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Newspapers

Guide to Dorset, England newspapers: digitized newspapers, births, deaths, obituaries, online news, online archives.

Online Resources

• See England Newspapers for more resources.

By Newspaper

• 1874-1886 Blandford and Wimborne Telegram at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1885-1892 Blandford Weekly News at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1856-1900 Bridport News at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1856, 1857, 1865-1873, 1876-1896, 1899, 1900
• 1865-1886 Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1865, 1877, 1878, 1880-1886
• 1791-1797 Dorchester and Sherborne journal, and Western Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1824-1929 Dorset County Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1824-1826, 1828-1867, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1889, 1906, 1910, 1920, 1929
• 1858-1886 Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1852-1889 Poole & Dorset Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1852-1860, 1864, 1865, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1882, 1889
• 1879-1886 Poole Telegram at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1744-1867 Sherborne Mercury at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1852-1910 Southern Times and Dorset County Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1852-1866, 1870-1886, 1889-1896, 1898-1910
• 1919-1936 Swanage Times & Directory at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1860-1901 Weymouth Telegram at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1860-1871, 1873-1897, 1899-1901

Current

• Blackmore Vale Magazine
• Bournemouth Daily Echo
• Bridport News
• Dorset Echo
• Marshwood Vale Magazine
• View from ... - includes editions for Bridport, Beaminster, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Portland & Weymouth

Newspaper Archives

• British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection index & images
• Newspapers on microfilm at the Dorset History Centre

Background

Newspapers contain local events, featuring birth, marriage, death, and memoriam notices, as well as local and national news. Newspapers are kept at repositories, libraries, or online, such as The British Newspaper Archive ($).