Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
The Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub is a searchable website from the Minnesota Historical Society that makes hundreds of thousands of pages of Minnesota newspapers available online. The Hub contains geographically and culturally diverse newspapers published between 1856 and today. Due to copyright law, newspapers published after 1922 can only be accessed from the Gale Family Library at the Minnesota History Center. They currently have scanned 144 different newspapers titles from across Minnesota.
- The Afro-American advance (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Afro-independent (St. Paul, Minn.)
- The Aitkin age (Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minn.)
- The Aitkin independent (Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minn.)
- Aitkin independent age (Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minn.)
- The American issue (Westerville, Ohio : Minnesota edition)
- The Anoka star (Anoka, Minn.)
- The appeal (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- The Bemidji daily pioneer (Bemidji, Minn.)
- The Bemidji pioneer (Bemidji, Minn.)
- Border budget (Koochiching, Itasca County, Minn.)
- Both sides (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The broad axe (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Caledonia argus (Caledonia, Minn.)
- Cannon Falls beacon (Cannon Falls, Minn.)
- The Cook County herald (Grand Marais, Minn.)
- The Cook County news-herald (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.)
- The courier (Preston, Minn.)
- Daily globe (St. Paul, Minn.)
- The daily people’s press (Owatonna, Steele County, Minn.)
- The daily pioneer (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.)
- Dodge Center press (Dodge Center, Minn.)
- Duluth evening herald (Duluth, Minn.)
- The Duluth herald (Duluth, Minn.)
- The Dundas news (Dundas, Rice County, Minn.)
- Federal union (Rochester, Minn.)
- Finance and commerce of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Der fortschritt (New Ulm, Minn.)
- The free homestead (Winnebago City, Minn.)
- The Freeborn County eagle (Albert Lea, Minn.)
- Freeborn County standard (Albert Lea, Minn.)
- The Goodhue volunteer (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.)
- The Grange advance (Red Wing, Minn.)
- The Hastings conserver (Hastings, Dakota County, Minn.)
- The inter-county press (Saint Charles, Winona County, Minn.)
- International Falls press (International Falls, Minn.)
- International Falls press and border budget (International Falls, Minn.)
- The Koochiching press (International Falls, Minn.)
- The labor world (Duluth, Minn.)
- Little Falls herald (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.)
- Little Falls transcript (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.)
- Little Falls weekly transcript (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.)
- The Mankato union (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.)
- The Mankato weekly union (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.)
- Mantorville and Kasson express (Mantorville and Kasson, Dodge County, Minn. )
- The Mantorville express (Mantorville, Dodge County, M.T. [Minn.])
- The Mantorville express (Mantorville, Dodge County, Minn.)
- The Minneapolis journal (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Minneapolis messenger (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Minneapolis observer (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Minnesota farm review (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Minnesota farmer (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Minnesota issue (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Minnesota messenger (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Minnesota record (Rochester, Minn.)
- Minnesota Staats-Zeitung (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- The Mississippi Valley lumberman (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Mississippi Valley lumberman and manufacturer (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Mower County news (Austin, Minn.)
- Mower County register (Austin, Minn.)
- Mower County transcript (Lansing, Minn.)
- Mower County transcript-republican (Austin, Mower County, Minn.)
- The National advocate (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Negro world (St. Paul, Minn.)
- New Ulm review (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.)
- New Ulm weekly review (New Ulm, Minn.)
- The news (Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minn.)
- Der Nordstern (St. Cloud, Minn.)
- The North (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Northern Pacific farmer (Wadena, Minn.)
- The Northfield news (Northfield, Minn.)
- The northwestern bulletin (St. Paul, Minn.)
- Northwestern-vine (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Our side (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Owatonna plaindealer (Owatonna, Steele Co., Minn.)
- The people’s press (Owatonna, Steele County, Minn.)
- Pine Island journal (Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minn.)
- Pine Island record (Pine Island, Minn.)
- The Pioneer and Democrat (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- The Post and record (Rochester, Minn.)
- The press (Dodge Center, Minn.)
- The Preston democrat (Preston, Fillmore County, Minn.)
- The Preston republican (Preston, Minn.)
- Preston times (Preston, Fillmore County, Minn.)
- The Princeton union (Princeton, Minn.)
- The Progress (White Earth, Minn.)
- The protest (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The record and union (Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn.)
- Red Lake news (Red Lake, Minn.)
- Red Wing sentinel (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. , Minn.])
- Rochester city news (Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minn.)
- The Rochester city post (Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn.)
- Rochester daily post and record (Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn.)
- Rochester news (Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minn.)
- The Rochester post (Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minn.)
- Rochester Republican (Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minn.)
- Rochester semi-weekly central record (Rochester, Minn.)
- Rochester weekly central record (Rochester, Minn.)
- Roseau County times (Roseau, Minn.)
