North Dakota Online Historical Newspapers

There are almost 1,500 newspapers that have been published in the Peace Garden 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 North Dakota.  

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 - North Dakota

• Beach, Billings County, N.D., 1905-1916 - Golden Valley chronicle.
• Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.], 1873-1875 - The Bismarck tribune. [volume
• Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.], 1875-1878 - Bismarck weekly tribune.
• Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.], 1875-1881 - Bismarck tri-weekly tribune.
• Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.], 1878-1884 - Bismarck tribune.
• Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], 1881-1916 - Bismarck daily tribune.
• Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], 1884-1943 - Bismarck weekly tribune.
• Bismarck, N.D., 1916-current - The Bismarck tribune.
• Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D., 1895-1929 - The Bottineau courant.
• Bottineau, N.D., 1885-1895 - The Bottineau pioneer.
• Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D., 1899-1969 - The Bowbells tribune.
• Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.], 1883-1884 - Cooperstown courier.
• Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.], 1885-1885 - Griggs County courier.
• Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.], 1885-1902 - Griggs courier.
• Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D., 1902-1913 - The Cooperstown courier.
• Devils Lake, N.D., 1909-1915 - Devils Lake inter-ocean.
• Devils Lake, N.D., 1911-1911 - The Devils Lake world.
• Devils Lake, N.D., 1911-1914 - Devils Lake weekly world.
• Devils Lake, N.D., 1914-1915 - Devils Lake world.
• Devils Lake, N.D., 1915-1920 - The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean.
• Devils Lake, N.D., 1920-1982 - The Devils Lake world.
• Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.], 1884-1905 - Devils Lake inter-ocean.
• Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D., 1905-1909 - Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press.
• Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.], 1883-1927 - The Dickinson press.
• Fargo, N.D., 1894-1957 - The Fargo forum and daily republican.
• Fargo, N.D., 1915-1921 - The nonpartisan leader.
• Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D., 1914-1929 - Sioux County pioneer.
• Grand Forks, N.D., 1906-1914 - The evening times.
• Grand Forks, N.D., 1914-1914 - Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times.
• Grand Forks, N.D., 1914-1916 - Grand Forks daily herald.
• Grand Forks, N.D., 1916-1955 - Grand Forks herald.
• Hope, N.D., 1882-1964 - The Hope pioneer.
• Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.], 1878-1882 - Jamestown alert.
• Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.], 1882-1925 - Jamestown weekly alert. [volume]
• Langdon, N.D., 1891-1920 - Courier Democrat.
• Langdon, N.D., 1920-1921 - Cavalier County farmers press.
• Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.], 1884-1886 - The Bad Lands cow boy.
• Minot, Ward County, N.D., 1902-1965 - The Ward County independent.
• North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D., 1907-1912 - The State-line herald.
• Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.], 1883-1898 - Oakes weekly Republican.
• Oakes, N.D., 1898-1906 - Oakes Republican.
• Oakes, N.D., 1906-current - The Oakes times.
• Pembina, Dakota [N.D.], 1883-1928 - The pioneer express.
• Rugby, Der Staats=Anzeiger.
• Valley City, N.D., 1912-1922 - The weekly times-record.
• Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.], 1879-1919 - The Wahpeton times.
• Washburn, McLean County, N.D., 1890-1986 - The Washburn leader.
• Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.], 1884-current - Emmons County record.
• Williston, Williams County, N.D., 1895-1919 - Williston graphic.

Google News Archive

• Beach - Golden Valley News
• Drayton  - Valley News & Views
• Ellendale - Dickey County Leader
• Lake Metigoshe - Lake Metigoshe Mirror
• Medora - The Billings County Pioneer
• New Salem - The New Salem Journal
• Oakes - The Oakes Times
• Park River - Walsh County Press
• Rolla - Turtle Mountain Star
• Towner - Mouse River Farmers Press
• Towner - Mouse River Journal
• Wilmot - ​Wilmot Enterprise 

County and Library Collections:

Bottineau Public Library

• Bottineau Courant
• Standard
• The Bottineau Courant And Bottineau County Herald
• The Western Call And Reeder Times
• Westhope Standard

