Maryland Online Historical Newspapers

There are over 1,700 newspapers that have been published in the Old Line 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 Maryland. 

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 October 2023; recently added links are in BOLD)

Statewide Collections:

Chronicling America - Maryland Newspapers

• Annapolis, Md., 1884-1910 - Evening capital.
• Annapolis, Md., 1910-1922 - Evening capital and Maryland gazette.
• Annapolis, Md., 1922-1981 - Evening capital.
• Baltimore [Md.], 1840-1840 - The pilot.
• Baltimore, Md, 1840-1849 - Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current.
• Baltimore, Md., 1840-1841 - The pilot and transcript.
• Baltimore, Md., 1841-1918 - Der Deutsche correspondent.
• Baltimore, Md., 1844-1846 - American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper.
• Baltimore, Md., 1848-1918 - Der Deutsche correspondent.
• Baltimore, Md., 1858-1861 - The daily exchange.
• Baltimore, Md., 1865-1867 - Baltimore daily commercial.
• Baltimore, Md., 1909-1951 - Telegraf. [volume]
• Baltimore, Md., 1912-1920 - Maryland suffrage news.
• Baltimore, Md., 1940-194? - Czas Baltimorski.
• Bel Air, Md., 1857-1862 - The southern aegis.
• Bel Air, Md., 1862-1864 - The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer.
• Bel Air, Md., 1864-1923 - The aegis & intelligencer.
• Cambridge, Md., 1897-2008 - The daily banner.
• Cumberland, Md., 1859-1875 - Civilian & telegraph.
• Cumberland, Md., 1937-1938 - The voice.
• Cumberland, Md., 1938-1942 - The voice of labor.
• Cumberland, Md., 1942-???? - The CIO news.
• Elkton, Md., 1841-current - The Cecil Whig.
• Frederick City, Md., 1890-1895 - Frederick citizen.
• Frederick City, Md., 1895-1923 - The citizen.
• Frostburg, Md., 1871-1913 - Frostburg mining journal.
• Frostburg, Md., 1897-18?? - The Frostburg news.
• Frostburg, Md., 1897-19?? - The Frostburg forum.
• Frostburg, Md., 1899-19?? - The Frostburg gleaner.
• Frostburg, Md., 1903-19?? - The Frostburg herald.
• Frostburg, Md., 1913-1915 - The Frostburg spirit.
• Frostburg, Md., 1915-1917 - Frostburg mining journal.
• Greenbelt, Md., 1937-1954 - Greenbelt cooperator.
• Hagerstown [Md.], 1862-18?? - Maryland free press.
• Leonard Town, Md., 1845-1863 - St. Mary's beacon.
• Leonard Town, Md., 1863-1867 - St. Mary's gazette.
• Leonard Town, Md., 1867-1983 - Saint Mary's beacon.
• Mechanicstown, Md., 1871-1940 - Catoctin clarion.
• Pocomoke City, Md., 1921-1953 - Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise.
• Port Tobacco, Md., 1845-1898 - Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser.
• Port Tobacco, Md., 1874-current - Maryland independent.
• Rising Sun, Md., 1885-1947 - The midland journal.
• Snow Hill, Md., 1869-1973 - Democratic messenger.
• Upper Marlborough, Md., 1882-1925 - The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser.
• Towson, Md., 1909-1912 - The Baltimore County union, the Towson news.
• Towsontown, Md., 1865-1909 - The Baltimore County union.
• Westminster, Md., 1865-1972 - The Democratic advocate.

Google News Archive

• Baltimore - The Baltimore Bee
• Baltimore - Baltimore Morning Herald
• Baltimore - American and Daily Advertiser
• Baltimore - The Afro American
• Baltimore - American and Commercial Advertiser
• Baltimore - Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser
• Baltimore - Baltimore American
• Baltimore - Sunday Herald
• Baltimore - Baltimore Afro-American
• Baltimore - American & Commercial Daily Advertiser
• Baltimore - The Afro American Ledger
• Baltimore - Baltimore Sunday Herald
• Baltimore - The Weekly Herald
• Cambridge - American Eagle
• Easton - The Maryland Herald
• Easton - Herald and Eastern Shore Intelligencer
• Hancock - The Hancock News

Early State Records Online: Newspapers 1802-1965
American and Commercial Daily Advertiser 

• M890 - September 4, 1802 - December 31, 1804. 
• M891 - January 1, 1805 - June 29, 1805. 
• M892 - July 1, 1805 - December 31, 1805. 
• M893 - January 1, 1806 - June 30, 1806. 
• M894 - July 1, 1806 - December 31, 1806. 
• M895 - January 1, 1807 - June 30, 1807. 
• M896 - July 1, 1807 - December 31, 1807.

