Oregon Archives: 197 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

If you are researching your ancestry from Oregon, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online OR newspaper archives: 197 titles to help you search your family history in the “Beaver State,” providing coverage from 1848 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Oregon newspaper archives!

Photo: Mount Hood, the highest peak in Oregon
Photo: Mount Hood, the highest peak in Oregon. Credit: Zach Dischner; Wikimedia Commons.

Dig deep into our online archives and search for articles about your ancestors from Oregon in these newspapers. Our OR newspapers are divided into two collections, each with their own search page:

  • Newspaper Archives (complete paper with all articles, including historical obituaries, with a number of very rare single-issue newspapers – many of them are the only known issues of the paper)
  • Obituaries (including both historical and recent obituaries, if obits are specifically what you are searching for)

Search Oregon Newspaper Archives (1848 – 1987)

Search Oregon Obituaries (1861 – Today)

Illustration: Oregon state flag
Illustration: Oregon state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Here is the complete list of Oregon newspapers in the online archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The OR newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.

City Title Years of Coverage Issues Available Collection
Albany Albany Democrat-Herald 07/11/1999 – Current Obituaries
Albany Albany Register 10/03/1868 – 12/31/1880 482 Newspaper Archives
Albany State Rights Democrat 08/21/1865 – 04/20/1900 1628 Newspaper Archives
Albany Albany Register 09/08/1876 – 09/08/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Albany State Rights Democrat 08/30/1872 – 09/08/1876 3 Newspaper Archives
Ashland Ashland Tidings 01/05/2004 – 01/20/2021 Obituaries
Ashland Ashland Daily Tidings 05/30/1912 – 09/16/1919 740 Newspaper Archives
Ashland Ashland weekly tidings 09/24/1919 – 12/27/1922 170 Newspaper Archives
Ashland Ashland Daily Tidings 12/21/1888 – 12/21/1888 1 Newspaper Archives
Astoria Astorian 05/28/2002 – Current Obituaries
Astoria Tri-weekly Astorian 07/29/1873 – 06/03/1876 20 Newspaper Archives
Astoria Daily Astorian 05/01/1876 – 05/19/1909 7923 Newspaper Archives
Astoria Tri-weekly Astorian 07/01/1873 – 01/31/1874 85 Newspaper Archives
Astoria Toveritar 11/09/1915 – 12/26/1922 356 Newspaper Archives
Astoria Coast Weekend 02/19/2015 – Current Obituaries
Astoria Astoria Marine Gazette 12/20/1864 – 12/20/1864 1 Newspaper Archives
Astoria Daily Astorian 12/06/1879 – 12/06/1879 1 Newspaper Archives
Athena Athena press 06/09/1893 – 12/29/1922 1138 Newspaper Archives
Baker City Baker City Herald 01/01/2001 – Current Obituaries
Baker City Bedrock Democrat 06/08/1870 – 08/23/1876 3 Newspaper Archives
Bandon Bandon Western World 07/19/2012 – Current Obituaries
Beaverton Beaverton Valley Times 06/14/2006 – Current Obituaries
Bend Bulletin 07/01/2005 – Current Obituaries
Brookings Curry Coastal Pilot 04/27/2000 – Current Obituaries
Burns Times-herald 01/06/1906 – 12/25/1920 658 Newspaper Archives
Canby Canby Herald 01/29/2009 – Current Obituaries
Cannon Beach Cannon Beach Gazette 05/02/2008 – 04/05/2019 Obituaries
Canyon City City Journal 06/28/1869 – 07/26/1869 2 Newspaper Archives
Clackamas Clackamas Review 06/26/2006 – Current Obituaries
Clatsop, Wahkiakum, Tillamook, Pacific County Coast River Business Journal 08/08/2011 – Current Obituaries
Condon Condon globe 04/01/1892 – 12/27/1918 971 Newspaper Archives
Coos Bay World 03/02/2004 – Current Obituaries
Coos Bay Coos County Record 01/22/1876 – 01/22/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Corvallis Gazette-Times 07/11/1999 – Current Obituaries
