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Wisconsin Online Historical Newspapers

12/8/2020

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There are over 3,400 newspapers that have been published in the Badger State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are quite a few that are indeed available. So go for it - find articles about the events, history, and people that capture the stories of Wisconsin.  

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 December, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - Wisconsin Newspapers
  • Ashland, Wisconsin, 1916-19?? - Ashland chronicle. [volume]
  • Baraboo, Wis., 1884-1911 - The Baraboo news.
  • Baraboo, Wis., 1912-197? - Baraboo weekly news.
  • Chicago, Ill., 1867-1878 - Pokrok. [volume]
  • Dodgeville, Wis., 1862-current - Dodgeville chronicle.
  • Edgerton, Wis., 1877-1950 - The Wisconsin tobacco reporter.
  • Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis., 1857-1923 - Wood County reporter.
  • Hurley, Wis., 1904-191? - La Nostra terra.
  • Hurley, Wis., 191?-1913 - Our land = La Nostra terra.
  • Hurley, Wis., 1913-1950 - Iron County news.
  • La Crosse, Wis., 1856-1921 - Nord stern. [volume]
  • Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis., 1907-1927 - Ladysmith news-budget.
  • Ladysmith, Wis., 1905-1905 - The Ladysmith news.
  • Ladysmith, Wis., 1905-1906 - The Ladysmith news and Ingram news.
  • Ladysmith, Wis., 1906-1907 - Ladysmith news.
  • Madison, Wis., 1916-1925 - The Wisconsin weekly blade.
  • Manitowoc, Wis., 1859-1932 - The Manitowoc pilot.
  • Manitowoc, Wis., 1866-1878 - The Manitowoc tribune.
  • Milwaukee, Wis., 1861-1890 - Der Herold.
  • Milwaukee, Wis., 1881-1901 - Zgoda = Unity. [volume]
  • Milwaukee, Wis., 1890-1898 - Milwaukee Herold.
  • Milwaukee, Wis., 1906-1912 - Der Sonntagsbote.
  • Milwaukee, Wis., 1912-1922 - Der Sonntagsbote und der Seebote.
  • Mineral Point, Wis., 1847-1854 - Wisconsin tribune.
  • Mineral Point, Wis., 1854-1858 - Mineral Point tribune.
  • Mineral Point, Wis., 1859-1868 - Mineral Point weekly tribune.
  • Mineral Point, Wis., 1869-1938 - Mineral Point tribune.
  • Mineral Point, Wis., 1877-1938 - Iowa County democrat.
  • Neenah, Wis., 1892-1920 - Danskeren. [volume]
  • New York Mills, Minn., 188?-1934 - Uusi kotimaa.
  • Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis., 1912-1916 - The Odanah star.
  • Superior, Wis., 1870-1912 - The Superior times.
  • Viroqua, Wis., 1865-1955 - Vernon County censor.
  • Wabeno, Wis., 1898-1925 - Northern Wisconsin advertiser.
  • Washburn, Wis., 1896-1976 - The Washburn times.
  • Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis., 1906-1908 - Watertown weekly leader.
  • Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis., 1908-1909 - Weekly Watertown leader.
  • Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis., 1909-1911 - Watertown leader.
  • Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis., 1912-1917 - Watertown weekly leader.
  • Watertown, Wis., 1860-1906 - Watertown republican.
  • Watertown, Wis., 1917-1919 - The Watertown news.
  • Wausau, Wis., 1896-1940 - Wausau pilot.
  • Wauwatosa, Wis., 1900-1948 - Wauwatosa news.

Google News Archive
  • Blair - The Blair Press
  • Milwaukee - The Milwaukee Journal
  • Milwaukee - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • Milwaukee - The Milwaukee Sentinel

