How can you find old newspaper articles for free?
I use three methods:The Wayback Machine. This works for Internet content going back to the 1980’s. You need to know the URL for the newspaper, which is probably the current URL. Try it. Check to see if the paper offers an archive of old issues. If so, the links can take you back much farther.Check your selected newspaper’s current website for an archive. For example, The New York Times offers the Times Machine. Over 150 years of NYT!Google search. Most people don’t fully appreciate the power of a search engine. You can form rich queries. Try it. I searched for 1941 newspaper story about Pearl Harbor attack and came up with this:Google search is probably the best way to look for 17th and 18th Century newspapers that have been scanned and included in an archive. But if you are searching for a person by name, try Newspapers.com. (Not free).
What are those old newspaper article viewers?
It could also be a microfilm reader. Old newspapers are fragile, and they take up a lot of space. They're still being preserved, but for day-to-day searching, they were "photographed" and put on a filmstrip. You load the microfilm on the machine, and you can go from one page to the next. Most have the ability to do some limited scrolling up or down the page, and many can make a Xerox printout. It's not a perfect system. You can get sort of dizzy as you watch the pages whiz by, and there's no easy way to find a particular article unless you know the date it was published. That's why all large papers, and many smaller ones, have digitized past issues, and they're now searchable in a database. Some papers have digital versions of stories going back over 250 years.
How do I find an old Newspaper article?
Newspapers keep archives of all their old issues. If you are going to be there you can probably make an appointment to access their archives. Some newspapers offer reprint of the front pages for a fee.
How do you find old newspaper articles in the UK?
Different news papers use different systems in preserving back issues. If you know the date of publication of the required news item, it will help a lot. Then decide on the news paper from which you wish to seek the information. If one news paper fails in helping try another one.Call them to find out how do they provide the soft copy or hard copy of the required item. Some news papers take a nominal amount if they are providing hard copy or back issue.
What is the best way to access old newspaper articles from the 1940s?
One option is to go to the local library in the town or city where the newspaper was based. It should have copies of all the old papers either in bound volumes, on microfilm or microfiche.Another option, if the newspaper is still in business, is to contact that newspaper and ask if it will allow you to visit its private archive of back issues. Not all papers are eager to open their archives to outsiders, but there’s no harm in asking.
How can I read old newspaper articles online?
Most major newspapers make their newspaper morgue available online. Most require registering and many require payment. Libraries— public and university— often have subscriptions for online newspapers that they make available to their patrons or students. Try your local library and ask them if they have newspapers online and if they have access to the morgues. If that’s not possible, you can sometimes obtain access through community colleges by registering with them. Otherwise, you’ll have to pick your newspaper and follow their requirements.Other options:Join now and save on a Newspapers.com Subscription6 Places To Read Old Newspapers & Archived News OnlineWikipedia:List of online newspaper archives4 Excellent Free Websites To Read Old Newspapers And Magazines OnlineChronicling America " Library of CongressHow to Find Old Newspaper Articles OnlineFree Newspaper Archives in the US
How to find a newspaper article from 1982?
Try the online newspaper archives at GenealogyBank http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/. The website houses one of the largest databases of old newspapers in the U.S. dating back as far as the 1600s. They have newspaper titles for all 50 states.
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How would I find an old newspaper article online?
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How to find old news articles?
I think I have found what you want.I have just been across to look. I didn't know my self, So long as yours is the same as the UK& Ireland system ? On the news page there is a "developing news" strip with different subjects running across it. If you look on top of this there are several different subjects with "archive" being one of them. Click on the archive and it brings up all the previous news items. That should be what you want. If your page is different then search for archive.