Corvallis Oregon Statesman 10/13/1855 – 12/08/1855 4 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Benton Democrat 01/11/1873 – 06/21/1873 10 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Corvallis daily gazette 05/03/1909 – 06/30/1909 43 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Corvallis Gazette 10/11/1878 – 07/02/1909 1666 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Corvallis times 06/02/1900 – 08/16/1907 454 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Daily gazette-times 08/02/1909 – 12/31/1909 88 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Oregon union 09/03/1897 – 02/10/1899 18 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Oregon union 02/28/1863 – 02/28/1863 1 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Benton Democrat 08/18/1876 – 08/18/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Corvallis Gazette 08/04/1876 – 08/04/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Corvallis Corvallis Gazette-Times: Blogs 01/06/2008 – 08/24/2018 Obituaries
County Columbia Gorge News 04/08/2020 – Current Obituaries
County Center Square Oregon 09/04/2020 – Current Obituaries
Dallas Liberal Republican 03/12/1870 – 04/18/1874 174 Newspaper Archives
Dallas Polk County observer 04/10/1903 – 03/02/1917 1049 Newspaper Archives
Dallas Dallas Itemizer 09/02/1876 – 09/02/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Dalles Daily Mountaineer 02/20/1864 – 06/07/1866 171 Newspaper Archives
Dalles Dalles daily chronicle 12/15/1890 – 06/30/1899 2087 Newspaper Archives
Dalles Dalles times-mountaineer 08/31/1889 – 12/30/1899 481 Newspaper Archives
Dalles Dalles weekly chronicle 12/20/1890 – 12/31/1898 516 Newspaper Archives
Dalles Daily Mountaineer 11/20/1862 – 11/20/1862 1 Newspaper Archives
Dalles Oregon Weekly Tribune 05/20/1876 – 05/20/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Dalles Weekly Mountaineer 07/01/1876 – 07/01/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Echo Echo register 05/28/1909 – 10/01/1909 18 Newspaper Archives
Enterprise Wallowa County Chieftain 06/13/2002 – Current Obituaries
Enterprise Enterprise news-record 12/31/1910 – 06/07/1911 44 Newspaper Archives
Enterprise News=record 08/31/1907 – 12/28/1910 266 Newspaper Archives
Enterprise Wallowa chieftain 01/02/1902 – 01/07/1909 49 Newspaper Archives
Enterprise Wallowa County chieftain 01/14/1909 – 12/29/1910 101 Newspaper Archives
Estacada Estacada News 07/11/2006 – Current Obituaries
Eugene Register-Guard 12/22/2004 – Current Obituaries
Eugene Oregon State Journal 03/12/1864 – 12/25/1880 703 Newspaper Archives
Eugene Pacific Journal 06/26/1858 – 10/30/1858 7 Newspaper Archives
Eugene Eugene City Guard 12/18/1875 – 12/18/1875 1 Newspaper Archives
Forest Grove Forest Grove Leader 05/13/2010 – 09/02/2015 Obituaries
Forest Grove Forest Grove News Times 07/26/2006 – Current Obituaries
Grant’s Pass Argus 04/30/1886 – 04/30/1886 1 Newspaper Archives
Grants Pass Rogue River courier 09/27/1900 – 12/26/1913 689 Newspaper Archives
Grants Pass Rogue River courier 05/09/1913 – 12/31/1918 995 Newspaper Archives
Grants Pass Grants Pass daily courier 01/02/1919 – 10/28/1919 254 Newspaper Archives
Gresham Outlook 06/27/2006 – Current Obituaries
Heppner Gazette-times 02/22/1912 – 12/28/1922 529 Newspaper Archives
Heppner Heppner gazette 03/07/1901 – 02/15/1912 535 Newspaper Archives
Hermiston Hermiston Herald 02/28/2001 – Current Obituaries
Hillsboro Hillsboro Argus 02/04/2011 – 11/08/2018 Obituaries
Hillsboro Hillsboro Tribune 06/26/2008 – Current Obituaries
Hillsboro Washington Independent 08/03/1876 – 08/03/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Hood River Hood River News 08/09/2001 – 04/07/2020 Obituaries
Hood River Hood River glacier 06/08/1889 – 12/28/1922 1631 Newspaper Archives
Hood River Hood River sun 09/28/1899 – 02/08/1900 11 Newspaper Archives
Jacksonville Democratic Times 08/17/1876 – 08/17/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Jacksonville Jacksonville Herald 07/17/1858 – 07/17/1858 1 Newspaper Archives
