Vermont Online Historical Newspapers

There are about 1,100 newspapers that have been published in the Green Mountain State - 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 Vermont. 

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 November, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - Vermont Newspapers

• Barre, Vt., 1897-1959 - The Barre daily times.
• Barre, Vt., 1898-1898 - Barre evening enterprise.
• Barre, Vt., 1898-19?? - Barre evening telegram.
• Barre, Vt., 1903-1920 - Cronaca sovversiva.
• Barton, Vt., 1872-1953 - Orleans County monitor.
• Battleboro, Vt., 1876-1897 - The Windham County reformer.
• Bellows Falls, Vt., 1856-1965 - Bellows Falls times.
• Bennington, Vt., 1858-1894 - The Bennington banner.
• Bennington, Vt., 1877-1877 - The Bennington daily banner.
• Bennington, Vt., 1891-1891 - The daily banner.
• Bennington, Vt., 1894-1902 - Bennington semi-weekly banner.
• Bennington, Vt., 19??-1961 - The Bennington evening banner.
• Bennington, Vt., 1903-19?? - Bennington banner and reformer.
• Bradford, Vt., 1865-1874 - National opinion.
• Bradford, Vt., 1874-1881 - Bradford opinion.
• Bradford, Vt., 1881-1970 - The united opinion.
• Brandon [Vt.], 1828-1843 - Vermont telegraph.
• Brattleboro, Vt., 1834-1955 - Vermont phœnix.
• Brattleboro, Vt., 1836-1853 - Windham County Democrat.
• Brattleboro, Vt., 1897-1901 - Semi-weekly Windham County reformer.
• Brattleboro, Vt., 1901-1906 - Windham County reformer.
• Brattleboro, Vt., 1907-1912 - The Brattleboro reformer.
• Brattleboro, Vt., 1913-1955 - The Brattleboro daily reformer.
• Burlington, Vt., 1827-1865 - Burlington free press.
• Burlington, Vt., 1839-1840 - Le Patriote canadien.
• Burlington, Vt., 1866-1928 - Burlington weekly free press.
• Guildhall, Vt., 1873-1964 - Essex County herald.
• Hyde Park, Vt., 1860-1877 - Lamoille newsdealer. volume
• Hyde Park, Vt., 1877-1881 - The Lamoille news.
• Irasburgh, Vt., 1856-1871 - Orleans independent standard.
• Manchester, Vt., 1861-current - The Manchester journal.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1836-1838 - The People's press, and anti-masonic Democrat.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1838-1841 - The people's press, and Addison County Democrat.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1841-1843 - The Middlebury people's press.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1843-1844 - The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1844-1848 - The northern galaxy.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1848-1850 - The Middlebury galaxy.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1850-1882 - The Middlebury register.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1883-1885 - The Middlebury register and Addison County journal.
• Middlebury, Vt., 1886-1937 - Middlebury register.
• Montpelier, Vt., 1831-1836 - State journal.
• Montpelier, Vt., 1836-1883 - Vermont watchman and State journal.
• Montpelier, Vt., 1842-1843 - The Vermont freeman.
• Montpelier, Vt., 1844-1884 - Green-Mountain freeman.
• Montpelier, Vt., 1861-1865 - The daily Green Mountain freeman.
• Montpelier, Vt., 1883-1911 - The Vermont watchman.
• Morrisville, Vt. ;, 1881-current - News and citizen.
• Newport, Orleans County, Vt., 1870-1877 - Vermont farmer.
• None, 1839-1848 - The voice of freedom. volume
• Rutland, Vt., 1823-1847 - Rutland herald.
• Rutland, Vt., 1848-1850 - Rutland County herald.
• Rutland, Vt., 1850-1852 - The Rutland herald.
• Rutland, Vt., 1852-1855 - The Rutland County herald.
• Rutland, Vt., 1859-1877 - Rutland weekly herald.
• Rutland, Vt., 1873-1877 - The Rutland daily globe.
• Rutland, Vt., 1873-1877 - The Rutland weekly globe.
• South Londonderry, Vt., 1883-19?? - The Londonderry sifter.
• St. Albans, Vt., 1864-1870 - The Vermont transcript.
• St. Albans, Vt., 1868-1870 - Vermont daily transcript.
• St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1837-1867 - The Caledonian.
• St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1867-1919 - St. Johnsbury Caledonian. volume
• St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1918-1920 - The evening Caledonian.
• St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1919-1920 - Weekly Caledonian.
• St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1920-1920 - St. Johnsbury Caledonian.
• St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1920-current - The Caledonian-record.
• Swanton, Vt., 1839-1841 - North American.
• West Randolph, Vt., 1878-1943 - Herald and news.
• Woodstock, Vt., 1840-1844 - The spirit of the age.
• Woodstock, Vt., 1844-1845 - The Woodstock age.
• Woodstock, Vt., 1845-1913 - Spirit of the age. volume