- The Saint Paul daily press (St. Paul, Minn.)
- The Saint Paul globe (St. Paul, Minn.)
- The Saint Paul press (St. Paul, Minn.)
- The Shakopee Argus (Shakopee, Minn.)
- Shakopee weekly Argus (Shakopee, Minn.)
- Southern Minnesota star (Albert Lea, Freeborn County, M.T. [Minn.])
- St. Charles union (St. Charles, Winona County, Minn.)
- St. Cloud Democrat (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.)
- The St. Cloud journal (St. Cloud, Minn.)
- St. Cloud visiter [sic] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.)
- St. Paul daily globe (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- State Fair post (Rochester, Minn.)
- Stillwater messenger (Stillwater, Minn.)
- The Stillwater messenger (Stillwater, Minn.)
- The Stillwater Republican (Stillwater, Minn.)
- Taylors Falls reporter (Taylors Falls, Chisago County, Minn.)
- Taylors Falls reporter (Taylors Falls, Minn.)
- The Tomahawk (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.)
- Tower weekly news (Tower, Minn.)
- The Twin City guardian (St. Paul, Minn.)
- The Twin City star (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- The Twin-City American (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Two Harbors iron news (Two Harbors, Lake County, Minn.)
- Valley herald (Chaska, Minn.)
- The Virginia enterprise (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.)
- Wabasha County herald (Wabasha, Minn.)
- The Wabasha herald (Wabasha, Minn.)
- The Wabasha herald (Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn.)
- Wabasha weekly herald (Wabasha, Minn.)
- The Wabashaw County herald (Read’s Landing, Minn.)
- The Wabashaw County herald (Wabashaw, Minn.)
- Wabashaw semi-weekly co. herald (Wabashaw, Minn.)
- The Wabashaw weekly county herald (Read’s Landing, Minn.)
- Warren sheaf (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.)
- The Waumadee herald (Read’s Landing, Minn.)
- The weekly valley herald (Chaska, Minn.)
- The Western advance (Worthington, Minn.)
- Western appeal (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Willmar tribune (Willmar, Minn.)
- The Winona County union-free press (Saint Charles, Winona County, Minn.)
- The world (Duluth, Minn.)
- The Worthington advance (Worthington, Minn.)
- Worthington daily advance (Worthington, Minn.)
- Zumbrota independent (Zumbrota, Minn.)
- The Zumbrota news (Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minn.)
Chronicling America
A freely accessible website that hosts historic newspapers (1860-1922) from across the United States for noncommercial, educational, and research purposes. From 2007 to 2014, the Minnesota Historical Society contributed digitized Minnesota newspaper pages to Chronicling America as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). There are currently 38 historic Minnesota newspaper titles published between 1858 and 1922 available with keyword search capabilities.
- The Appeal. Saint Paul, Minn. ;, 1889-19??
- The Bemidji daily pioneer. Bemidji, Minn., 1904-1971
- The Bemidji pioneer. Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn., 1896-1917
- The Cook County herald. Grand Marais, Minn., 1893-1909
- The Cook County news-herald. Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn., 1909-current
- Daily globe. St. Paul, Minn., 1878-1884
- Der Nordstern. St. Cloud, Minn., 1874-1931
- Der fortschritt. New Ulm, Minn., 1891-1915
- The Goodhue volunteer. Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn., 1861-1864
- The Grange advance Red Wing, Minn., 1873-1877
- Little Falls herald Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn., 1889-1950
- Little Falls transcript Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn., 1876-1894
- Little Falls weekly transcript Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn., 1894-19??
- The Minneapolis journal Minneapolis, Minn., 1888-1939
- Minnesota Staats-Zeitung Saint Paul, Minn., 1858-1877
- Mower County transcript Lansing, Minn., 1868-1915
- The National leader. volume Minneapolis, Minn., 1921-1923
- New Ulm review New Ulm, Brown County, Minn., 1892-1961
- New Ulm weekly review New Ulm, Minn., 1878-1892
- The Northern Pacific farmer Wadena, Minn., 1878-1885
- The Princeton union Princeton, Minn., 1876-1976
- The Progress White Earth, Minn., 1886-1889
- Red Lake news Red Lake, Minn., 1912-1921
- Red Wing sentinel Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.], 1855-1861
- The Saint Paul globe St. Paul, Minn., 1896-1905
- St. Cloud Democrat Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., 1858-1866
- The St. Cloud journal St. Cloud, Minn., 1866-1876
- St. Cloud visiter [sic] St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., 1857-1858
- St. Paul daily globe Saint Paul, Minn., 1884-1896
- The Tomahawk White Earth, Becker County, Minn., 1903-192?
- The Virginia enterprise Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn., 1893-19??