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers (Wisconsin residents only)
  • Amery Free Press (1932-1949 & 2005-current)
  • Baraboo News Republic (1858-1886 & 2005-current)
  • Belleville Recorder (1887-1923)
  • Black River Falls, Badger State Banner (1868-1926)
  • Black River Falls, Banner Journal (1926-1976 & 2005-current)
  • Black River Falls, Jackson County Banner (1867-1868)
  • Black River Falls, Jackson County Journal (1889 - 1926)
  • Black River Falls, Melrose Chronicle (1896 - 1924)
  • Brodhead Independent (1861-1900)
  • Evansville Badger (1898-1906)
  • Evansville Enterprise (1895-1911)
  • Evansville Review (1899-1932 & 2005-current)
  • Evansville Tribune (1899-1908)
  • Florence Mining News (1881-1894 & 2005-current)
  • Fort Atkinson, Daily Jefferson County Union (1870-1918 & 2005-current)
  • Hartland News and Dairyman (1894-1920)
  • Kiel, Tri-County Record (1918-1974)
  • Marinette and Peshtigo Eagle (1871-1896)
  • Mukwonago Chief - (1889-1926 & 2005 to 2017)
  • New London Press/Republican/Times (1879-1906)
  • Pittsville, Yellow River Pilot - (1897-1904)
  • Prairie du Chien Leader (1857-1860)
  • Prairie du Chien Union (1864-1896)
  • Prairie du Chien, Courier Press (1852-1922 & 2005-current)
  • Rib Lake Herald (1902-1920)
  • Stanley Republican (1965-1984 & 2005-current)
  • Waupun Times (1857-1903)

County and Library Collections:

​Barron County
Rice Lake Public Library
  • Rice Lake Chronotype
  • Rice Lake Chronotype And The Rice Lake Times
  • Rice Lake Chronotype And Rice Lake Independent
  • Barron County Chronotype 
  • Rice Lake Times
  • The Barron County Chronotype
  • The Chronotype 
  • The Rice Lake Chronotype 

Chippewa County
Chippewa Falls Public Library
  • Chippewa Falls Democrat
  • Chippewa Herald
  • Chippewa County Independent
  • Chippewa Union And Times
  • Daily Independent 
  • Independent
  • Chippewa Journal Tribune

Columbia County
Kilbourn Public Library
  • Wisconsin Dells Events 
  • Kilbourn Weekly Events 
  • Mirror Gazette 
  • Dells Events 
  • Wisconsin Mirror 
  • The Kilbourn Weekly Illustrated Events
  • Kilbourn City Guard
  • Mirror 
  • Illustrated Events 
  • Kilbourn City Mirror 
  • The Telegraph Courier 

Dunn County
Menomonie Public Library
  • Dunn County News
  • Dunn County Lumberman

Forest County
Crandon Public Library
  • Forest Republican
  • Forest Echo
  • Northern Citizen
  • Forest Leaves
  • North Crandon Reporter
  • Forest County Chief
  • Forest County Spy

Jefferson County
Irving Young Memorial Library
  • Whitewater Register
  • The Whitewater Register
  • The Whitewater Gazette
  • The Whitewater Press
  • The Gazette
  • The Whitewater Chronicle
  • Whitewater Gazette
  • Whitewater Press
  • The Weekly Gazette
  • The Chronicle-Extra

Juneau County
Elroy Public Library
  • County Line 
  • County Line Connection 
  • Elroy Chronicle 
  • Elroy Head Light 
  • Elroy Kendall Wilton Tribune Keystone 
  • Elroy Leader 
  • Elroy Leader Tribune 
  • Elroy Tribune 
  • Elroy Tribune And Plain Talker 
  • Elroy Union 
  • Juneau County Argus 
  • Juneau County Chronicle 
  • Juneau County Plain Talker
  • Keystone Reporter 
  • Messenger of Juneau County 
  • Plain Talker 
  • Trail Communities Messenger 
  • Tribune 
  • Tribune Keystone 
  • Wisconsin Statesman

Algoma Public Library Newspaper Archives
  • Ahnapee Record
  • Algoma Herald
  • Algoma Press
  • Algoma record
  • Algoma Record Herald

Brandon Public Library
  • Brandon Times

Door County Library Newspaper Archive
  • Door County Advocate 1862-1897 
  • Door County Advocate 1918-June 1979
  • Door County Democrat 1893-1918 
  • Door County News 1914-1939  
  • Port Light 1943-1945
  • The Advocate 1897-1912   
  • The Democrat 1892-1895  
  • The Expositor 1873-1877  
  • The Expositor Independent 1877-1880  
  • The Independent 1886-1890  
  • The Republican 1890-1892   
  • The Sturgeon Bay Advocate 1912-1918 
  • Weekly Expositor Independent 1880-1886  

