How do I find old news articles?
There are three major web searchable archives in the U.S.:
- Google’s Historical Newspapers: news.google.com/newspapers.
- Newspapers.com (newspapers.com)
- Newsbank’s Newspaper Archive (newspaperarchive.com)
Where can I find newspaper articles in the 1970s?
If you don’t see an online version in the library catalog or it is the wrong time period, try finding freely available digitized versions through:
- Williams WorldCat.
- International Coalition on Newspapers list of newspaper digitization projects.
- Google News Archive Search.
What did the Times put on its front page for the first time in 1966?
Note: On 3rd May 1966 The Times printed news stories on the front page for the first time; the front page had previously been dedicated to advertisements and paid announcements (births, marriages & deaths) which helped significantly towards the costs of producing the newspaper.
When was the first Hartlepool Mail published?
The Hartlepool Mail started life as the daily Northern Evening Mail for Durham and North Yorkshire in 1877. It was published in Hartlepool by influential industrialists in the area, who had formed the South Durham Newspaper Company in 1866 to produce the twopenny weekly South Durham Herald.
Why subscribe to the Hartlepool Mail?
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What is the history of the Northern Evening Mail?
It was published in Hartlepool by influential industrialists in the area, who had formed the South Durham Newspaper Company in 1866 to produce the twopenny weekly South Durham Herald. Initially comprising 4 pages, the Northern Evening Mail was enlarged the same year and changed its name to the Northern Daily Mail and South Durham Herald in 1883.
How did the Northern Daily Mail get its name?
Initially comprising 4 pages, the Northern Evening Mail was enlarged the same year and changed its name to the Northern Daily Mail and South Durham Herald in 1883. In 1884, it was bought by the syndicate formed between Andrew Carnegie and Samuel Storey. When the syndicate failed, Storey kept the Mail.