Baltimore Clipper 

• M8521 - March 3, 1847 - December 31, 1863. 
• M8522 - January 1, 1864 - December 31, 1864. 
• M8523 - January 2, 1865 - September 30, 1865.

Baltimore Whig 

• M8495 - July 2, 1810 - December 31, 1810.

Cambridge Chronicle 

• M1073 - December 25, 1830 - June 13, 1947. 
• M8778 - January 3, 1846 - December 30, 1857.

Cecil Whig 

• M7443 - August 20, 1870 - August 1, 1874.

Centreville Observer 

• M7951 - June 27, 1871 - October 5, 1918.

Easton Gazette 

• M11033 - May 27, 1854 - December 14, 1861. 
• M11034 - January 4, 1862 - December 2, 1865. 
• M11035 - January 27, 1866 - November 11, 1871.

Ellicott City Times 

• M7985 - September 7, 1870 - December 27, 1879. 
• M7986 - January 2, 1892 - December 30, 1893. 
• M7987 - January 6, 1894 - December 25, 1895. 
• M7988 - January 1, 1898 - December 30, 1899.

Kent County News 

• M5091 - January 6, 1965 - June 30, 1965.

Maryland Gazette

Maryland Journal 

• M1931 - January 5, 1889 - December 28, 1889.

Maryland News Sheet 

• M5153 - September 24, 1861 - December 31, 1861. 
• M5154 - January 1, 1862 - March 31, 1862. 
• M5155 - April 1, 1862 - June 30, 1862. 
• M5156 - July 1, 1862 - August 14, 1862.

Maryland Republican 

• M2957 - June 17, 1809 - December 30, 1809.

Montgomery County Sentinel 

• M476 - January 1, 1860 - December 27, 1872.

Queenstown News 

• M2622 - January 7, 1888 - July 11, 1903.

Republican Star, or, Eastern Shore General Advertiser 

• M2800 - September 7, 1802 - December 27, 1803.

South 

• M10521 - April 22, 1861 - February 17, 1862.