Google News Archive

• Bradford - Journal Opinion
• Newport - Express and Standard

County and Library Collections:

Chittenden County
Charlotte News Archive

• The Charlotte News
• Charlotte News

Franklin County
Arvin A. Brown Public Library

• Journal Gazette
• Richford Gazette
• Richford Journal 
• Richford Journal and Gazette

​Lamoille County
Stowe Free Library

• ​News and Citizen 
• Stowe Journal 
• Stowe Reporter 
• The Stowe Reporter 

Student Collections:

Bennington College - Bennington

• Before the End of the World 2007
• Bennington Today 1986
• Bennington Weekly  1950 - 1952
• Latest Dope  1986
• Pastiche 1968 - 1969
• Snap  2002-2003
• The Beacon  1947 - 1949
• The Bennington Biweekly  1952-1954
• The Bennington Free Press  2007-present
• The Bennington Voice 1992
• The Bugler 1954
• The Collective 1982
• The Commons 1988-1989
• The New Paper 1976 - 1978
• Tool & Die April 13, 1983 to
• Vanguard 1978-1979

Castleton University - Castleton

• Birdseye
• Spartan
• Cairn

Goddard College - Plainfield

• Student News

Johnson State College - Johnson

• Basement Medicine

Lyndon State College - Lyndonville

• ​Critic

Marlboro College - Marlboro

• Marlboro News

Middlebury College - Middlebury

• The Middlebury Campus
• The Undergraduate
• The Campus
• Riddleybum Scaump
• College Newsletter

Norwich University - Northfield

• Norwich University Record
• Norwich Guidon
• Reveille
• University Regulator
• University Owl

Saint Michael's College - Colchester

• Defender
• On Campus

University of Vermont - Burlington

• The Vermont Cynic
• The Alumnus
• Alumni Magazine
• UVM Notes
• Vermont Alumni News
• Vermont Alumni Weekly
• Vermont Alumnus

Vermont Technical College - Randolph Center

• Student News

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Independent Voices - Alternative Newspapers

• Longhouse   

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942

• Bellows Falls - Wah Hoo Blues (Company 119)
• Fort Ethan Allen - The Ethan Allen Patriot (Company 170)
• Marshfield - Groton Camp Crier (Company 146)
• Marshfield - Groton Crier (Company 146)
• Marshfield - Groton Forest Camp Crier (Company 146)
• Marshfield - Groton Forest Crier (Company 146)
• ​Northfield - O. S. & D (Company 198)
• Peru - Peru Eagle (Company 166)
• Plymouth - Coolidge Rambler (Company 145)
• Readsboro - Lookout (Company 124)
• Sharon - Apple-Knocker (Company 199)
• Waterbury - Camel'S Hump Barracks Bag (Company 191)
• Waterbury - See-See-See (Company 191)
• West Burke - Willoughby Whisper (Company 121)
• Windsor - Ascutney Spark (Company 129)
• Windsor - Okemo Life (Company 129)
• Windsor - The Bunk (Company 129)
• Yorktown - Ye Olde York Times (Company 323)

Small Town Papers

• Journal Opinion Bradford, Vermont

Old Fulton Postcards

• Bennington VT Evening Banner
• Brattleboro VT Vermont Phoenix
• Burlington VT Free Press
• Middlebury VT Galaxy
• Middlebury VT Northen Galaxy
• Middlebury VT Peoples Press
• Middlebury VT Register
• Montpelier VT State Journal
• Montpelier VT Vermont Watchman
• Rutland VT Herald
• Rutland VT Weekly Globe
• St Johnbury VT Caledonmian
• Woodstock VT Sprit Of The Age
• Bellows Falls VT Times
• Newport VT Vermont Farmer

Newspaper Abstracts - Vermont

The Olden Times - Vermont

Other Free Sites:

Barre/Montpelier

• The Times Argus

Brattleboro

• Brattleboro Reformer 
• Tariff Reform Record

Burlington

• Burlington Free Press/Rutland Herald Newspaper Index  (Index)
• Vermont Catholic - July 2009-present
• Seven Days

Hinesburg

• Out In The Mountains

Middlebury

• Addison County Independent 

Montpelier

• Universalist Watchman and Christian Repository

St. Albans

• Messenger

St. Johnsbury

• The Caledonian-Record 

Stowe

• The Stowe Reporter