There are about 750 newspapers that have been published in the Ocean 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 Rhode island.
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: Google News Archive
County and Library Collections: Bristol County The Bristol Phoenix
Kent County East Greenwich Free Library
West Warwick Public Library
Newport County Jamestown Philomenian Library
Providence County Cranston Public Library
Pawtucket Public Library
Washington County Maury Loontjens Memorial Library
North Kingstown Library
Island Free Library
Student Collections: Brown University - ProvidenceBryant College - SmithfieldCommunity College of Rhode island - WarwickJohnson and Wales University - ProvidenceNaval War College - NewportNew England Institute of Technology - East GreenwichProvidence College - Providence
Miscellaneous Collections and Indexes: Independent Voices - Alternative Newspapers
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Newspapers 1933-1942
The Olden Times - Rhode Island Newspaper Abstracts - Rhode Island Other Free Sites: NewportPawtuxet VillageProvidence
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8/10/2023 11:06:33 am
Very interesting, Wish to see much more like this. Thanks for sharing your information!
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8/10/2023 11:27:23 am
Also 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. Thank you for taking the time to write a great post!
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