District of Columbia Online Historical Newspapers

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City or Neighborhood
Name of Newspaper
Years Covered
Cost
Resource
AlexandriaAlexandria Gazette1887 - 1910FreeLibrary of Congress
AnacostiaWeekly News
1909
Free Library of Congress
GeorgetownCentinel of Liberty
1796 - 1800
$
GenealogyBank
Georgetown
Columbian Chronicle
1795
$
GenealogyBank
Georgetown
Federal Republican1812 - 1816
$
GenealogyBank
Georgetown
Independent American1809 - 1811
$
GenealogyBank
Georgetown
Metropolitan1820 - 1835
$
GenealogyBank
Georgetown
National Messenger
1817 - 1820
$
GenealogyBank
Georgetown
Olio1802 - 1803
$
GenealogyBank
Georgetown
Senator1814
$
GenealogyBank
GeorgetownTimes and Patowmack Packet1790
$
GenealogyBank
GeorgetownWashington Federalist
1800 - 1809
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonAlexandria Herald
1818
$
NEHGS19
WashingtonBee
1882 - 1884
Free
Library of Congress
WashingtonBlack Networking News1989 - 1900
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonCity of Washington Gazette
1817 - 1821
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonColored American
1898 - 1904
$
GenealogyBank
Washington
Colored American
1899 - 1904
Free
Library of Congress
WashingtonConstitution
1844 - 1861
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonCourier1812$
GenealogyBank
Washington
Critic
1890 - 1891
FreeLibrary of Congress
WashingtonCritic and Record
1891Free
Library of Congress
WashingtonCritic-Record
1868 - 1890
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonDaily Critic
1880 - 1881
1890
Free
Library of Congress
WashingtonDaily Evening Star1852 - 1854FreeLibrary of Congress
WashingtonDaily Globe1848 - 1859
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonDaily National Intelligencer
1814 - 1869
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonDaily National Journal
1826 - 1831
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonDaily National Republican
1862 - 1866
1870 - 1872
FreeLibrary of Congress
WashingtonEagle
(American University)
1925 - 2004
FreeWRLC Student Newspaper Collection
WashingtonEvening Critic
1881 - 1885
FreeLibrary of Congress
WashingtonEvening Post
1888 - 1889
Free
Library of Congress
WashingtonEvening Star1854 - 1922FreeLibrary of Congress
Washington
Evening Times
1895 - 1902
Free
Library of Congress
WashingtonEvening Union
1863 - 1867
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonGlobe
1831 - 1841
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonGrit
1883 - 1884
$
GenealogyBank
Washington
Hatchet
1900
Free
Library of Congress
Washington
Hoya
(Georgetown University)
1959 - 1980
Free
WRLC Student Newspaper Collection
WashingtonHuntress1839 - 1847
$
GenealogyBank
Washington
Machinist
(International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers)
1946 - 1994
Free
Georgia State University Library
WashingtonMadisonian for the Country1837 - 1845
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonMorning Times
1895 - 1897
FreeLibrary of Congress
WashingtonMonitor1808 - 1809
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonNational Chronicle
1987 - 1991
$
GenealogyBank
Washington National Era1847 - 1859
$
GenealogyBank
Washington
National Forum
1910Free Library of Congress
WashingtonNational Intelligencer
1800 - 1812
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonNational Republican
1860 - 1862
1866 - 1870
1872 - 1888
FreeLibrary of Congress
Washington
National Tribune
1877 - 1911
FreeLibrary of Congress
WashingtonPaul Pry1835 - 1836
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonReconstructionist
1866
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonRepublic1849 - 1851
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonSpirit of 'Seventy-Six1808 - 1811
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonSuburban Citizen
1900 - 1902
FreeLibrary of Congress
Washington
Sunday Globe
1901
Free Library of Congress
Washington
Sunday Herald
1879 - 1887
FreeLibrary of Congress
WashingtonSunday Herald and Weekly National Intelligencer
1887 - 1891
Free
Library of Congress
Washington
Sunday Morning Globe
1901
Free Library of Congress
Washington
Sunday Washington Globe
1901 - 1902
Free Library of Congress
WashingtonTimes1897 - 1901
FreeLibrary of Congress
WashingtonUnited States Telegraph
1827 - 1829
$
GenealogyBank
Washington
United States'Telegraph
1826 - 1839
$NEHGS19
WashingtonUniversal Gazette
1800 - 1814
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonWashington Bee1893 - 1915
$
GenealogyBank
Washington
Washington Bee
1886 - 1912
Free Library of Congress
Washington
Washington City Weekly Gazette
1815 - 1817
$GenealogyBank
WashingtonWashington Critic
1885 - 1888
1889
1890		Free
Library of Congress
WashingtonWashington Expositor
1807 - 1809
$
GenealogyBank
WashingtonWashington Gazette
1821$
GenealogyBank
Washington
Washington Herald
1906 - 1922
Free Library of Congress
WashingtonWashington Sentinel
1898 - 1901
Free Library of Congress
WashingtonWashington Times
1894 - 1895
1901 - 1922
Free Library of Congress
Washington
Washington Weekly Post
1899 - 1900
Free Library of Congress



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