Jacksonville Oregon Sentinel 03/22/1856 – 07/19/1876 4 Newspaper Archives
Jacksonville Southern Oregon Press 04/06/1867 – 06/15/1867 3 Newspaper Archives
John Day Blue Mountain Eagle 08/01/2002 – Current Obituaries
Junction City Junction City bulletin 08/04/1899 – 07/18/1901 26 Newspaper Archives
Keizer Keizertimes 09/10/2010 – Current Obituaries
Klamath Falls Herald and News 12/01/2000 – Current Obituaries
Klamath Falls Evening herald 02/01/1908 – 12/30/1922 3962 Newspaper Archives
La Grande Observer 06/19/2001 – Current Obituaries
Lake Oswego Lake Oswego Review 06/21/2006 – Current Obituaries
Lake Oswego Southwest Community Connection 08/28/2006 – Current Obituaries
Lake Oswego West Linn Tidings 06/21/2006 – Current Obituaries
Lakeview Lake County Examiner 11/23/2009 – Current Obituaries
Lakeview State Line Herald 07/12/1879 – 06/05/1880 18 Newspaper Archives
Lebanon Lebanon Express 05/05/2003 – Current Obituaries
Lebanon Lebanon express 04/02/1887 – 04/29/1897 442 Newspaper Archives
Lincoln City Oregon Coast Today 01/24/2017 – Current Obituaries
Madras Madras Pioneer 10/17/2001 – Current Obituaries
McMinnville News-Register 01/02/1999 – 12/25/2020 Obituaries
McMinnville Yamhill County Reporter 09/10/1874 – 09/14/1876 2 Newspaper Archives
Medford Mail Tribune 02/23/2015 – Current Obituaries
Medford Mail Tribune 11/01/1909 – 11/22/1912 946 Newspaper Archives
Molalla Molalla Pioneer 01/29/2009 – Current Obituaries
Monmouth Christian Messenger 03/01/1873 – 08/25/1876 2 Newspaper Archives
Newberg Newberg Graphic 06/26/2008 – Current Obituaries
Ontario Argus Observer 01/07/1999 – Current Obituaries
Ontario Ontario Argus 06/11/1909 – 12/28/1922 558 Newspaper Archives
Oregon City Oregon Spectator 02/10/1848 – 05/12/1854 6 Newspaper Archives
Oregon City Oregon Statesman 01/06/1852 – 02/26/1853 2 Newspaper Archives
Oregon City Oregon Argus 07/28/1855 – 07/28/1855 1 Newspaper Archives
Oregon City Oregon City Enterprise 09/01/1876 – 09/01/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Oregon City Oregon Free Press 04/29/1848 – 07/15/1848 6 Newspaper Archives
Pendleton East Oregonian 07/11/2002 – Current Obituaries
Pendleton East Oregonian : 10/13/1904 – 12/30/1922 5638 Newspaper Archives
Pendleton East Oregonian 08/26/1876 – 08/26/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Philomath Philomath Express 02/24/2015 – 09/14/2020 Obituaries
Portland Bee 07/31/2006 – Current Obituaries
Portland Boom! Boomers & Beyond 01/29/2009 – 08/21/2012 Obituaries
Portland Oregonian 01/03/1988 – Current Obituaries
Portland Oregonian, The: Web Edition Articles 10/16/2012 – Current Obituaries
Portland Portland Tribune 01/02/2003 – Current Obituaries
Portland Catholic Sentinel 09/21/1876 – 09/21/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Daily Oregon Herald 02/12/1871 – 10/09/1872 28 Newspaper Archives
Portland Democratic Standard 08/30/1854 – 02/16/1859 6 Newspaper Archives
Portland Liberator 03/07/1903 – 05/30/1903 3 Newspaper Archives
Portland Oregon Journal 03/11/1902 – 12/31/1950 11468 Newspaper Archives
Portland Oregon Weekly Times 12/25/1852 – 03/03/1860 12 Newspaper Archives
Portland Oregonian 02/04/1861 – 12/31/1987 44940 Newspaper Archives
Portland Portland New Age 01/27/1900 – 03/30/1907 117 Newspaper Archives
Portland Weekly Oregonian 12/04/1850 – 12/27/1862 590 Newspaper Archives
Portland Daily Journal of Commerce 04/02/2001 – Current Obituaries
Portland New Northwest 08/11/1871 – 04/21/1881 385 Newspaper Archives
Portland St Johns review 11/11/1904 – 12/29/1922 828 Newspaper Archives
Portland Voice of the people 07/17/1913 – 11/26/1914 69 Newspaper Archives
Portland Oregonian, The: Blogs 09/16/2005 – 10/16/2018 Obituaries
Portland Earthfix 07/02/2013 – 10/31/2017 Obituaries
Portland Commercial Reporter 07/13/1876 – 07/13/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Daily Bee 10/06/1876 – 10/06/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Daily Bulletin 05/29/1872 – 12/09/1873 5 Newspaper Archives
