Alaska Online Historical Newspapers

There are over 750 newspapers that have been published in The Last Frontier - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it - find articles about the events, history, and people that capture the stories of Alaska.

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also I suspect that some of these links may change over time - so if there is a dead link - please use your favorite search engine to find their new location. 

(Updated July, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Free Sites:

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - Alaska

• Cordova, Alaska, 1914-1947 - The Cordova daily times.
• Douglas City, Alaska, 1898-1921 - Douglas Island news.
• Fairbanks, Alaska, 1910-1917 - The Alaska citizen.
• Fairbanks, Alaska, 1916-1920 - The daily Alaska citizen.
• Fairbanks, Alaska, 1917-1920 - The weekly Alaska citizen.
• Iditarod, Alaska, 1910-19?? - Iditarod pioneer.
• Juneau, Alaska, 1912-1926 - The Alaska daily empire.
• Juneau, Alaska, 1921-1931 - The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news.
• Seward, Alaska, 1918-1920 - The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post.
• Seward [Alaska], 1914-191? - The Seward gateway.
• Seward, Alaska, 1904-1905 - Seward gateway. [microfilm reel]
• Seward, Alaska, 1905-1905 - Daily gateway. [volume]
• Seward, Alaska, 1905-1914 - Seward daily gateway. [volume]
• Seward, Alaska, 1905-1914 - Seward weekly gateway.
• Seward, Alaska, 1917-1918 - The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume]
• Seward, Alaska, 1920-1923 - ​The Seward gateway.
• Sitka, Alaska, 1908-1912 - The Thlinget.
• Skaguay [Skagway] Alaska, 1898-1899 - The daily Alaskan. [volume]
• Skaguay [Skagway] Alaska, 1898-1899 - The morning Alaskan.
• Skagway, Alaska, 1899-1904 - The daily morning Alaskan.
• Skagway, Alaska, 1904-1924 - The daily Alaskan.
• Valdez, Alaska, 1902-1908 - The Alaska prospector.
• Valdez, Alaska, 1905-1911 - Daily prospector bulletin.
• Valdez, Alaska, 1905-1918 - Valdez daily prospector.
• Valdez, Alaska, 1908-1912 - Valdez weekly prospector.

Google News Archive

• Prince of Wales Island  - Southeast Alaska's Island News

Alaska Newspapers Index (1901–1999)  (Index only)

• Alaska Citizen (1912–1920)
• Chena Herald (1904–1905)
• Fairbanks Daily News (1904–1975)
• Fairbanks Daily News Miner (3/23/1909)
• Fairbanks Daily Times (1904–1916)
• Fairbanks Weekly News (1903–1908)
• Hot Springs Echo (1907–1912)
• Juneau Empire (1992–1999)
• Nenana News (1916–1972)
• Northern Light (1906–1907)
• Rampart Miner (1901–1902)
• Tanana Daily Miner (1902–1906)
• Tanana Daily Star (1910–1915)
• Tanana Leader (1909–1910)
• Tanana Tribune (1907–1909)
• Yukon Press (1905–1906)

Alaska Newspaper Project

• Alaska Railroad Record, 1916-1920
• The Esquimaux, 1866-1867

County and Library Collections:

Petersburg Public Library (1913–1931)

• Petersburg Herald
• Petersburg Pilot
• Petersburg Press 
• Petersburg Weekly Report 
• The New Petersburg Press 
• The Petersburg Herald 
• The Petersburg Press 
• The Progressive

Student Collections:

Alaska Bible College - Palmer

• NorthWord
• News

Alaska Pacific University - Anchorage

• News

A. J. Dimond High School - Anchorage

• Igaramkin

Matanuska-Susitna College - Palmer

• Mat-Su Monitor

University of Alaska - Anchorage

• Northern Light

​University of Alaska - Fairbanks

• The Sun Star

University of Alaska - Southeast

• Whalesong

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Independent Voices - Alternative Newspapers

• Anchorage troop
• Arctic Arsenal, The
• FID Amchitka
• Green Machine, The (Fort Wainwright)

Small Town Papers

• Southeast Alaska's Island News Thorne Bay, Alaska

Newspaper Abstracts - Alaska

Other Free Sites:

Anchorage

• Catholic Anchor 

Fairbanks​

• Alaskan Shepherd Newsletter - 2001-present
• Tundra Times

Juneau

• Southeast Alaska Catholic - 2007-2010, 2012-present