Divide County Library

• Alkabo Gazette
• Ambrose Herald
• Ambrose Newsman
• Ambrose Tribune
• Census
• Columbus Reporter
• Crosby Eagle
• Crosby Review
• Divide County Farmers Press
• Divide County Farmers Press and Crosby Review
• Divide County Journal
• Fortuna Leader
• Foster County Independent
• Journal
• Kermit News
• Kermit Republican
• Mouse River Journal
• Noonan Miner
• Noonan Republican
• Stady Leader
• Westby News
• Wildrose Courant
• Wildrose Mixer
• Wildrose Plainsman
• Williams County Leader
• Williams County Mixer
• Williams County Plainsman
• Williams County Plainsman and Paddington Journal
• Willow Lake Wave

Morton County
Flasher

• Flasher Hustler
• Flasher Tribune
• Dogden News

North Dakota Archive
North Dakota Archives

• Ambrose Herald
• Ambrose Newsman
• Ambrose Tribune
• Beulah Independent
• Bottineau Courant
• Bottineau Courant
• Cando Record
• Cando Record
• Columbus Reporter
• Crosby Eagle
• Crosby Review
• Divide County Farmers Press
• Divide County Farmers Press and Crosby Review
• Divide County Journal
• Dogden News
• Dogden News
• Flasher Hustler
• Flasher Hustler
• Flasher Tribune
• Flasher Tribune
• Fortuna Leader
• Foster County Independent
• Hillsboro Banner
• Hillsboro Banner
• Journal
• Kermit News
• Kermit Republican
• Mouse River Journal
• New Town News and Sanish Sentinel
• Noonan Miner
• Noonan Republican
• Sanish Sentinel
• Stady Leader
• Standard
• Standard
• The Bottineau Courant And Bottineau County Herald
• The Bottineau Courant And Bottineau County Herald
• The Journal
• The Western Call And Reeder Times
• The Western Call And Reeder Times
• Towner County Record Herald
• Towner County Record Herald
• Westby News
• Westhope Standard
• Westhope Standard
• Wildrose Courant
• Wildrose Mixer
• Wildrose Plainsman
• Williams County Leader
• Williams County Mixer
• Williams County Plainsman
• Williams County Plainsman and Paddington Journal
• Willow Lake Wave

Traill County
Hillsboro

• Hillsboro Banner

Student Collections:

Bismarck State College - Bismarck

• The Mystician

Dickinson State University - Dickinson

• Western Concept

Ellendale High School - Ellendale

• The Cardinal

Lake Region State College - Devils Lake

• LRSC News

Minot State University - Minot

• Red and Green

North Dakota State University - Fargo

• Spectrum (current issues archive)
• The Spectrum Index (Index only)
• The Spectrum Archives
• It's Happening at State, 1967-1998
• Bison Briefs, 1917 – Present (index only)

University of Jamestown - Jamestown

• Collegian

University of North Dakota - Grand Forks

• Dakota Student Index
• Dakota Student Archives (recent only)

Valley City State University - Valley City

• Viking News

Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes:

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1941​

• ​Bismark - Golden Chevron (Company 4750)
• Lakota - C.C.C. Issue (Company 2760)
• Medora - Badlands Newsette (Company 2767)
• Trenton - Reclamation Review (Company 2772)
• Watford City - Badlander (Company 2772)
• Watford City - Camp News (Company 2772)

Independent Voices - Alternative Newspapers

• My Knot

Small Town Papers

• The Billings County Pioneer Beach, North Dakota
• The Dickey County Leader Ellendale, North Dakota
• Golden Valley News Beach, North Dakota
• Lake Metigoshe Mirror Bottineau, North Dakota
• Mouse River Journal Towner, North Dakota
• The New Salem Journal New Salem, North Dakota
• The Oakes Times Oakes, North Dakota
• Turtle Mountain Star Rolla, North Dakota
• Valley News and Views Drayton, North Dakota
• Walsh County Press Park River, North Dakota

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Newspaper Abstracts - North Dakota

Other Free Sites:

Bismarck

• Tribune, July 6, 1876
• Dakota Catholic Action 

Bowbells

• Bowbells Tribune

Fargo

• Catholic New Earth
• Fargo Forum Newspaper Index, 1879-1995 (Index only)
• Nonpartisan Leader 
• The Record, 1895-1905
• North Dakota Farmer

Fort Totten

•  S'ina Sapa Wocekiye Taeyanpaha (Catholic Sioux Herald)

Fort Union

• Frontier Scout