- Warren sheaf Warren, Marshall County, Minn., 1880-current
- The Western advance Worthington, Minn., 1872-1874
- Western appeal Saint Paul, Minn., 1885-18??
- Willmar tribune Willmar, Minn., 1895-1931
- The Worthington advance Worthington, Minn., 1874-1908
- Worthington daily advance Worthington, Minn., 1894-189?
- The daily pioneer Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn., 1903-1904
- The labor world Duluth, Minn., 1896-current
- The nonpartisan leader Fargo, N.D., 1915-1921
Minnesota Small Town Newspapers
Small Town Papers gives you free access to the people, places and events recorded in real time over the decades or even centuries! Browse and search the scanned newspaper archive from 1846 up to the current edition! There are 21 Minnesota small town newspapers available.
- Askov American Askov, Minnesota
- The Chatfield News Chatfield , Minnesota
- Cold Spring Record Cold Spring, Minnesota
- Dodge County Independent Kasson, Minnesota
- The Ely Echo Ely, Minnesota
- Farmers Independent Bagley, Minnesota
- Hendricks Pioneer Hendricks, Minnesota
- Ivanhoe Times Ivanhoe, Minnesota
- Lafayette Ledger Unavailable, Minnesota
- Lafayette Nicollet Ledger Lafayette, Minnesota
- Lake Benton Valley Journal Lake Benton, Minnesota
- Lake Region Times Madison Lake, Minnesota
- LeRoy Independent Le Roy, Minnesota
- Lincoln County Pioneer Unavailable, Minnesota
- The Northern Star Clinton, Minnesota
- The Ortonville Independent Ortonville, Minnesota
- Sauk Centre Herald Sauk Centre, Minnesota
- Sentinel Tribune Westbrook, Minnesota
- Tri-County News Kimball, Minnesota
- Tyler Tribute Tyler, Minnesota
- Winthrop News Winthrop, Minnesota
Old Fulton Postcards
There are many helpful search features available on this website. However, most of the features are not intuitive. To search the site effectively it is absolutely essential that users take the time to read the FAQ page. There you can learn the difference between a natural language search and a boolean search. Learn how to use quotation marks, wildcards, and connectors. You can also learn about synonym and phonic searching, stemming, and numerical searches. Taking the time to educate yourself on how to use all of the search features will greatly enhance your search experience.
- Chaska MN Weekly Valley Herald 1864-1882
- Coorkston MN Polk County Journal 1878-1908
- Duluth MN Evening Herald 1887-1922
- Goodridge MN Banner 1918-1923
- Goodridge MN Eleven Towns 1915-1918
- Gully MN Sunbeam 1904-1919
- Holt MN Northers Light 1911-1914
- Holt MN Weekly News 1914-1952
- Mankato MN Weekly Union 1863-1867
- Owantonna MN Plaindealer 1863-1866
- Plummer MN Pioneer 1907-1913
- Red Lake Falls MN Era 1882-1883
- Red Lake Falls MN Gazette 1886-1919
- Red Lake Falls MN News 1890-1906
- Saint Paul MN Pioneer Democrat 1861
- Sharkopee MN Argus 1861-1869
- St. Hilaire MN Spectator 1890-1942
- Stillwater MN Messenger 1861-1865
- Taylor Falls MN Reporter 1860
- Thief River Falls MN Northern Watch 1991-2008
- Thief River Falls MN Press 1892-1915
- Thief River Falls MN Tri County Forum 1936-1943
- Thief River Falls MN Tribune 1919-1927
- Winnebago City MN Free Homestead 1864-1868
Miscellaneous Websites
Brainerd Minnesota Historical Newspapers
Brainerd Minnesota town website has placed the following digital images of their newspaper online for free:
- Brainerd Dispatch Newspaper 1883-1901 (Brainerd, Minnesota)
- Brainerd Tribune Newspaper 1872-1882 (Brainerd, Minnesota)
Internet Archive
- Valley Herald 1862 – 1884 (Chaska, Minnesota)
The Valley Herald is newspaper from Chaska, Minnesota published weekly from 1862 to 1972. From 1872 to 1969 it published under the title: The Weekly Valley Herald. Digitization made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. Administered by the Minnesota Historical Society.
Haith Trust Digital Library
- The Nonpartisan leader 1918-1923
Sometimes called North Dakota Edition or National Edition. Publication moved to St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7, 1918 and Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 9, 1920. Available on microfilm from the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Historical Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1922)
Free online access to the Historical Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1922) is now available through a new platform provided by the Minnesota Historical Society in partnership with Minnesota State Library Services. Funding for digitization and access to the newspapers was provided by the Minnesota Department of Education through a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
St Cloud Times Index
- Search Obituaries
The obituaries index currently contains data from 01/02/1928 through 12/31/2015 - Search News
The news index currently contains data from 01/03/1928 through 12/31/2008.