Eau Claire - L.E. Phillips Memorial Library
  • Eau Claire Argus
  • Eau Claire Daily Argus
  • Eau Claire Evening Free Press
  • New North Wisconsin
  • Eau Claire Free Press Weekly
  • Eau Claire Leader
  • Eau Claire Telegram
  • Eau Claire Daily Telegram
  • Eau Claire Daily Free Press
  • Wisconsin Toiler
  • Eau Claire Weekly Leader
  • Eau Claire Daily Leader
  • Eau Claire Weekly Telegram
  • Eau Claire Evening Telegram

Lake Geneva Public Library newspaper indices

New London Public Library
  • New London Press
  • New London Press-Republican
  • New London Republican
  • Press Star

Oconto County Newspapers
  • Enquirer
  • Farmer-Herald
  • Gillett Times
  • Herald
  • Lena Enterprise
  • Maple Valley Educator
  • Militiaman
  • Oconto County Chronicle
  • Oconto County Reporter
  • Oconto County Reporter Enterprise
  • Oconto County Reporter Enterprise-Enquirer
  • Oconto County Times-Herald
  • Oconto Falls Herald
  • Oconto Lumberman
  • Oconto Pioneer
  • Suring Sun
  • Union Farmer-Herald

Waukesha County Freeman Digital Archives 
  • Cutover Land Bulletin (1846–1922)
  • Daily Freeman (1883–1890)
  • The Daily Freeman and Republican (1890)
  • The Evening Journal (1890)
  • The Republican (1887)
  • The Republican-Freeman (1888–1898)
  • Waukesha County Democrat (1854–1875)
  • Waukesha Daily Freeman (1882–1955)
  • Waukesha Democrat (1848–1852)
  • The Waukesha Freeman (1846–1945)
  • Waukesha Freeman (1882–1883)
  • Waukesha Freeman and Republican (1890)
  • The Waukesha Journal (1889–1891)
  • The Waukesha Plaindealer (1865–1873)

Waunakee Library Archives
  • Waunakee Tribune
  • Waunakee Index
  • Waunakee News

Student Collections:

Appleton High School - Appleton
  • Noctiluca
Beloit College - Beloit
  • Round Table
  • The Round Table
Carroll University Student Newspaper Collection - Waukesha
  • Carroll College Student
  • Carroll Echo
  • Perspective
  • New Perspective
  • The Carroll Screamer (1903)
  • The Pioneer Press (1925)
  • The Voice (1962-1963)
  • The Union (1967)
  • The Flyer (1971-1972)
  • The P (1990-1992)
  • The Forum (1992-1993)
  • Testify (2000-2003)
  • The Paper (2003-2005)
  • Amorphous (2004)
  • Blueman's Daughter (2004)
  • The Alternate Perspective (2008)
Concordia University - Mequon
  • The Courier
  • The Quill
  • The Beacon
Eau Claire High School
  • The Kodak
Edgerton High School - Edgerton
  • The Crimson
Eisenhower High School - New Berlin
  • Paw Print
James Madison Memorial High School - Madison
  • Sword and Shield
Lakeland Univeristy - Sheboygan
  • Mirror
Lawrence University - Appleton
  • Lawrentian
Madison Area Technical College - Madison
  • Clarion
Madison Central High School - Madison
  • Madison Mirror
Marian University - Fond du Lac
  • The Sabre Voice
Northland College - Ashland
  • News
  • Northland student life
Marquette University - Milwaukee
  • Marquette Tribune
Milton College - Milton
  • Milton College Review
Oconto High School - Oconto
  • The Okato
Ripon College - Ripon
  • Ripon College bulletin
St. Catherine’s High School - Racine
  • The Shield
St. Norbert College - De Pere
  • St. Norbert Times
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
  • Spectator
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
  • Inside UW-Green Bay News
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
  • Alumnus Collection
  • The Catalyst
  • Leaping La Crosse News
  • Racquet 
University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
  • UWM Post
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
  • ​Advance Titan
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
  • Exponent
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
  • Student Voice
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
  • The Pointer
University of Wisconsin - Stout
  • Stoutonia
University of Wisconsin - Superior
  • The Peptomist  1920-1974
  • The Promethean 1975-May 2006
  • The Stinger, 2006-2007
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
  • The Royal Purple
Viterbo University - La Crosse
  • ​Lumen