Maryland State Archives

• Aegis & Intelligencer, 1864-1923
• American and Commercial Daily Advertiser, 1802-1853
• American Eagle, 1855-1864
• American Sentinel, 1855-1928
• American Union, 1860-1926
• Baltimore American, 1883-1964
• Baltimore Clipper, 1839-1844
• Baltimore Clipper, 1847-1865
• Baltimore Whig, 1810-1814
• Calvert Gazette, 1885-1957
• Calvert Journal, 1867-1957
• Cambridge Chronicle and E. Shore Advertiser, 1825-1827
• Cambridge Chronicle and Maryland Weekly Advertiser, 1827-1828
• Cambridge Chronicle, 1822-1825
• Cambridge Chronicle, 1828-1855
• Cambridge Chronicle, 1871-190?
• Cambridge Democrat, 185?-1866
• Cambridge Era, 1878-1882
• Cambridge Herald, 1857-1866
• Cambridge Tribune, 1936-19??
• Caroline Intelligencer, 1831-183?
• Cecil County Star, 192?-19??
• Cecil Whig, 1841-Present
• Centreville Evening Times and Eastern Shore Publick Advertiser, 182?-18??
• Centreville Observer, 1864-1936
• Centreville State Rights, 1860-1864
• Centreville Times & Eastern Shore Advertiser, 1822-182?
• Centreville Times and Eastern-Shore Public Advertiser, 1831-18??
• Chestertown Transcript, 1862-1946
• Clearspring Sentinel, 1849-1851
• Daily Banner, 1897-2008
• Democrat and News, 186?-1965
• Democrat, and Dorchester Advertiser, 1845-185?
• Denton Journal, 1847-1965
• Dorchester Aurora, 1835-1840
• Dorchester Era, 1883-1900
• Eastern-Shore Star, 1841-1843
• Eastern-Shore Whig and People's Advocate, 1828-1841
• Easton Gazette, 1822-1929
• Easton Journal, 1863-1874
• Easton Star, 1843-1896
• Ellicott City Times, 1870-1958
• Enterprise, 1893-19??
• Federal Gazette & Baltimore Daily Advertiser, 1796-1825
• Frostburg Mining Journal, 1871-1913
• Kent County News, 1946-Present
• Kent News, 1840-1946
• Leader, 1887-19??
• Log Cabin Advocate, 1840-1840
• Maryland Colonization Journal, 1835-1840
• Maryland Courier, 1872-1883
• Maryland Gazette and Political Intelligencer, 1813-1823
• Maryland Gazette and State Register, 1824-1826
• Maryland Gazette, 1727-1734
• Maryland Gazette, 1745-1813
• Maryland Gazette, 1827-1839
• Maryland Gazette, and Frederick Weekly Advertiser, 1790-1792
• Maryland Journal and True American, 1828-1834
• Maryland Journal, 1834-18??
• Maryland Journal, 1845-1852
• Maryland Journal, 1865-1905
• Maryland Journal, and Museum of Politics, Agriculture, and Foreign Literature, 1841-184?
• Maryland News Sheet, 1861-1862
• Maryland Republican, 1809-1817
• Maryland Republican, 1826-1866
• Maryland Suffrage News, 1912-19??
• Midland Journal, 1885-1947
• Montgomery County Sentinel, 1855-1974
• Montgomery Independent, 1927-1946
• Montgomery Press, 1899-19??
• Planter's Advocate and Southern Maryland Advertiser, 1851-1853
• Planter's Advocate, 1853-1861
• Port Tobacco Times, and Charles County Advertiser, 1845-1898
• Queen Anne's Record the Centreville Observer, 1936
• Queen Anne's Record, 1933-1936
• Queen Anne's Record-Observer, 1936-1956
• Queenstown News, 1882-1956
• Republican Citizen, 1836-1890
• Republican Star, or, Eastern Shore General Advertiser, 1802-1814
• Republican Star, or, General Advertiser, 1814-1832
• Rockville True American, 1820-182?
• Sharpsburg Enterprise, 1878-188?
• Somerset Herald, 1838-184?
• South, 1861-1862
• St. Mary's Enterprise, 1883-1947
• State Rights Advocate, 1857-1860
• Williamsport Leader, 1884-1887
• Williamsport Transcript, 188?-189?

County and Library Collections:

Cecil County
Cecil County Historical Society

• Cecil Republican
• Cecil Gazette
• Elkton Press

Montgomery County
Montgomery County Public Libraries

• African American Times
• Montgomery Times

Queen Anne's County
Queen Anne's County Library

• Bay Times 
• Kent Island Bay Times 
• Queen Annes Record
• Queen Annes Record Observer 
• Queens Anne's Record Observer 
• Record Observer 
• Kent Island Bay Times Record Observer
• The Kent Island Bay Times 

Worcester County
Worcester County Library

• Berlin Advance 
• Democratic Advocate 
• Democratic Messenger 
• Democratic Messenger and the Pocomoke City Messenger 
• Eastern Shore Times 
• Eastern Shoreman 
• Evening Times
• Ledger Enterprise 
• Peninsula Ledger 
• Peninsula Press
• People
• Press 
• Record And Gazette
• Record And Gazette 
• Salisbury Times 
• Salisbury Times And The Wicomico News 
• Snow Hill Messenger 
• Snow Hill Messenger and Worcester County Advertiser 
• St Martins Church Register
• Sun 
• Village Herald 
• Worcester Advocate
• Worcester County Messenger 
• Worcester County Shield
• Worcester County Shield And Farmers Manual 
• Worcester Democrat
• Worcester Democrat And The Ledger Enterprise
• Worcester Shield
• Worcester Shield And Spirit Of The Whig Press