St. Paul Union Advocate Digital Archives
Winona Newspaper Project
The Darrell W. Krueger Library at Winona State University provides public access to an online archive of four Winona city newspapers spanning from 1855 through 1976.
- Winona Argus, 1855-1857
- Winona Republican, 1859–1901
- Winona Republican Herald, 1905-1954
- Winona Daily News, 1954-1976
Newspapers
This is a subscription website that provides access to 40 newspapers from Minnesota. Find historical newspapers from across the United States and beyond. Explore newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy, history and other research.
- The Appeal 1885 – 1922 (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- The Austin Daily Herald 1896 – 1977 (Austin, Minnesota)
- The Bemidji Pioneer 1896 – 1977 (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- The Brainerd Daily Dispatch 1901 – 1931 (Brainerd, Minnesota)
- The Cook County News-Herald 1915 – 1922 (Grand Marais, Minnesota)
- The Daily Journal 1960 – 1977 (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)
- Der Fortschritt 1891 – 1897 (New Ulm, Minnesota)
- Der Nordstern 1882 (Saint Cloud, Minnesota)
- Freeborn County Standard 1870 – 1970 (Albert Lea, Minnesota)
- The Goodhue Volunteer 1862 – 1864 (Red Wing, Minnesota)
- The Grange Advance 1874 – 1877 (Red Wing, Minnesota)
- The Labor World 1896 – 1922 (Duluth, Minnesota)
- Little Falls Herald 1898 – 1903 (Little Falls, Minnesota)
- Little Falls Transcript 1886 (Little Falls, Minnesota)
- Little Falls Weekly Transcript 1901 (Little Falls, Minnesota)
- The Minneapolis Journal 1901 – 1906 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Minnesota Staats-Zeitung 1858 – 1863 (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Mower County Transcript 1874 – 1912 (Lansing, Minnesota)
- New Ulm Review 1878 – 1922 (New Ulm, Minnesota)
- The Northern Log 1977 (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- Nya Verlden 1891 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- The Pioneer 1903 – 1977 (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- The Princeton Union 1877 – 1922 (Princeton, Minnesota)
- The Progress 1886 – 1889 (White Earth, Minnesota)
- Red Lake News 1915 – 1920 (Red Lake, Minnesota)
- Red-Wing Sentinel 1856 – 1860 (Red Wing, Minnesota)
- The Saint Paul Globe 1878 – 1905 (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- St Cloud Democrat 1858 – 1866 (Saint Cloud, Minnesota)
- The St Cloud Journal 1866 – 1876 (Saint Cloud, Minnesota)
- St Cloud Visiter 1857 – 1858 (Saint Cloud, Minnesota)
- St. Cloud Times 2012 – 2016 (Saint Cloud, Minnesota)
- Standard 1877 – 1970 (Albert Lea, Minnesota)
- The Tomahawk 1903 – 1922 (White Earth, Minnesota)
- The Virginia Enterprise 1894 – 1909 (Virginia, Minnesota)
- Warren Sheaf 1880 – 1922 (Warren, Minnesota)
- Willmar Tribune 1895 – 1922 (Willmar, Minnesota)
- The Winona Daily News 1954 – 1977 (Winona, Minnesota)
- The Winona Republican-Herald 1947 – 1954 (Winona, Minnesota)
- The Worthington Advance 1874 – 1908 (Worthington, Minnesota)
- Worthington Daily Advance 1894 (Worthington, Minnesota)
Ancestry
This is a subscription website that provides access to 9 newspapers from Minnesota.
- Austin Daily Herald (Austin, Minnesota)
- Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)
- Freeborn County Standard (Albert Lea, Minnesota)
- Nya Verlden (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Pioneer (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- Standard (Albert Lea, Minnesota)
- Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota)
- Winona Republican-Herald (Winona, Minnesota)
Indexes and Finding Aids for Minnesota Newspapers
Combined, printed indexes for the following newspapers (here referred to by commonly known titles) are available in the Hubbs Room of the Minnesota Historical Society Reference Library.
- Minneapolis Tribune and Minneapolis Star Index (1971-1980)
- Minneapolis Star & Tribune Index (1981-1986)
- St. Paul Newspaper Index (1967-1996)
- Fargo Forum Index (1981-1995)
- Duluth Herald & News Tribune Index, Duluth News Tribune Index (1978-1995)
- Minneapolis, St. Paul, And Edina Newspaper Photographs Collection Finding Aid (ca. 1901-1988; bulk 1940-1970)
- Minneapolis And St. Paul Newspaper Negatives Collection Finding Aid (1936-1987)
- Minneapolis Newspaper Index at University of Minnesota: includes Minnesota Daily (1900-1922, 1963-1977), Minneapolis Tribune (1940-1945, 1950-1954) and Minneapolis Star (1964-1970).