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

UW-Stout Area Research Center Newspaper Index
  • Barron County News-Shield
  • Boyceville Press
  • Chetek Alert
  • Colfax Messenger
  • Cumberland Advocate
  • Dunn County News
  • Dunn County Pictorial Messenger
  • Durand Courier Wedge
  • Durand Weekly Times
  • Knapp News
  • Menomonie Nordstern
  • Menomonie Shopper
  • Menomonie Times
  • Pepin County Courier
  • Pepin County Mirror
  • Rice Lake Chronotype
  • Rice Lake Leader
  • Turtle Lake Bugle
  • Turtle Lake Times

Independent Voices - Alternative Newspapers
  • Amazon, The
  • Bread & Roses
  • Camp McCoy Defense Committee
  • Connections
  • Conscription Newsletter
  • Draft Call, The
  • Draft News
  • Draft Resistance Clearing House
  • IT
  • Madison Kaleidoscope
  • Margins
  • NCC Worklist
  • Quixote
  • Sanity (Madison)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942​
  • ​​Blackwell - 604 News (Company 604)
  • Blackwell - Birch Barker (Company 604)
  • Blackwell - Burning Log (Company 604)
  • Blackwell - Camp Blackwell Reveille (Company 604)
  • Brule - Brule Review (Company 629)
  • Brule - Northener (Company 629)
  • Brule - Topnotch (Company 629)
  • Brule - Wannegan (Company 629)
  • Camp Douglas - Inkwell (Company 3670)
  • Camp McCoy - Headquarters Star (Company 0)
  • Crandon - Six Forty Niner (Company 649)
  • Danbury - Riverside Low-Down (Company 626)
  • Drummond - Pigeon Log (Company 640)
  • Eagle River - Wa-Wa-Ta (Company 641)
  • Elcho - Eagle (Company 657)
  • Elcho - The Elcho Eagle (Company 657)
  • Elcho - Woodchopper (Company 657)
  • Fairchild - Globe Trotter (Company 2618)
  • Fifield - Life Of Riley (Company 642)
  • Fifield - Riley Creek Rag (Company 642)
  • Fifield - Riley Creek Rag (Company 642)
  • Hayward - Northern Pine Whisper (Company 647)
  • Highland - Highlander (Company 625)
  • LaValle - Hilltop (Company 2668)
  • Loretta - Loretta Ledger (Company 648)
  • Loretta - Woodland Echoes (Company 648)
  • Manitowish - Camp Mercer Monitor (Company 660)
  • Manitowish - Camp Mercer Monitor (Company 660)
  • Manitowish - The Mercer Monitor (Company 660)
  • Marengo - Tattler (Company 638)
  • Merrill - Nu-Mud-Nus (Company 2616)
  • Milwaukee - Estabrook Echoes (Company 1699)
  • Milwaukee - Skipper'S Scandals (Company 1699)
  • Mountain - Bear Paw Scratchings (Company 635)
  • Onalaska - Pioneer (Company 601)
  • Phelps - Warvet (Company 1680)
  • Richland Center - Camp Richland Center Journal (Company 1699)
  • Richland Center - Weekly Journal (Company 1699)
  • Soperton - Trump Lake Trumpeter (Company 643)
  • St. Croix Falls - Dalles Lake Crier (Company 633)
  • Three Lakes - Camp Pine River News (Company 646)
  • Three Lakes - Pine River News (Company 646)
  • Tomahawk - Tommy Hawk (Company 1608)
  • Townsend - Boot Lake Echo (Company 2619)
  • Trempleau - Camp Perrot Zephyr (Company 2606)
  • Trempleau - Marsh Camp News (Company 2606)
  • Wabeno - Camp Himley Lake (Company 1655)
  • Wabeno - Himley Lake Ripples (Company 1655)
  • Wabeno - Himley Lake (Company 1655)
  • Wausau - Rib Mountaineer (Company 3649)
  • West Salem - The Pioneer News (Company 601)
  • West Salem - The Sunset (Company 601)
  • West Salem - The Sunset (Company 601)
  • Winter - Moose Call (Company 2617)
  • Wyalusing - State Park Eagle (Company 2672)
  • Wyalusing - State Park News (Company 2672)

