New | 07/19/1890 – 07/19/1890 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | Dimanche New | 01/02/1876 – 03/19/1876 | 12 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | Republican Courier New | 12/02/1899 – 01/20/1900 | 2 | Newspaper Archives |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | Southern Republican New | 09/09/1899 – 04/14/1900 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Maryland | Baltimore | Lyceum Observer New | 06/05/1863 – 06/05/1863 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Massachusetts | Boston | Pine and Palm New | 05/18/1861 – 09/04/1862 | 68 | Newspaper Archives |
| Massachusetts | Boston | Self Elevator New | 03/30/1853 – 03/30/1853 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minneapolis Observer New | 08/16/1890 – 09/27/1890 | 6 | Newspaper Archives |
| Minnesota | St. Paul | St. Paul Echo New | 05/08/1926 – 01/22/1927 | 7 | Newspaper Archives |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | Twin-City American New | 05/04/1899 – 05/18/1899 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Missouri | St. Louis | American Eagle New | 12/17/1905 – 12/17/1905 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Missouri | Springfield | American Negro New | 10/25/1890 – 10/25/1890 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Missouri | Kansas City | Kansas City Observer New | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Missouri | Macon | Missouri Messenger New | 01/26/1900 – 01/26/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Nebraska | Omaha | Enterprise | 01/12/1900 – 01/12/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Nebraska | Omaha | Progress | 03/22/1890 – 01/26/1900 | 5 | Newspaper Archives |
| Nebraska | Omaha | Omaha Guide New | 09/21/1940 – 02/14/1942 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Colored American | 01/07/1837 – 02/25/1837 | 9 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Emancipator | 10/01/1835 – 04/23/1840 | 21 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | New York Age | 10/15/1887 – 12/26/1953 | 2644 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | New York Freeman | 12/13/1884 – 05/22/1886 | 74 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Anglo-African New | 08/10/1861 – 12/23/1865 | 17 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | Rochester | Douglass’ Monthly New | 07/01/1859 – 05/01/1862 | 14 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Harlem Heights Daily Citizen New | 10/18/1933 – 01/22/1934 | 76 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Inter-State Tattler New | 10/22/1922 – 08/25/1932 | 210 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Listener: Thought and Opinion New | 10/29/1938 – 03/30/1940 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Long Island Star New | 01/16/1953 – 05/12/1954 | 27 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | National Anti-Slavery Standard New | 06/11/1840 – 12/23/1871 | 1629 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Negro Liberator New | 10/24/1931 – 10/17/1935 | 110 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Negro World New | 02/12/1921 – 10/17/1933 | 554 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | People’s Voice New | 02/14/1942 – 04/24/1948 | 315 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Progressive American New | 02/10/1876 – 02/10/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Ram’s Horn New | 11/05/1847 – 11/05/1847 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Reporter New | 10/11/1935 – 04/10/1937 | 6 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Voice of Freedom New | 05/01/1836 – 05/01/1836 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | Weekly Anglo-African New | 07/23/1859 – 05/11/1861 | 74 | Newspaper Archives |
| New York | New York | World Echo New | 01/06/1934 – 04/14/1934 | 14 | Newspaper Archives |
| North Carolina | Wilmington | Daily Record New | 09/28/1895 – 03/26/1898 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| North Carolina | Weldon | N.C. Republican, and Civil Rights Advocate New | 05/22/1884 – 05/22/1884 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| North Carolina | New Bern | Peoples’ Advocate New | 07/31/1886 – 07/31/1886 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Oklahoma | Langston | Langston City Herald | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Independent New | 03/21/1937 – 02/20/1944 | 3 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tennessee | Maryville | Maryville Republican New | 08/05/1876 – 08/05/1876 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tennessee | Nashville | Tennessee Star New | 11/25/1887 – 11/25/1887 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Virginia | Richmond | Richmond Planet | 01/04/1890 – 12/30/1916 | 1170 | Newspaper Archives |
| Virginia | Richmond | Southern News New | 10/15/1892 – 10/15/1892 | 1 | Newspaper Archives |
| Washington | Seattle | Northwest Herald New | 02/27/1945 – 06/26/1945 | 4 | Newspaper Archives |
Genealogy Tip: One of the ways to take advantage of the fact that GenealogyBank is always adding new content is to use a feature on the newspapers’ search results page that lets you search just on the content added since a certain time. With this feature, found along the left-hand side of the search results page, you can search only on the newest content – even newspaper articles GenealogyBank added within the past week!
GenealogyBank adds new content to its Historical Newspaper Archives constantly, so keep searching. And good luck with your family history research.
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In presenting the newspaper additions, please go back to flagging them with New! (with an exclamation point), which makes them easier to discover with the find feature.
Hi Roger,
Yes, I can and will go back to including the exclamation mark if that makes your searches easier. Thanks for giving us feedback.
The February Additions included my home town newspaper. Searched it for relevant family surnames and was rewarded with new information about an ancestor. Delighted!
We’re delighted, too, Patricia! Hearing success stories like yours makes our day. Thanks for writing us and letting us know.