Salisbury University Libraries - Eastern Shore Newspaper Collection

• Berlin Advance
• Berlin News
• Borderer
• Citizen of Maryland
• Courier
• Delaware Advertiser and Farmer's Journal
• Delaware Weekly Advertiser and Farmer's Journal
• Eastern Shore Whig and People's Advocate
• Easton Gazette
• Easton Gazette, and Eastern Shore Intelligencer
• Herald and Eastern Shore Intelligencer
• Maryland Gazette
• Maryland Gazette and Political Intelligencer
• Marylander and Herald
• Republican Star
• Salisbury Advertiser
• Salisbury Advertiser and Eastern Shoreman
• Snow-Hill Messenger
• Snow-Hill Messenger and Worcester County Advertiser
• The Village Herald
• Wicomico News
• Worcester Banner
• Worcester Sentinel, and Farmers' and Mechanics' Shield

Somerset County Library System

• Crisfield Post
• Crisfield Times
• Marylander and Herald
• Somerset Herald
• Village Herald

Washington County Free Library - Index to Hagerstown Newspapers

• Casket
• Hagerstown Mail
• Herald and Torch Light
• Herald of Freedom
• Herald of Freedom and Torch Light
• Maryland Free Press
• News and Hagerstown News
• Pledge & Advocate of Morals
• Torch Light
• Torch Light & Public Adviser
• Weekly Chronicle
• The Washington Spy 1790-1797

​Washington County Free Library - Hager'stown Newspapers 1797-1804

• Maryland Herald and Elizabeth-Town Advertiser,
• Maryland Herald and Elizabeth-Town Weekly Advertiser
• Maryland Herald and Hager’s-Town Weekly Advertiser

Washington County Free Library - Hager's-town Newspapers 1805-1809

• Maryland Herald and Hager’s-Town Weekly Advertiser
• Hagers-Town Gazette

Washington County Free Library - Hager's-town Newspapers 1810-1814

• Maryland Herald and Hagerstown Weekly Advertiser
• Hagerstown Gazette

Student Collections:

Anne Arundel Community College - Arnold

• Campus Current

Bowie State University - Bowie

• The College Eye (1935-1967)
• The Ebony Tree (1968-1978)

Coppin State University - Baltimore

• Independent News

Frostburg State University - Frostburg

• Statelines

Catonsville High School - Catonsville

• The Comet

Gilman Upper School - Baltimore

• The Gilman News

Goucher College - Baltimore​

• The Goucher Weekly
• The Outcry
• ​The Quindecim/Q 

Hood College - Frederick

• Blue and Grey

John Hopkins University - Baltimore

• John Hopkins News-Letter

Loyola University - Baltimore

• Green and Grey
• Greyhound

McDaniel College - Westminster

• The Black and White
• The Goldbug
• Scrimshaw
• The Phoenix
• The McDaniel Free Press

Montgomery College - Rockville

• Excalibur
• Knight's Quest
• The Globe
• The Spur
• The Griffinette
• The Montgomery College Spur
• The Paper
• The Takoma Excalibur News

Notre Dame University of Maryland - Baltimore

• The Bulletin

Park School - Baltimore

• Post Script

Richard Montgomery High School - Rockville

• The Tide

Rockville High School - Rockville

• Rampage

Salisbury University - Salisbury

• Holly Leaf

St. John's College - Annapolis

• The Collegian
• Gadfly

St. Mary's College of Maryland - St. Mary's City

• The Signal News
• The Point news
• The Empath

Towson University - Towson

• Oriole
• Tower Light
• Tower Light

University of Baltimore - Baltimore

• UBPost

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

• The Retriever

University of Maryland - College Park

• Triangle, 1910 – 1914
• M.A.C. Weekly, 1914 – 1916
• Maryland State Weekly, 1916 – 1919 
• Maryland State Review, 1919 – 1920
• University Review, 1920 – 1921
• Diamondback, 1921 – present
• Black Explosion 1970 - 2016
• The Eclipse 1985 - 2013
• Mitzpeh 1983-2015

Walt Whitman High School - Bethesda

• The Black and White

Washington College - Chestertown

• Washington Elm

Miscellaneous Collections:

Independent Voices - Alternative Newspapers

• Highway 13
• Media Report to Women
• Military Law Pojrect News
• New Salute
• Open Ranks
• View from Here, The
• Women: A Journal of Liberation

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942

• ​Beltsville - Big Broadcast (Company 370)
• Berlin - Herring Creek Times (Company 311) 
• Bond - Barrack Bag (Company 1320) 
• Boonsboro - Matador (Company 360) 
• Brandywine - C-Dar-Vil Tell-Us-Scope (Company 335) 
• Cabin John - Tow-Path Journal (Company 333)
• Elkridge - Elkridge Advocate (Company 356) 
• Elkridge - Patapsco (Company 356)
• Flintstone - Greenridge Telescope (Company 335) 
• Flintstone - Woodsman (Company 324)
• Frederick - Braddock Barrage (Company 360) 
• Garrett Park - Garrett Park Express (Company 356) 
• Garrett Park - Peavie (Company 356)
• Harwood - Camp Annapolis Bulletin (Company 368) 
• Harwood - Harwood Helmsman (Company 368) 
• New Germany - Nu Wud News (Company 326)
• Oakland - Bruiter (Company 326) 
• Oakland - Hoot Owl Gazette (Company 304) 
• Oakland - Meadow Mt. Breeze (Company 326) 
• Oakland - Swallow Falls Times-Observer (Company 304)
• Oakland - Youghiogheny Digest (Company 304)
• Public Landing - Stinger (Company 365)
• Sang Run - Piney Echo (Company 377)
• Westover - Somerset Sun (Company 1322) 

Old Fulton Postcards

• ​Annapolis MD Evening Capital and Gazette (1910-1913, 1917-1919)
• Annapolis MD Evening Capital (1884-1907)
• Baltimore MD Prince Georges Enquirer (1887-89, 1893-98, 1915-22)
• Baltimore MD Suffrage News (1912-16, 1920)
• Baltimore MD American Republican and Clipper (1844-1846)
• Bel Air MD Aegis and Intelligencer (1864-1907,1910,1916, 1922)
• Bel Air MD Southern Aegis (1861-1864)
• Cumberland MD CIO News (1942-1944)
• Cumberland MD Voice of Labor (1938-1942)
• Elkton MD Cecil Whig (1888-1920)
• Frederick City MD Democrat Union (1899-1915)
• Frederick MD Citizen (1895)
• Greenbelt MD Cooperator (1937-1943)
• Leonard Town MD St Mary's Beacon (1852-1921)
• Leonard Town MD St Mary's Gazette (1863-1867)
• Mechanicstown MD Catoctin Carion (1871-1922)
• Pocomoke City MD Ledger Enterprise (1921-1925)
• Port Tobacco MD Times and Advertiser (1845-1890)
• Portland ME Daily Press (1863-1891)
• Rising Sun MD Midland Journal ()
• Snow Hill MD Democratic Messenger (1881-1906)
• Westminster MD Democratic Advocate (1910-12,21-22)
• Worcester MD Democrat And Ledger Enterprise (1926,1934-42)

Slaves and Free African Americans, Reports and opinions from the newspapers of Hagerstown, Washington County, and Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, 1790 to 1864

Southern School News Archive 

Small Town Papers

• The Hancock News Hancock, Maryland

The Olden Times - Maryland

Newspaper Abstracts - Maryland

Other Free Sites:

Annapolis

•  Crutch 

Baltimore​​

• Church Advocate
• The American Farmer
• The Catholic Review 
• The Statesman
• Lutheran Observer
• Niles Weekly Register
• Niles' National Register 1846-1848
• The Baltimore Jewish American
• The American Farmer 
• The Race Standard
• Polonia: tygodnik polityczny, naukowy i społeczny (1892-1896, 1903-1905, 1926)

Denton

• Denton Journal

Greenbelt

• Greenbelt News Review
• Greenbelt Cooperator

Leonard Town

• Saint Mary's Beacon
• Saint Mary's Beacon
• Enterprise

Oakland

• The Republican

Patuxent River

• The Tester

Westminster

• Carroll County Times
• The Times