Canadian Newspaper Archive

Canadian Newspaper Archive

A good newspaper archive will yield lots of family history information.  My most recent success is an article about my husband’s gg-grandfather and the role he played as a conductor on the underground railroad moving run away slaves to safety in the north.  That article was in a Michigan newspaper archive accessed at one of the large paid databases online.

That had me thinking about newspaper archive resources for Canada.  What is available and what could I find?

Library and Archives Canada has a section on newspapers although many of the links are to newer content. Cyndislist has more links to newspaper archives.

The company “Newspaper Archive” has a small list of Canadian newspapers which may be helpful especially for those looking in the prairie provinces and Newfoundland.

Look for announcements of births, marriages and deaths (obituaries).  Also 50th anniversary notices can yield a lot of information.  Note Newspaper Archive is a paid source. Google to access.

Publication City Province Date
Baldur Gazette Baldur Manitoba 1898 – 2007
Baldur Gazette News Baldur Manitoba 1989 – 2003
Beausejour Brokenhead River Review Beausejour Manitoba 1994 – 1998
Beausejour Review Beausejour Manitoba 1995 – 2007
Brandon Daily Sun Brandon Manitoba 1959 – 1960
Brandon Sun Brandon Manitoba 1960 – 2009
Brandon Sun, The Brandon Manitoba 1961 – 1977
Brandon Sunday Brandon Manitoba 1989 – 1995
Brokenhead River Review Beausejour Manitoba 1998
Carillon News Steinbach Manitoba 1962 – 1964
Daily Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba 1931
Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba 2010
Interlake Spectator Springfield Manitoba 1987 – 2007
Interlake Spectator Stonewall Manitoba 1988
Lac Du Bonnet Leader Lac Du Bonnet Manitoba 1977 – 2007
Lethbridge Daily Herald Lethbridge Alberta 1909 – 1923
Lethbridge Daily Herald, The Lethbridge Alberta 1908 – 1971
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Alberta 1905 – 2009
Lethbridge Herald, The Lethbridge Alberta 1904 – 2007
Lethbridge Sun Times Lethbridge Alberta 2008 – 2009
Manitoba Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba 1872
Manitoba Morning Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba 1905
Manitoban, The Winnipeg Manitoba 1935
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Alberta 2003 – 2009
Medicine Hat News Medicine Alberta 2007
Neepawa Banner Neepawa Manitoba 1989 – 2007
Northern Gazette Peace River Alberta 1937 – 1939
Pas Herald Pas Manitoba 1961 – 1978
Peace River Record Peace River Alberta 1930 – 1934
Peace River Standard Peace River Alberta 1922
Portage La Prairie Leader Portage La Prairie Manitoba 1946 – 1961
Prairie Post Lethbridge Alberta 2008
Rivers Banner Rivers Manitoba 1993 – 2007
Rivers Gazette Rivers Manitoba 1917 – 1953
Rivers Gazette Reporter Rivers Manitoba 1954 – 1993
Roblin Review Roblin Manitoba 1917 – 2007
Roblin Review And Togo News Roblin Manitoba 1937 – 1944
Roblin Review And Western Weekly Roblin Manitoba 1963 – 1965
Shoal Lake Crossroads Shoal Lake Manitoba 1982 – 2007
Springfield Leader Springfield Manitoba 1945 – 1977
St Johns Daily Star_BT St Johns Newfoundland 1918
St Johns Evening Telegram_BT St Johns Newfoundland 1914
St Johns Evening Telegram_GS St Johns Newfoundland 1914
Steinbach Carillon Steinbach Manitoba 1973 – 2007
Steinbach Carillon News Steinbach Manitoba 1946 – 1973
Stonewall Argus Stonewall Manitoba 1893 – 2006
Stonewall Argus And Teulon Times Stonewall Manitoba 1942 – 2007
Stonewall Interlake Spectator Stonewall Manitoba 1982 – 2007
Togo News Roblin Manitoba 1917 – 1923
Winning Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba 2002
Winninpeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba 2008
Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba 1874 – 2010

 

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