Western Wisconsin Civilian  Conservation Corps Camp Newsletters
  • Fairchild - The Globe Trotter, 1935-1937
  • Fairchild - The Reveille, 1934-1937
  • Fifield - Riley Creek Rag, 1935-1937
  • Fifield - Sailor Lake Log, 1935
  • Fifield - The Life of Riley, 1939
  • Glen Flora - The Rusketeer, 1935-1937
  • Hayward - Northern Pine Whisper, 1935-1936
  • Loretta - Chippewa Camp Chatters, 1935
  • Loretta - Loretta Ledger, 1937
  • Loretta - Woodland Echoes, 1934-1935
  • Nelson - The Scatter Gun, 1935-1937
  • Nelson- The Duck Call, 1940
  • Perkinstown - The Camp Perkinstown Log, 1935
  • Perkinstown - The Chequamegon Forester, 1940
  • Perkinstown - The Perkinstown Pepper Pot, 1936-1937
  • Perkinstown - The Rookie Times, 1938-1940
  • Phillips - The Roundup, 1937
  • Phillips - The Voice of 1610, 1934-1935
  • Westboro - Mondeaux Plague, 1934
  • Westboro - Mondeaux-Vous, 1935-1936
  • Westboro - The Camp Jump River News, 1935-1936
  • Westboro - The Daily Astonisher, 1934
  • Westboro - The New Muskie, 1936
  • Winter - The Moose Call, 1935-1937

Small Town Papers
  • The Blair Press Alma Center Blair, Wisconsin
  • The Blair Press Taylor Blair, Wisconsin
  • Edgerton Reporter - Edgerton
  • Kenosha News -- Kenosha

The Olden Times - Wisconsin

Civil War Newspaper Articles, 1860-1865
 (clippings)

Wisconsin Name Index

Wisconsin Obituaries, Local History and Biography Articles 1836-1948 (clippings)​

Newspaper Abstracts - Wisconsin
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Other Free Sites:

Appleton
  • Appleton Review
  • Week-end review
Beloit
  • The Stumbllingstone
Delavan
  • Delavan Republican
  • Wisconsin Times
Eau Claire
  • Reform
Green Bay
  • The Compass
La Crosse
  • Catholic Life - 2015-present
  • Wisconsin Labor Advocate 
  • La Crosse Tribune (transcriptions)
Madison​
  • Gallistella Breezes
  • Wisconsin Farmer
  • Catholic Herald
Milwaukee
  • GPU News 
  • Gazeta Wisconsińska (1893-1895)
  • Kaleidoscope​
  • Catholic Herald
  • Milwaukee Catholic Herald
  • The United States Miller
Oneida
  • Kalihwisaks
Superior
  • Catholic Herald, Superior - 2013-present
Williams Bay
  • Bay Leaves
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Wisconsin Adds 100,000 Pages of Online Historic Newspapers

6/29/2017

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Wisconsin's Online Library just announced the addition of over 100,000 pages of online historic newspapers from six different Wisconsin communities.  The complete article can be found at More Historical Content Added to Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers.

Search is restricted to those who have access to the state-wide online library BadgerLink, which is only available to Wisconsin residents.



The added titles are as follows:

  • Belleville Recorder 1887-1923
  • Badger State Banner 1868-1926
  • Banner Journal 1931-1938
  • Evansville Badger 1898-1906
  • Evansville Enterprise 1895-1911
  • Evansville Review 1899-1932
  • Evansville Tribune 1899-1908
  • Jackson County Banner 1867-1868
  • Jefferson County Union 1870-1918
  • Prairie du Chien Courier Press 1852-1922
  • Marinette and Peshtigo Eagle 1871-1896

Good luck with your research!

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