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Below is a sortable list of historical {{PAGENAME}}, compiled November, 2013. It provides: 1) links to online copies before 1950's; and libraries where hard copies can be found
Newspapers are rich in local history. They contain obituaries, birth or death notices, community news (such as the visit of someone's relatives), legal notices and more. See [[Washington Newspapers|Washington Newspapers]] for tips, resources, and details.


The newspapers are listed by the area they served, so some may have been published in other counties or even out of state.  
Below is a sortable list of historical {{PAGENAME}}. It provides:
{{FYI|Newspapers have increasingly come online starting in the late 1980's. See [http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/uswashin.htm OnlineNewspapers.com], [http://www.refdesk.com/wa.html RefDesk.com], or do a Google search for '''Online Newspapers'''.}}<noinclude>[[Category:Templates_for_WA_pages]] [[Category:WikiProject_Washington]]</noinclude>
*Links to online copies before 1950's.
*Libraries where hard copies can be found
 
The newspapers are listed because of the area they served. Therefore, some on the list may have been published in other counties or even out of state.  
FYI: Newspapers have increasingly come online starting in the late 1980's. See [http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/uswashin.htm OnlineNewspapers.com], [http://www.refdesk.com/wa.html RefDesk.com], or do a Google search for '''Online Newspapers'''.
 
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Newspapers are rich in local history. They contain obituaries, birth or death notices, community news (such as the visit of someone's relatives), legal notices and more. See Washington Newspapers for tips, resources, and details.

Below is a sortable list of historical WA Newspapers pages Intro. It provides:

  • Links to online copies before 1950's.
  • Libraries where hard copies can be found

The newspapers are listed because of the area they served. Therefore, some on the list may have been published in other counties or even out of state. FYI: Newspapers have increasingly come online starting in the late 1980's. See OnlineNewspapers.com, RefDesk.com, or do a Google search for Online Newspapers.