Portland Daily Evening Telegram 04/02/1879 – 04/02/1879 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Daily Hotel and Commercial Advertiser 04/30/1889 – 04/30/1889 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Daily Morning News 02/26/1860 – 02/26/1860 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Daily Times 02/03/1862 – 02/03/1862 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Journal of Commerce 03/30/1853 – 07/04/1853 15 Newspaper Archives
Portland New Northwest 10/06/1871 – 09/22/1876 2 Newspaper Archives
Portland North-west News 03/05/1883 – 03/05/1883 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Oregon Advertiser 06/06/1859 – 06/06/1859 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Oregon Deutsche Zeitung 08/19/1876 – 08/19/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Portland Daily Advertiser 08/05/1859 – 01/24/1860 2 Newspaper Archives
Portland Sunday Welcome 09/17/1876 – 09/17/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Weekly Bee 09/14/1876 – 09/14/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland Weekly Standard 09/29/1876 – 09/29/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Portland NBC – 8 KGW 01/23/2009 – Current Obituaries
Prineville Central Oregonian 02/05/2001 – Current Obituaries
Redmond Redmond Spokesman 01/16/2007 – Current Obituaries
Reedsport Umpqua Post 03/01/2012 – 06/14/2020 Obituaries
Roseburg News-Review 08/16/2012 – Current Obituaries
Roseburg Roseburg review 01/24/1885 – 09/19/1889 135 Newspaper Archives
Roseburg Plaindealer 09/16/1876 – 12/16/1876 3 Newspaper Archives
Roseburg Roseburg Express 12/22/1859 – 12/22/1859 1 Newspaper Archives
Roseburg Douglas independent 06/15/1878 – 12/27/1884 207 Newspaper Archives
Saint Helens St Helens mist 06/19/1914 – 04/15/1921 341 Newspaper Archives
Salem Capital Press 07/03/2003 – Current Obituaries
Salem Weekly Mercury 01/21/1876 – 03/26/1878 2 Newspaper Archives
Salem Capital journal 03/01/1888 – 12/30/1922 10691 Newspaper Archives
Salem Salem Weekly 06/13/2008 – 02/02/2018 Obituaries
Salem Daily Evening Mercury 09/10/1870 – 07/05/1877 12 Newspaper Archives
Salem Daily Oregon Statesman 01/07/1876 – 09/22/1876 6 Newspaper Archives
Salem Salem Daily Record 01/01/1868 – 07/15/1868 161 Newspaper Archives
Salem Weekly Democratic Review 01/15/1866 – 01/12/1867 2 Newspaper Archives
Salem Weekly Oregon Statesman 09/08/1876 – 09/08/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Salem Chemeketa Courier 02/01/2008 – 05/16/2012 Obituaries
Salem Salem-News.com 01/10/2006 – Current Obituaries
Sandy Sandy Post 10/24/2006 – Current Obituaries
Scappoose South County Spotlight 09/30/2007 – Current Obituaries
Scottsburg Umpqua Weekly Gazette 12/02/1854 – 12/02/1854 1 Newspaper Archives
Seaside Seaside Signal 03/25/2010 – Current Obituaries
Sherwood Sherwood Gazette 02/01/2007 – Current Obituaries
Spray Spray courier 10/19/1907 – 09/14/1916 79 Newspaper Archives
St Helens Oregon mist 08/07/1891 – 07/08/1910 939 Newspaper Archives
St. Benedict St. Josephs-Blatt 01/03/1938 – 01/03/1938 1 Newspaper Archives
Sumpter Sumpter miner 09/13/1899 – 04/12/1905 253 Newspaper Archives
The Dalles Dalles Chronicle 01/07/2005 – 04/04/2020 Obituaries
Tigard Regal Courier 10/29/2006 – 09/19/2018 Obituaries
Tigard Tigard-Tualatin-Sherwood Times 07/05/2006 – Current Obituaries
Toledo Lincoln County leader 03/09/1893 – 12/28/1922 1411 Newspaper Archives
Union Mountain Sentinel 07/01/1876 – 07/01/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Weston Weston leader 08/12/1892 – 05/13/1921 337 Newspaper Archives
Weston Weston weekly leader 12/21/1878 – 02/04/1890 51 Newspaper Archives
Wilsonville Wilsonville Spokesman 06/26/2008 – Current Obituaries
Woodburn Woodburn Independent 06/26/2008 – Current Obituaries

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